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: 200
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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
Jacobson, Barry Massachusetts Berkshire 1983 2022 Arson Term of Years 6 months 1 38 White Male 1985 04-05-2022
James, Henry Louisiana Jefferson 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Life without parole 29 20 Black Male 2011 01-13-2012
James, Morris Louisiana Iberia 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 2 40 Black Male 2016 01-20-2023
Jenkins, Shaun Massachusetts Suffolk 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 16 23 Black Male 2011 2021 01-13-2022
Johnson, Anthony Louisiana Washington 1986 2010 Murder Life 21 27 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Johnson, Craig Louisiana Orleans 1996 1997 Robbery Term of Years 70 years 0 27 Black Male 1997 03-10-2014
Johnson, Don Massachusetts Worcester 1994 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 28 Black Male 1995 01-07-2025
Johnson, Donnell Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Term of Years 18 to 20 years 4 16 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Jones, Darrell Massachusetts Plymouth 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 31 18 Black Male 2017 2017 06-20-2019
Jones, Milton Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2022 Murder Life 14 23 Black Male 1990 01-03-2023
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 20 19 Black Male 2005 2015 02-24-2017
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 45 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 2 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020
Jordano, Iorlando Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Life 2 68 White Male 1920 07-08-2020
Juluke, Bernell Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 18 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Kamara, Barry Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2023 Murder Life 17 17 Black Male 2009 03-30-2023
Keko, Anthony Louisiana Plaquemines 1993 1998 Murder Life 1 62 White Male 1994 06-22-2013
Knapper, Isaac Louisiana Orleans 1979 1991 Murder Life 12 17 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Kyles, Curtis Louisiana Orleans 1984 1998 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1996 1998 08-29-2011
LaBran, Dwight Louisiana Orleans 1997 2001 Murder Life 4 23 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
LaFratta, Joseph Massachusetts Essex 2009 2010 Forgery Term of Years 2 years 1 33 White Male 2010 02-15-2018
Lazzell, David Louisiana Iberia 1991 2007 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 32 White Male 1995 1991 12-17-2012
Leaster, Bobby Joe Massachusetts Suffolk 1971 1986 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 1986
Lewis, Ryan Louisiana Orleans 2004 2007 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 3 15 Black Male 2007 04-06-2020
Limone, Peter Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 32 31 White Male 1970 2001 08-29-2011
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Maher, Dennis Massachusetts Middlesex 1984 2003 Sexual Assault Life 19 22 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Marcucci, Paul Massachusetts Bristol 2011 2016 Arson Term of Years 8 to 10 years 5 47 White Male 2016 08-04-2016
Matthews, Ryan Louisiana Jefferson 1999 2004 Murder Death 5 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47 25 White Male 1977 2020 06-13-2021
McManus, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1912
Meyers, Terrence Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 15 21 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Miller, Neil Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 to 45 years 9 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Mitchell, Marvin Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 9 to 25 years 7 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Montilla, Carlos Massachusetts Suffolk 1988 1990 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 to 5 years 1 22 Hispanic Male 1990 10-06-2016
Morgan, Jerome Louisiana Orleans 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 19 17 Black Male 2011 2014 06-01-2016
Moses, Larry Louisiana Orleans 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 39 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023
Nelson, Leroy Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Norton, Roger Massachusetts Hampden 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 20 years 13 49 White Male 1996 2005 11-27-2012
O'Laughlin, Michael Massachusetts Berkshire 2002 2010 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 to 50 years 7 35 White Male 2009 09-02-2020
O'Loughlin, Kevin Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2015 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 to 6 years 4 19 White Male 1986 12-29-2016
Passley, Marlon Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Life 3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Phinney, Roland Jr. Massachusetts Middlesex 1990 2008 Murder Life 16 36 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Pope, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2022 Murder Life 35 30 Black Male 2021 11-09-2022
Powell, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 20 years 11 23 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Qualls, Ronnie Massachusetts Suffolk 1993 2020 Murder Life 26 20 Black Male 2019 09-21-2020
