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
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960
Barnes, Jepheth South Carolina Spartanburg 1996 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 7 51 Black Male 2003 09-03-2016
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7 19 White Male 2018 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 22 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 6 34 White Male 1999 07-30-2012
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020
Bess, Ben South Carolina Florence 1915 1929 Assault Term of Years 30 years 14 Black Male 1929
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 1 Black Male 1925
Burns, Les Fed-VA (Western) 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years and 4 months 2 32 White Male 2016 08-01-2016
Credell, Cory South Carolina Orangeburg 2001 2012 Murder Life 11 27 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Davis, Dewey West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 53 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Gerald West Virginia Kanawha 1986 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 35 years 9 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter Term of Years 18 years 0 28 White Male 1968
Gagnon, Richard South Carolina Horry 2008 2015 Murder Life without parole 5 32 White Male 2009 2013 06-02-2015
Gallagher, Laura Fed-VA (Eastern) 2021 2024 Conspiracy Term of Years 1 year and 15 months 1 29 White Female 2023 07-22-2024
Gardner, Jimmie West Virginia Kanawha 1990 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 33 to life 26 20 Black Male 2016 09-15-2016
Golding, Jerry Fed-VA (Eastern) 1998 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 1 month 1 43 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Granberry, Roxanne Fed-VA (Eastern) 2016 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 33 White Female 2016 06-26-2017
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 3 25 Black Male 1949
Harris, William West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 17 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Holdren, Larry West Virginia Kanawha 1984 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 to 60 years 15 27 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Howell, Frank West Virginia Marshall 1929 1931 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 1 28 White Male 1931
Hurt, Davie West Virginia Mercer 1998 2014 Murder Life 13 17 Black Male 1998 2011 08-24-2014
James, Tyrone South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Jamison, Demetrius South Carolina Orangeburg 2018 2019 Other Violent Misdemeanor Term of Years 53 days 0 26 Black Male 2018 12-20-2019
Kalugin, Andrey Fed-VA (Eastern) 2021 2024 Conspiracy Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 0 35 White Male 2021 07-22-2024
Lively, Charles Jason West Virginia McDowell 2006 2020 Murder Life 14 27 White Male 2020 10-12-2020
McNair, Daniel South Carolina Lancaster 1986 2000 Murder Life 14 35 Black Male 1999 2000 06-30-2013
Mitchell, Perry South Carolina Lexington 1984 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 15 20 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Peterson, Winfred J. South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Raya, Amany Fed-VA (Western) 2020 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 1 37 White Female 2020 05-25-2021
Richardson, James E. Jr. West Virginia Kanawha 1989 1999 Murder Life 7 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Roberts, Jason South Carolina Laurens 1995 2005 Murder Life 8 16 White Male 2004 09-20-2016
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1993 04-10-2013
Walker, Joseph South Carolina Bamberg 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 11 44 Black Male 2014 11-25-2014
Wilson, Edwin Fed-VA (Eastern) 1983 2004 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 17 years 21 49 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4 28 White Male 1991 08-29-2011