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
Deakle, Evan Lee Jr. Alabama Mobile 2015 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 59 White Male 2015 12-15-2015
Doyle, Robert E. Alabama Montgomery 1992 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 8 44 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Gross, George New Jersey Gloucester 1998 2001 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1 38 White Male 1999 06-22-2013
Hagan, Lewis New Jersey Middlesex 2004 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 2 38 Black Male 2007 11-12-2016
Holsomback, John Alabama Shelby 1988 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 10 33 White Male 1998 12-30-2015
Lopez-Siguenza, Carlos New Jersey Atlantic 2004 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 3 21 Hispanic Male 2007 06-16-2016
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012
Nash, A. Jabir New Jersey Essex 2002 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 22 years 10 39 Black Male 2012 04-23-2014
Oladapo, Ayodeji New Jersey Union 2004 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 years 5 27 Black Male 2009 05-16-2018
Ross, Vincent New Jersey Essex 1989 1992 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 2 21 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021
Smith, Zachary Noah Alabama Jefferson 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 24 White Male 2012 2006 04-26-2013
Williams, Antonio Alabama Jefferson 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 35 Black Male 2007 2011 11-06-2012