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
Total records: 1109
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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
Fletcher, James Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Murder Life without parole 15 27 Black Male 2011 2020 02-24-2020
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery Term of Years 10 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926
Flores, Carlos Texas Bexar 2010 2015 Assault Term of Years 3 years 5 44 Hispanic Male 2015 10-26-2015
Flores, Douglas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2014 10-26-2015
Flores, Ernesto Jr. Texas Hidalgo 2004 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 1 23 Hispanic Male 2005 03-05-2015
Flores, Johnny Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Term of Years 40 years 28 18 Hispanic Male 2018 09-06-2022
Flowers, Christopher Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 29 Black Male 2013 07-21-2023
Flowers, Wanda Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 days 0 36 Black Female 2015 07-11-2016
Forney, Robert Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2009 12-09-2018
Forrest, Paul Texas Bexar 2012 2018 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 1 29 White Male 2013 08-08-2018
Fossum, Steven Texas Harris 1984 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 12 years 2 23 White Male 1986
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Fountain, Wiley Texas Dallas 1986 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Fowler, Michael Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 19 Black Male 1948
Fox, Bretton Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 White Male 2008 05-08-2015
Franklin, Brian Texas Tarrant 1995 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 34 White Male 1998 2016 12-22-2016
Frederick, Sherri Texas Harris 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 33 Black Female 2011 10-18-2012
Fry, Jason Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 23 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fry, Vickie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Female 2000 06-07-2022
Frye, Ralph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Term of Years 23 years 7 21 White Male 1993 1996 08-29-2011
Fuentes, Israel Texas Montgomery 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 0 19 Hispanic Male 2013 06-30-2013
Fuller, Larry Texas Dallas 1981 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 18 31 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Fulton, John Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 18 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Gaderson, Willie Texas Harris 2016 2025 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 21 Black Male 2017 04-17-2025
Gaines, Brian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 17 Black Male 2005 10-05-2022
Gainus, Rhonda Texas Ellis 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 44 White Female 2013 05-12-2013
Galvan, John Illinois Cook 1989 2022 Murder Life without parole 33 18 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Gandy, Robert Texas Harris 1990 2020 Robbery Life 14 24 Black Male 2004 06-26-2020
Garcia, Adrian Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 days 0 19 Hispanic Male 2015 12-09-2015
Garcia, Louis Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 45 Hispanic Male 2020 08-23-2021
Garcia, Sergio Illinois Cook 2012 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years 2 24 Hispanic Male 2014 06-08-2016
Gardner, Lewis Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 15 Black Male 2001 2007 06-24-2014
Garibay, Alejandro Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 days 0 30 White Male 2017 07-31-2017
Gariepy, Ronnie Mark Texas Hutchinson 1992 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 7 32 White Male 1993 1999 08-29-2011
Garnous, Bobby Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 66 Black Male 2014 07-15-2024
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder Term of Years 20 to 40 years 5 21 Black Male 1975
Garza, Fernando Texas Harris 2013 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 23 Hispanic Male 2013 04-30-2020
Garza, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 28 White Male 2014 12-29-2014
Garza, Paul Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 40 White Male 2009 05-30-2018
Gastile, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 55 Black Male 2014 05-14-2024
Gaston, Jeffrey Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 34 Black Male 2006 04-07-2015
Gates, Dwight Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 33 Black Male 2016 05-20-2016
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Gauthier, Victoria Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 White Female 2013 10-26-2015
Gay, Donald Texas Harris 2019 2021 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 15 years 2 56 White Male 2021 06-25-2021
Gayles, Anthony Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 2 49 Black Male 2005 02-16-2022
Gayol, Robert Illinois Cook 2001 2003 Murder Life 2 33 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Gecht, David Illinois Cook 2000 2022 Murder Term of Years 45 years 22 18 White Male 2011 2022 08-04-2022
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2 30 Black Male 2000 08-31-2011
