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: 92
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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
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28 17 White Male 2006 2015 02-13-2015
Adams, Darryl Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 22 25 Black Male 2014 02-18-2017
Arnold, William Jr. Tennessee Davidson 2013 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 7 38 Black Male 2014 2020 09-07-2020
Blackshire, James Texas Dallas 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 14 18 Black Male 2009 07-02-2012
Booker, Larry California Merced 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 2016 1993 07-30-2018
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Broomes, Livingston New York Kings 2012 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 64 Black Male 2014 06-03-2019
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2002 2023 05-22-2023
Bush, Keith New York Suffolk 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 32 17 Black Male 1980 2008 06-03-2019
Cabanillas, Gerardo California Los Angeles 1995 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 87 to life 28 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2023
Calhoun, Terance Michigan Wayne 2007 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 17 to 32 years 15 19 Black Male 2022 05-02-2022
Carini, William Illinois Lake 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 years 11 28 White Male 1995 2002 01-10-2017
Chatman, Carl Illinois Cook 2004 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 47 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26 20 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Coleman, Charles Jr. Connecticut New Haven 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life 150 years 37 27 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024
Coleman, Nevest Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 25 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Coley, Craig California Ventura 1980 2017 Murder Life without parole 38 31 White Male 2017 12-03-2017
Counts, Gregory New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16 to 48 years 25 19 Black Male 2017 2017 05-10-2018
Courtney, Uriah California San Diego 2006 2013 Sexual Assault Life 7 25 White Male 2013 06-24-2013
DeJesus, George Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life 24 18 Hispanic Male 2022 04-01-2022
DeJesus, Melvin Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life 24 21 Hispanic Male 2022 04-01-2022
Denny, Mark New York Kings 1989 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 to 57 years 29 16 Black Male 1997 2017 01-06-2018
Diaz, Luis California Santa Clara 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 8 20 Hispanic Male 2011 1993 04-06-2014
Dickerson, Jermaine California Contra Costa 1998 2021 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 18 Black Male 2012 1998 03-14-2022
DuBoise, Robert Florida Hillsborough 1985 2020 Murder Death 35 18 White Male 2020 2020 09-23-2020
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 19 42 White Male 1998 2011 02-16-2012
Dunn, Charlie Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 26 43 Black Male 2015 01-24-2022
Dupree, Cornelius Jr. Texas Dallas 1980 2011 Robbery Term of Years 75 years 30 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Eubanks, Ronald Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 11 25 Black Male 2003 02-18-2017
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Fields, Hilliard Texas Dallas 1997 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 25 Black Male 2011 2002 02-12-2012
Fuller, Kelvin California Los Angeles 1985 2024 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to life 40 20 Black Male 2024 2024 10-16-2024
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Garrett, Paul Shane Tennessee Davidson 2003 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 9 26 White Male 2011 09-08-2021
Gonzalez, Angel Illinois Lake 1995 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 20 20 Hispanic Male 2015 03-12-2015
Graves, Keith Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2024 Robbery Term of Years 41 to 105 years 22 36 Black Male 2024 06-19-2024
Green, Michael Anthony Texas Harris 1983 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 27 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Gutierrez, Rogelio Texas Bexar 1994 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 21 16 Hispanic Male 1994 2015 08-10-2020
Haas, Michael Virginia Powhatan 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 38 White Male 1997 2017 04-27-2022
Hale, Marshall Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 1/2 to 47 years 33 24 Black Male 2017 07-20-2017
Hastings, Maurice California Los Angeles 1988 2022 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2022 01-30-2023
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2003 12-12-2022
Hester, Lee Arthur Illinois Cook 1961 2019 Murder Term of Years 55 years 11 14 Black Male 1972 01-23-2020
Hicks, Termaine Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 18 26 Black Male 2020 01-12-2021
Jackson, Raymond Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 26 38 Black Male 2010 07-23-2012
Johnson, Antrone Texas Dallas 1996 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 13 17 Black Male 2008 01-15-2012
