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: 316
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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
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019
Adams, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 31 26 Black Male 2014 05-13-2014
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27 17 Black Male 2013 2003 11-21-2014
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37 19 Black Male 2018 02-06-2018
Allen, Dante Ohio Hamilton 2005 2005 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 0 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Andrews, Isaiah Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2021 Murder Life 45 36 Black Male 2020 11-15-2021
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 21 White Male 1992 1995 12-10-2018
Artis, John New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 15 19 Black Male 1981 08-04-2020
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 11 42 Black Male 2011 02-21-2012
Ayers, Randall Lynn Ohio Hamilton 1982 1990 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 50 years 8 17 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Bailey, Jherelle New Jersey Camden 2010 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 27 Black Male 2010 07-24-2022
Baker, Kevin New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 to life 24 23 Black Male 1996 2020 02-28-2020
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 1 40 White Male 2016 05-20-2020
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22 18 Black Male 2017 2021 08-21-2021
Ballard, Nathaniel New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 Black Male 2010 07-24-2022
Barnes, Joel New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1 26 Black Male 2010 07-25-2022
Becerra, Gilbert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 19 Black Male 2009 07-25-2022
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 7 33 Black Male 1997 2003 02-17-2015
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013
Beridon, Cheryl Louisiana Terrebonne 1979 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 21 23 Black Female 2000 08-29-2011
Berryman, Earl New Jersey Essex 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 10 24 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Beverly, Shawn New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 9 months 2 30 Black Male 2010 08-04-2022
Bibbins, Gene Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1987 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 16 29 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6 Don't Know Male 1980
Booker, Donte Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 25 years 15 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Bradford, Maurice Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 years and 9 months 1 28 Black Male 2018 12-10-2021
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37 20 Black Male 2013 2012 11-21-2014
Bright, Dan L. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2004 Murder Death 8 35 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Bright, Gregory Louisiana Orleans 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 20 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 8 19 Black Male 2013 2021 04-05-2021
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34 21 Black Male 1991 2023 10-05-2023
Brooks, Elvis Louisiana Orleans 1977 2022 Murder Life without parole 42 19 Black Male 2019 01-17-2023
Broussard, Kenrard Louisiana Iberia 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 4 33 Black Male 2016 02-21-2023
Brown, Charles Ohio Lorain 2018 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 1 58 Black Male 2019 04-19-2022
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Nathan Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 17 23 Black Male 2014 06-25-2014
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2002 2023 05-22-2023
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 40 years 13 24 Black Male 2009 10-26-2023
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2 19 Hispanic Male 2021 08-02-2021
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6 29 White Male 1992 1992 08-29-2011
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13 30 White Male 1987 2001 08-29-2011
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 28 years 10 38 White Male 2020 11-09-2020
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977
Carter, Rubin New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 30 years to life 19 29 Black Male 1986 08-04-2020
Cass, Albert New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Castro Santos, Darvin Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021
Celestino, Juan Ohio Sandusky 1991 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 41 Hispanic Male 1993 03-11-2013
Chaparro, Anthony New Jersey Union 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Life 11 48 Hispanic Male 2014 12-05-2014
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Chessman, Scott Ohio Montgomery 2009 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 33 White Male 2010 06-04-2019
Clark, Royal Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 2003 2019 Robbery Term of Years 49 years and six months 16 24 Black Male 2019 06-28-2019
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Collier-Hammond, Rosalynd Ohio Cuyahoga 1999 2017 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 27 Black Female 2014 2015 04-29-2019
Conley, Donna Ohio Perry 2003 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 2 31 White Female 2005 10-10-2022
Contreras, Angel New Jersey Camden 2006 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2006 01-16-2025
Costilla, Louis Jr. Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 20 Hispanic Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025
Cottle, Charles New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 22 Black Male 2009 08-08-2022
Cousin, Shareef Louisiana Orleans 1996 1999 Murder Death 0 16 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Covender, Joel Ohio Lorain 1996 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 50 years 11 26 White Male 2007 2007 11-11-2014
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982
Crawford, Rodricus Louisiana Caddo 2013 2017 Murder Death 3 22 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Cromedy, McKinley New Jersey Middlesex 1994 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 5 29 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Culbertson, Aaron Jr. Ohio Stark 2018 2022 Robbery Term of Years 8 years 4 16 Black Male 2022 01-12-2023
Curley, Catina Louisiana Orleans 2007 2019 Murder Life 11 32 Black Female 2018 03-07-2019
D'Ambrosio, Joe Ohio Cuyahoga 1989 2012 Murder Death 20 26 White Male 2009 02-21-2012
Davis, Glenn Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Davis, Jerry Louisiana Orleans 1984 2024 Murder Life without parole 40 24 Black Male 2023 04-21-2024
Daye, Anthony Louisiana Iberia 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 30 Black Male 2017 07-13-2017
de los Santos, Jorge New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983
Delmore, Larry Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 15 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Demby, Ronald New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 42 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Dempsey, Jack Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2007 Arson Term of Years 10 to 25 years 7 33 White Male 2003 02-12-2016
Dent, Cedric Louisiana Orleans 1999 2022 Murder Life without parole 23 22 Black Male 2022 08-16-2022
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dixon, John New Jersey Essex 1991 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 10 27 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dixon, Marvell Ohio Franklin 1998 2022 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 17 18 Black Male 2016 2015 04-12-2022
Dorval, Jean New Jersey Union 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 22 21 Black Male 2016 2018 05-04-2018
Doss, Carl Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 1997 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 4 to 10 years 1 33 Black Male 1996 10-18-2018
Duncan, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1985 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2011 01-31-2023
Eisemann, Osher New Jersey Middlesex 2019 2024 Fraud Term of Years 60 days 0 58 White Male 2019 08-21-2024
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018
Ennis, Sean Ohio Franklin 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 25 years 4 23 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Favor, Jack Louisiana Bossier Parish 1967 1974 Murder Life 7 52 White Male 1974
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Fears, Joseph R. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1984 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 25 34 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Flanks, Raymond Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 38 20 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35 31 White Male 1998 2017 12-03-2018
Ford, Glenn Louisiana Caddo 1984 2014 Murder Death 29 34 Black Male 2014 03-12-2014
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951
Foster, Kurt Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 1 45 White Male 2020 11-07-2022