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 Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Strickland, Romona Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 days 0 23 Black Female 2000 06-08-2022
Swain, Lorinda Michigan Calhoun 2002 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 7 36 White Female 2002 2009 05-24-2016
Tanner, Hattie Michigan Calhoun 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 17 35 Black Female 2017 04-03-2018
Taylor, Ada JoAnn Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 40 years 19 21 White Female 2008 2008 08-29-2011
Taylor, Ruth California Kern 1985 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years 3 31 White Female DK 1988 08-29-2011
Thomas, Sharay Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 31 Black Female 2013 08-09-2024
Tyson, Betty New York Monroe 1973 1998 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 24 Black Female 1997 1998 08-29-2011
Watkins, Kimberly Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 31 Black Female 2007 03-01-2022
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to 30 years 9 23 White Female 2015 2015 06-29-2016
White, Kizzie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 3 21 Black Female 2003 06-09-2022
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 20 White Female 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Alberta Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 3 48 Black Female 2003 06-10-2022
Williams, Emmaline Illinois Cook 1986 1995 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 8 43 Black Female 1994 07-03-2014
Williams, Michelle Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 2 30 Black Female 2002 06-10-2022
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 22 White Female 1995 08-29-2011
Woods, Cathy Nevada Washoe 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 26 White Female 2014 03-09-2015