Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ANY of those words. Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected. Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page. Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter. Read Less
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Ahmed, Mubarez Michigan Wayne 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 44 to 60 years 16 31 Other Male 2016 2018 10-31-2018
Alford, Herbert Michigan Ingham 2016 2020 Murder Term of Years 32 years five months to 62 years five months 3 38 Black Male 2020 01-29-2021
Avery, Chamar Michigan Wayne 2000 2010 Murder Term of Years 20 to 50 years 8 18 Black Male 2008 01-15-2012
Dendel, Katherine Michigan Jackson 2003 2017 Murder Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 9 51 White Female 2012 02-13-2017
Foster, Demetrius Michigan Wayne 2000 2014 Murder Term of Years 32 to 50 years 13 24 Black Male 2013 06-29-2015
Hamilton, Lacino Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 52 to 82 years 25 19 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Holbrook, Matthew Michigan Wayne 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 17 to 27 years 3 35 White Male 2009 07-05-2017
Marshall, Hubert Jr. Michigan Wayne 1990 1997 Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 7 22 Black Male 1997 01-09-2024
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to 30 years 18 18 White Female 2020 2021 09-20-2021
Mitchell, Charlie Michigan Wayne 1989 2006 Murder Term of Years 10 to 15 years 12 34 Black Male 2001 08-24-2014
Monson, Lamarr Michigan Wayne 1997 2017 Murder Term of Years 30 to 50 years 20 23 Black Male 2017 08-26-2017
Nelson, Jimmie Michigan Iosco 2010 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 3 28 White Male 2013 04-21-2014
Owens, David Michigan Wayne 1988 2021 Murder Term of Years 25 years 26 19 Black Male 2005 2014 01-24-2022
Pecho, Walter Michigan Wayne 1954 1960 Murder Term of Years 15 to 20 years 6 35 White Male 1960
Powels, Michael Michigan Wayne 2007 2019 Murder Term of Years 45 to 75 years 11 26 Black Male 2019 02-20-2019
Provience, Dwayne Michigan Wayne 2001 2010 Murder Term of Years 32 to 62 years 9 26 Black Male 2006 2009 08-29-2011
Ricks, Desmond Michigan Wayne 1992 2017 Murder Term of Years 30 to 60 years 25 25 Black Male 2014 2017 06-06-2017
Sanford, Davontae Michigan Wayne 2008 2016 Murder Term of Years 39 to 90 years 8 14 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016
Souter, Larry Pat Michigan Newaygo 1992 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to 60 years 13 26 White Male 1999 2005 08-29-2011