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
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery Term of Years 1.17 years 0 White Male 1914
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery Term of Years 2 to 14 years 1 27 White Female 1935
Campbell, Bertram New York New York 1938 1945 Forgery Term of Years 5 to 10 years 3 51 White Male 1941
Cardwell, M. Donald Fed-CT 2000 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2000 02-20-2013
Corbine, Maurice Wisconsin Sawyer 2011 2015 Traffic Offense Term of Years 6 years 4 30 Native American Male 2015 01-10-2017
Cruz-Romero, Carlos Idaho Jerome 2014 2016 Traffic Offense Probation 0 25 Hispanic Male 2014 06-19-2018
Donnelly, Terrence New York Kings 1878 1878 Forgery Term of Years 2.5 years 0 Don't Know Male 1878 09-02-2022
Field, Denis Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2013 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 46 White Male 2011 11-12-2013
Fitzgerald, John Fed-CA (Southern) 2007 2009 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 40 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Greenwald, Irving New York Erie 1924 1924 Forgery Term of Years 7.5 years 0 White Male 1924
Harris, Lynnette Fed-WI (Eastern) 1990 1991 Tax Evasion/Fraud Term of Years 10 months 0 33 White Female 1990 10-18-2014
Herrera, Antonio Arizona Maricopa 2015 2020 Traffic Offense Term of Years 1 day 0 31 Hispanic Male 2015 09-05-2024
Hurley, Jerry California Ventura 2017 2017 Traffic Offense Term of Years 4 days 0 22 White Male 2017 02-13-2018
Ishak, Nadhir Arizona Maricopa 2015 2018 Traffic Offense Term of Years 3 months 0 38 Other Male 2015 09-27-2018
Johnson, Robert New York Westchester 1980 1992 Forgery Term of Years 2 1/2 years to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1982 02-08-2021
LaFratta, Joseph Massachusetts Essex 2009 2010 Forgery Term of Years 2 years 1 33 White Male 2010 02-15-2018
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 46 White Female 1936
Livingston, Joseph Minnesota Wright 2016 2021 Traffic Offense Term of Years 5 years and 2 months 1 33 White Male 2017 07-14-2022
Marez, Vincent Arizona Maricopa 2018 2019 Traffic Offense Term of Years 1 day 0 20 Hispanic Male 2018 09-05-2024
McLaughlin, Mark Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
McLaughlin, Russell Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 1998 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 3 36 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Parse, David Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2016 Tax Evasion/Fraud Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 0 42 White Male 2011 12-07-2016
Ramirez-Power, Hollie Louisiana St. Tammany 2018 2018 Traffic Offense Not Sentenced 0 36 White Female 2018 08-13-2019
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense Term of Years 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shelton, Horace North Carolina Buncombe 2012 2014 Forgery Term of Years 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years 2 51 Black Male 2014 11-28-2016
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 49 White Male 1936
Sullivan, Percy Fed-IN (Southern) 1896 1898 Forgery Term of Years 4 years 1 Don't Know Male 1898
Thompson, Michael Mississippi Tunica 2014 2014 Traffic Offense Unknown 0 36 Black Male 2014 06-27-2024
Tucker, Eugene Michigan Macomb 1956 1958 Forgery Term of Years 4 to 14 years 2 24 Don't Know Male 1958
Vara, Revat Texas Harris 2007 2017 Traffic Offense Term of Years 25 years 10 39 Hispanic Male 2017 09-28-2017
Wilson, Carol Jean Michigan Wayne 2011 2013 Forgery Probation 0 57 Black Female 2011 12-30-2013
Zambino, Luigi New Jersey Mercer 1906 1909 Forgery Term of Years 6 years 3 White Male 1909