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
Awbrey, William Fed-OK 1931 1932 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1932
Barnes, Larita Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Barnes, Larry Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years and 6 months 1 56 White Male 2009 03-18-2022
Berry, DeMarlo Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life 22 18 Black Male 2014 2017 07-06-2017
Broam, Jack Ray Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 29 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 33 29 Black Male 2019 04-30-2020
Clark, Derek Nevada Clark 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 18 Black Male 2012 06-30-2020
Comstock, Stephen Nevada Washoe 2004 2015 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 10 to 25 years 10 43 White Male 2004 2013 08-02-2015
Craine, Leonard Nevada Clark 1990 2002 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 37 Black Male 1995 2002 08-07-2015
Dealba, Ignacio Jr. Nevada Clark 2006 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 5 years and 6 months to 24 years 4 22 Hispanic Male 2021 2009 03-17-2022
Engesser, Oakley South Dakota Meade 2001 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 25 years 12 41 White Male 2013 01-13-2015
Enzensperger, Robert Nevada Clark 1956 1956 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 10 years 0 29 White Male 1956 04-27-2021
Gonzalez, David South Dakota Lawrence 1999 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 2 33 Hispanic Male 2001 04-06-2014
Gonzalez, Ernesto Nevada Washoe 2013 2020 Murder Life 7 53 Hispanic Male 2016 2020 04-06-2020
Grimes, Kiko Nevada Clark 2013 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 0 20 Black Male 2013 06-30-2020
Hayes, Reginald Nevada Clark 1985 1999 Murder Life without parole 13 14 Black Male 1998 08-07-2015
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 33 White Male 1993 2007 08-02-2015
Jackson, Dwayne Nevada Clark 2003 2011 Robbery Term of Years 4 years 3 18 Black Male 2006 03-30-2012
Johnson, Michael Nevada Clark 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 55 White Male 2011 06-30-2020
LaPena, Frank Nevada Clark 1977 2021 Murder Life 20 35 White Male 1997 08-30-2021
Letcher, Donald South Dakota McCook 1995 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 1 29 White Male 1996 03-31-2014
Lobato, Kirstin Nevada Clark 2002 2017 Murder Term of Years 40 to 100 years 16 18 White Female 2017 01-04-2018
Manning, Jay Cee Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 28 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Miranda, Roberto Nevada Clark 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 38 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Robinson, Robert Nevada Clark 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 35 Black Male 2011 06-30-2020
Rome, Anthony Jr. South Dakota Minnehaha 1987 1990 Kidnapping Probation 0 47 White Male 1987 03-18-2014
Slota, Frederick South Dakota Brown 2014 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 3 41 White Male 2017 02-19-2019
Steese, Fred Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 28 White Male 2013 12-01-2017
Thompson, Luqris Nevada Clark 2007 2012 Kidnapping Term of Years 9 to 23 years 5 19 Black Male 2012 10-10-2017
Tidwell, Charner Fed-OK U.S. Territorial Court 1899 1922 Murder Life 23 17 Native American Male 1922
Tuttle, Amber Nevada Clark 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Female 2012 06-30-2020
Woods, Cathy Nevada Washoe 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 26 White Female 2014 03-09-2015