Ralston, Sean Massachusetts Middlesex 1989 1992 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 3 18 White Male 1991 10-25-2014
Ramirez-Power, Hollie Louisiana St. Tammany 2018 2018 Traffic Offense Not Sentenced 0 36 White Female 2018 08-13-2019
Randolph, Guy Massachusetts Suffolk 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 33 Black Male 2001 03-30-2014
Reeder, Kuantau Louisiana Orleans 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 20 Black Male 2021 03-24-2022
Reissfelder, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1967 1982 Murder Life 10 26 White Male 1977
Rhodes, Troy Louisiana Orleans 2003 2021 Attempted Murder Life 149 years 15 34 Black Male 2018 11-15-2021
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31 24 Hispanic Male 2014 09-18-2017
Ruano, Julio Louisiana Orleans 2011 2017 Assault Term of Years 7 years 6 42 Hispanic Male 2017 06-30-2017
Rubin, Jerome Massachusetts Middlesex 2010 2016 Arson Term of Years 2 years 1 48 White Male 2011 05-31-2016
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 29 31 White Male 1970 1997 08-29-2011
Santos, Darvin Castro Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 15 years 8 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 1989 2013 10-16-2013
Shannon, Michael Louisiana Orleans 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 6 41 Black Male 2017 02-15-2018
Shaughnessy, Eric Massachusetts Suffolk 1997 1998 Assault Term of Years 5 years 1 21 White Male 1997 10-07-2012
Silva-Santiago, Jesus Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Murder Life without parole 4 28 Hispanic Male 2010 10-06-2013
Simmons, Vincent Louisiana Avoyelles 1977 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 100 years 45 24 Black Male 2020 2022 02-22-2022
Smigielski, Amy Massachusetts Hampden 2009 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 37 White Female 2011 11-06-2017
Smith, Kaliegh Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 31 Black Male 2014 2021 06-25-2021
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 17 Black Male 2004 2020 05-22-2020
Stewart, Kia Louisiana Orleans 2009 2015 Murder Life without parole 6 17 Black Male 2015 04-15-2015
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 5 31 White Male 1987 1990 08-29-2011
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019
Tameleo, Henry Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 17 63 White Male 1970 1985 08-29-2011
Taylor, Harold Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 7 years 0 Don't Know Male 1927
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012
Thompson, John Louisiana Orleans 1985 2003 Murder Death 18 22 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Thompson, John Louisiana Orleans 1985 1999 Robbery Term of Years 49 years and 6 months 14 22 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Toca, George Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 30 17 Black Male 2004 2015 02-15-2023
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1 30 White Male 2003 1984 08-29-2011
Triplett, Eddie Louisiana Orleans 1998 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 13 38 Black Male 2011 02-11-2013
Truvia, Earl Louisiana Orleans 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Usher, Cornelius Massachusetts Essex 1902 1904 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 3 to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1904
Vargas-Cintron, Johnny Massachusetts Middlesex 2011 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 34 Hispanic Male 2013 11-08-2013
Velasquez, Eduardo Massachusetts Hampden 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 18 years 13 21 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Walter, Sullivan Louisiana Orleans 1986 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 35 17 Black Male 2021 08-31-2022
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft Term of Years 5 years 1 20 Don't Know Male 1896
Washburn, Michael Massachusetts Bristol 2002 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 0 20 White Male 2003 11-17-2017
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 18 25 White Male 1983 2001 08-29-2011
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 39 20 Black Male 2001 2020 11-25-2020
Weichel, Fred Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36 28 White Male 2017 08-10-2017
Wilhite, Charles Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2013 Murder Life without parole 2 25 Black Male 2011 2013 02-04-2013
Williams, Archie Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1983 2019 Attempted Murder Life without parole 36 22 Black Male 2019 03-23-2019
Williams, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1977 1996 Murder Life 15 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Williams, Clarence Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 25 Black Male 2004 2020 05-22-2020
Williams, Dwayne Louisiana Orleans 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 22 Black Male 2022 11-21-2023
Williams, Hayes Louisiana Orleans 1968 1997 Murder Life 29 19 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Williams, Michael Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2011 Murder Life 14 31 Black Male 2009 2011 06-18-2012
Williams, Michael Anthony Louisiana Jackson 1981 2005 Sexual Assault Life without parole 24 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Willis, Calvin Louisiana Caddo 1982 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 22 21 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011