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
Gibson, James Illinois Cook 1991 2019 Murder Life without parole 28 23 Black Male 2019 05-04-2019
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 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, 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
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
Gray, Adam Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 14 White Male 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 1985 08-29-2011
Green, Debra Illinois Cook 2010 2011 Assault Probation 0 31 Black Female 2010 08-26-2013
Green, Doris Washington Chelan 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 4 34 White Female 1999 02-17-2012
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
Grover, Robert Washington King 1981 1982 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 1 Don't Know Male 1982 05-21-2025
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
Hambrick, Jace Washington Clark 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 months to life 2 20 White Male 2020 01-24-2024
Hampton, Patrick Illinois Cook 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 19 18 Black Male 2002 07-06-2014
Harden, James Illinois Cook 1995 2011 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 16 Black Male 2011 01-23-2012
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 to 9 years 2 31 White Male 1975 04-19-2021
Harper, Lafayette Illinois Vermilion 2014 2019 Murder Term of Years 65 years 4 35 Black Male 2019 02-14-2019
Harper, Maurice Illinois Jackson 2002 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 years 3 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20 24 White Male 1949
Harris, Benjamin Washington Pierce 1984 1997 Murder Death 13 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Harris, Darien Illinois Cook 2014 2023 Murder Term of Years 76 years 10 18 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Harris, Darnell Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 31 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
Harris, Eveless Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 44 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021
Harris, Keith Illinois St. Clair 1979 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 50 years 22 19 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Harris, Lee Illinois Cook 1992 2023 Murder Term of Years 90 years 31 34 Black Male 2023 04-08-2023
Harris, Maurice Illinois Cook 2006 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 28 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
Harris, Nicole Illinois Cook 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 23 Black Female 2013 06-17-2013
Harris, Rodney Illinois Cook 2002 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 8 15 Black Male 2010 04-11-2017
Harris, Warren Illinois Cook 1977 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 12 29 Black Male 1990 07-05-2014
Harrison, Stefon Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 25 Black Male 2009 04-13-2020
Harvey, Sydney Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years and 6 months 1 47 Black Male 2008 02-22-2019
Haynes, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 0 24 Black Male 2007 05-04-2022
Haynes, Terrence Illinois Kankakee 2000 2019 Murder Term of Years 45 years 18 22 Black Male 2019 06-11-2019
Haywood, Antonio Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 19 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Henderson, Reginald Illinois Cook 1996 2021 Murder Term of Years 55 years 24 18 Black Male 2020 10-12-2021
Henderson, Rickey Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 34 Black Male 2010 12-10-2018
Hendricks, Sonny Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 26 Black Male 2009 02-15-2022
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 11 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Hernandez, Juan Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 86 years 21 20 Hispanic Male 2022 08-15-2022
Hernandez, Rosendo Illinois Cook 1999 2022 Murder Term of Years 75 years 23 19 Hispanic Male 2022 08-15-2022
Herrington, Jerry Illinois Cook 1992 2025 Murder Term of Years 60 years 28 16 Black Male 2020 05-06-2025
Herron, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 33 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021
Hester, Lee Arthur Illinois Cook 1961 2019 Murder Term of Years 55 years 11 14 Black Male 1972 01-23-2020
Hicks, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 38 Black Male 2009 12-06-2018
Hill, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 33 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Hill, Harold Illinois Cook 1994 2005 Murder Life without parole 10 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Hill, Robert Illinois Cook 2012 2021 Murder Term of Years 70 years 5 36 Black Male 2017 05-24-2022
Hinton, Larry Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 31 Black Male 2009 05-06-2022
Hinton, Roy Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 29 Black Male 2009 05-06-2022
Hobley, Madison Illinois Cook 1990 2003 Murder Death 12 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Hogans, Terrance Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 20 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1997 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 90 years 0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1995 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 years 8 25 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Holmes, David Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 25 Black Male 2009 01-19-2021
Holmes, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 22 Black Male 2008 05-06-2022
Hood, Tyrone Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder Term of Years 75 years 19 29 Black Male 2015 02-12-2015
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 24 41 Black Male 1959
Horton, John Illinois Winnebago 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 17 Black Male 2017 10-09-2017
Houston, Elton Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 5 27 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Howard, Darnell Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 23 Black Male 2007 12-06-2021
Howard, Stanley Illinois Cook 1987 2003 Murder Death 16 21 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Howell, Everett Illinois Adams 1928 1930 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 2 White Male 1930
Hunt, Brian Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2008 12-05-2018
Iglesias, Geraldo Illinois Cook 1994 2019 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 24 Hispanic Male 2010 01-30-2019
Irving, Melvin Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 18 Black Male 2006 10-04-2022
Ivory, Torrence Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 25 Black Male 2007 05-17-2022
Jackson, Allen Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 2006 11-28-2018
Jackson, Donta Illinois Kankakee 2007 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 32 years 17 26 Black Male 2024 05-05-2025
Jackson, Ieliot Illinois Cook 2010 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 13 years 8 26 Black Male 2018 10-10-2019
Jackson, Jeremy Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 20 16 Black Male 2022 07-26-2022
Jackson, John Washington Grant 1996 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years and 4 months 6 59 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Jakes, Anthony Illinois Cook 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 40 years 19 15 Black Male 2012 05-16-2018
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2004 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 23 Black Male 2005 12-07-2018
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 27 Black Male 2010 01-19-2021
Janke, Joseph Illinois Cook 2015 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 60 years 7 22 White Male 2022 07-18-2023
Jefferson, Goleather Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 1 45 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018
Jefferson, Thomas Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 24 Black Male 2008 12-06-2018
Jimenez, Thaddeus Illinois Cook 1994 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 15 13 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2011
Jimerson, Verneal Illinois Cook 1985 1996 Murder Death 10 25 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Johnson, Anthony Illinois Cook 2007 2014 Murder Term of Years 47 years 6 17 Black Male 2014 02-27-2015
Johnson, Chad Illinois Cook 2009 2018 Murder Term of Years 80 years 9 28 Black Male 2018 09-29-2019
Johnson, Charles Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Life without parole 19 19 Black Male 2016 03-01-2017
Johnson, Charles Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 14 Black Male 2005 09-19-2023
Johnson, Demetrius Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 years 12 15 Black Male 2004 01-02-2020
Johnson, Donald Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 41 Black Male 2005 02-14-2022
Johnson, Juan Illinois Cook 1991 2004 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Johnson, Lumont Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 29 Black Male 2013 11-24-2015