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Gibbs, Marcus Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 22 Black Male 2008 11-28-2018
Gibson, James Illinois Cook 1991 2019 Murder Life without parole 28 23 Black Male 2016 2019 05-04-2019
Giles, James Curtis Texas Dallas 1983 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 26 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Giles, Marc Illinois Cook 2003 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 38 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021
Gillard, Larry Illinois Cook 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 27 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gillespie, Jerry Illinois Cook 1994 2024 Murder Term of Years 40 years 20 18 Black Male 2014 04-18-2024
Gipson, Leonard Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and four months 2 26 Black Male 2009 11-28-2018
Glenn, Clarissa Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 34 Black Female 2006 03-28-2016
Glover, Cleon Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 23 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018
Gold-Smith, Robert Illinois Will 2016 2023 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 30 years 4 50 White Male 2019 05-01-2023
Gomez, Ariel Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder Term of Years 35 years 19 17 Hispanic Male 2017 02-20-2018
Gonzalez, Alfredo Illinois Cook 1992 2022 Murder Life without parole 30 32 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-23-2022
Gonzalez, Angel Illinois Lake 1995 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 20 20 Hispanic Male 2015 03-12-2015
Gonzalez, Gonzalo Texas McLennan 2020 2022 Assault Term of Years 5 years 3 44 Hispanic Male 2022 12-22-2022
Gonzalez, Nelson Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder Term of Years 45 years 22 24 Hispanic Male 2016 08-22-2022
Gonzalez, Tony Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 42 years 24 21 Hispanic Male 2024 01-31-2024
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Goodwin, Darnell Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 23 Black Male 2005 02-16-2022
Gordon, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2002 2008 Theft Term of Years 9 years 4 40 Black Male 2006 02-11-2016
Goree, Erica Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 31 Black Female 2007 05-16-2022
Gossett, Andrew Texas Dallas 2000 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 7 37 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Gradney, Harry Texas Harris 2015 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 25 Black Male 2016 01-09-2024
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Graves, Anthony Texas Burleson 1994 2010 Murder Death 16 26 Black Male 1997 2010 08-29-2011
Gray, Adam Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 14 White Male 2006 2017 05-12-2017
Gray, David A. Illinois Madison 1978 1999 Attempted Murder Term of Years 60 years 20 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Gray, Paula Illinois Cook 1978 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 7 17 Black Female 1994 1985 08-29-2011
Green, Debra Illinois Cook 2010 2011 Assault Probation 0 31 Black Female 2010 08-26-2013
Green, Michael Anthony Texas Harris 1983 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 27 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Gresham, Lakiya Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 26 Black Female 2005 02-15-2022
Griffin, Alonzo Illinois Cook 2007 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 3 21 Black Male 2010 04-17-2025
Griffith, Jesse Texas Lubbock 2003 2017 Theft Term of Years 1 year 1 18 White Male 2016 2004 06-26-2018
Grotton, April Texas Montgomery 2013 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Female 2014 02-03-2017
Guevara, Cecilia Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Hispanic Female 2014 10-29-2015
Gutierrez, Rogelio Texas Bexar 1994 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 21 16 Hispanic Male 1994 2015 08-10-2020
Guy, Tyrik Texas Harris 2019 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 22 Black Male 2019 05-14-2024
Guzman, Stephanie Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Hispanic Female 2015 10-28-2015
Hadley, Clint Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 29 White Male 2014 05-20-2016
Hall, Darryl Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 1 23 Black Male 2007 05-03-2022
Hall, Tony Texas Angelina 1993 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 15 25 White Male 2010 2008 10-18-2012
Hall, Willie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 3 36 Black Male 2003 06-01-2022
Hampton, Patrick Illinois Cook 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 19 18 Black Male 2011 2002 07-06-2014
Handy-Buford, Willam Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 days 0 27 Black Male 2016 05-31-2016
Harbin, Phillip Texas Denton 2001 2009 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 10 years 8 36 White Male 2009 10-03-2017
Harden, James Illinois Cook 1995 2011 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 16 Black Male 2010 2011 01-23-2012
Harding, Kevin Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 52 Black Male 2009 01-25-2017
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 to 9 years 2 31 White Male 1975 04-19-2021
Harmon, Ricky Dale Texas Dallas 1994 2004 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 10 35 White Male 2002 2003 10-19-2012