Jones, Clifford New York New York 1981 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 29 26 Black Male 2010 11-28-2016
Jones, Grant Maryland Wicomico 1993 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 4 34 Black Male 1997 09-06-2023
Keller, Daniel Texas Travis 1992 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 21 49 White Male 2009 2013 06-24-2017
Keller, Frances Texas Travis 1992 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 21 41 White Female 2009 2013 06-24-2017
King, Evin Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2017 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 22 37 Black Male 2017 11-13-2017
Lackey, Kevin Michigan Wayne 1993 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 25 years 22 18 Black Male 2014 02-04-2019
Lindsey, Johnnie Texas Dallas 1983 2009 Sexual Assault Life 25 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Mack, Leonard New York Westchester 1976 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 7 23 Black Male 1982 09-14-2023
Massingill, Anthony Texas Dallas 1980 2014 Robbery Life 0 18 Black Male 1980 10-23-2014
Maxson, Mark Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 23 31 Black Male 2016 10-02-2016
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2024 Murder Death 35 22 White Male 2024 01-02-2025
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018
Nicholson, Mallory Texas Dallas 1982 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 55 years 21 35 Black Male 2003 06-08-2022
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
O'Neal, Johnnie New York New York 1985 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 14 25 Black Male 1999 08-26-2013
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 24 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020
Palmer, John Texas Bexar 1985 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 28 White Male 2018 1995 02-18-2020
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 14 28 Black Male 2017 2005 01-29-2018
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 to 14 years 10 21 Black Male 2017 2001 05-10-2018
Phillips, Michael Texas Dallas 1990 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 12 33 Black Male 2002 09-08-2014
Phillips, Steven Texas Dallas 1982 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 25 22 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Pinchback, Johnny Texas Dallas 1984 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 27 28 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Porter, Allen Wayne Texas Harris 1991 2010 Sexual Assault Life 19 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Quinney, Melvin Jr. Texas Bexar 1991 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 8 41 White Male 2021 1999 05-31-2023
Rachell, Ricardo Texas Harris 2003 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 6 45 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Rogers, Mandel Texas Harris 1999 2014 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 11 18 Black Male 2009 10-21-2014
Ruiz, Rafael New York New York 1985 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/3 to 25 years 24 24 Hispanic Male 2009 02-13-2020
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Shull, George Edward California Santa Clara 1989 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 3 30 White Male 2006 1992 08-29-2011
Simmons, Claude Jr. Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 42 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Taylor, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2024 Sexual Assault Term of Years 11 to 30 years 22 32 Black Male 2024 11-11-2024
Taylor, Edward Florida Duval 1986 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 33 21 Black Male 2016 2019 05-26-2022
Thomas, Gerry Michigan Wayne 1991 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 to 60 years 29 30 Black Male 2020 01-31-2020
Tull, Tavon Maryland Wicomico 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 6 23 Black Male 2024 11-25-2024
Veney, David Maryland Wicomico 1997 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 8 20 Black Male 2005 06-14-2023
Waller, Patrick Texas Dallas 1992 2008 Kidnapping Life 16 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Wallis, Gregory Texas Dallas 1989 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 17 27 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Walter, Sullivan Louisiana Orleans 1986 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 35 17 Black Male 2021 08-31-2022
Walters, Earl New York Queens 1994 2023 Kidnapping Term of Years 17 1/2 to 40 19 17 Black Male 2013 09-05-2023
Watkins, Joyce Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 27 39 Black Female 2015 01-24-2022
Williams, James Curtis Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 27 25 Black Male 2011 07-16-2012
Woodard, James Lee Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 26 Black Male DK 2008 08-29-2011
Wright, Louis Michigan Calhoun 1988 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 35 29 White Male 2023 12-06-2023
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Life 99 years 30 25 Black Male 2012 08-30-2012
Yurtman, Ersan Texas Bexar 1994 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 26 18 Hispanic Male 1994 2020 08-10-2020