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 Date of Release Posting Date
Adams, Seneca Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 20 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Adams, Tari Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 18 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Carter, Steven Florida Manatee 1990 1990 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1990 10-10-2014
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1976 1976 Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 1976 05-29-2020
Fears, Jerome Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Assault Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2009 04-27-2022
Green, Debra Illinois Cook 2010 2011 Assault Probation 0 31 Black Female 2010 08-26-2013
Henry, Jim Florida Citrus 1909 1911 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Black Male 1911
O'Neal, Harry Illinois Will 2015 2019 Assault Term of Years 6 years 4 42 Black Male 2018 01-09-2020
Persad, Vishnu Florida Palm Beach 2001 2007 Assault Term of Years 43 years 4 23 Other Male 2006 09-03-2012
Pryor, A.L. Florida Pinellas 2022 2022 Assault Probation 0 42 Black Female 2022 11-14-2023
Salcedo, Claudia Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 21 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Salcedo, Gloria Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 46 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Salcedo, Teresa Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Slater, Willie Lee Florida Orange 1999 2009 Assault Life 10 20 Black Male 2009 05-01-2013
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1980
Vera, Francisco Illinois Cook 1992 1998 Assault Term of Years 17 years 3 29 Hispanic Male 1996 10-14-2012
Ware, Robert Illinois Woodford 2017 2022 Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 40 Black Male 2021 05-31-2023
Williams, Robert Illinois Kankakee 2017 2021 Assault Term of Years 9 years 3 28 Black Male 2020 12-10-2021