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: 133
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Salters, Kaveo Michigan Wayne 2012 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 27 to 42 years 7 17 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 28 years 3 40 White Male 2006 07-11-2013
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 4 27 Black Male 1987
Sims, Mack Indiana Elkhart 1994 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 21 Black Male 2011 05-16-2019
Soto, Oscar Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 6 years 1 25 Hispanic Male 2000 09-15-2024
Stevenson, Christopher Texas Waller 2019 2021 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 1 22 Black Male 2020 04-04-2021
Sturgeon, Michael Wisconsin Walworth 1997 2000 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 120 days 0 16 White Male 1997 07-15-2014
Su, Shih-Wei New York Queens 1992 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years 11 17 Asian Male 2003 08-29-2011
Surritt, Andrew Jr. Ohio Fayette 1992 1996 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 29 White Male 1993 12-10-2018
Sutton, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 46 years 14 18 Black Male 2021 10-10-2022
Swenson, Nathaniel Kansas Sedgwick 2000 2013 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years and 11 months 10 21 Black Male 2010 12-11-2013
Taylor, Andre California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 to life 4 Black Male 1994 10-06-2012
Tears, Jonathan Tennessee Marshall 2009 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 5 29 Black Male 2014 08-27-2014
Thomas, Gerry Michigan Wayne 1991 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 to 60 years 29 30 Black Male 2020 01-31-2020
Thomas, Melvin Maryland Baltimore City 2001 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 65 years 19 20 Black Male 2020 01-04-2021
Thompson, Grover Illinois Jefferson 1981 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 15 46 Black Male 1996 02-15-2019
Travis, James Michigan Wayne 2016 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to 52 years 8 16 Black Male 2024 04-22-2025
Turley, Dorothea Arizona Apache 1934 1936 Attempted Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 2 38 White Female 1936
Usher, Cornelius Massachusetts Essex 1902 1904 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 3 to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1904
Valle-Ramos, Jorge Florida Orange 2014 2024 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 3 19 Hispanic Male 2016 07-24-2024
Waithe, Michael New York Kings 1987 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 1/2 to 4 years 2 22 Black Male 1988 02-06-2015
Walker, Moses Mississippi Lauderdale 1907 1912 Attempted Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 Black Male 1912
Washington, Michael Washington Snohomish 2005 2006 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 year 0 16 White Male 2006 08-08-2017
Weatherly, Harold Oklahoma Oklahoma 1984 2007 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 15 25 White Male 1998 08-01-2019
Williams, Archie Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1983 2019 Attempted Murder Life without parole 36 22 Black Male 2019 03-23-2019
Williams, Hubert Maryland Baltimore 1998 2009 Attempted Murder Life 100 years 11 46 White Male 2009 04-17-2019
Williams, Octavius Ohio Cuyahoga 2011 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 years 8 17 Black Male 2019 06-26-2024
Williams, Willie Florida Duval 1976 2024 Attempted Murder Life 44 30 Black Male 2020 01-09-2024
Wilson, Dale Oregon Marion 2016 2022 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 years 4 34 White Male 2019 04-24-2024
Wilson, Robert Illinois Cook 1999 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 41 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Wilson, Theopolis Wisconsin Racine 1989 1991 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 2 22 Black Male 1991 08-01-2012
Winston, Michael Wisconsin Milwaukee 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 5 29 Black Male 2018 09-21-2018
Wurdemann, John Idaho Canyon 2002 2018 Attempted Murder Life 13 29 Native American Male 2015 10-02-2018