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
Saldana, Daniel California Los Angeles 1990 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 45 to Life 33 22 Hispanic Male 2023 2023 06-05-2023
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019
Salter, Aaron Michigan Wayne 2003 2018 Murder Life without parole 15 20 Black Male 2009 2018 08-20-2018
Salters, Kaveo Michigan Wayne 2012 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 27 to 42 years 7 17 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019
Samueli, Henry Fed-CA (Central) 2008 2009 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 48 White Male 2008 05-17-2012
Sanchez, Isauro Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 20 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Sanchez, Jason New Mexico Eddy 2019 2023 Stalking Probation 0 35 Hispanic Male 2019 09-26-2024
Sanders, David Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 1 39 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Sanders, Derrick Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 25 21 Black Male 1996 2018 09-03-2019
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo Fed-CA (Southern) 2009 2012 Immigration Term of Years 7 years 3 51 Hispanic Male 2012 07-15-2012
Sandy, Barshiri North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 21 years 2 32 Black Male 2016 08-06-2016
Santillan, Martin Texas Dallas 1998 2023 Murder Life 25 23 Hispanic Male 2022 03-28-2023
Santos, Jorge de los New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983
Sarber, Laurence Minnesota Washington 2004 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 13 years and 2 months 6 40 White Male 2009 09-11-2019
Sargent, George Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 37 Don't Know Male 1937
Sarita, Danny New York New York 2009 2012 Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 25 Hispanic Male 2012 09-20-2014
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023
Sawyer, Lonnie Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 28 to 32 years 2 18 White Male 1977
Sawyer, Sandy Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 32 to 40 years 2 21 White Male 1977
Sawyer, Thomas Michigan Hillsdale 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 22 to 32 years 0 49 White Male 1992 12-04-2012
Scamardo, Joseph Anthony Jr. Arkansas Sebastian 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 3 35 White Male 2013 12-30-2013
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 28 years 3 40 White Male 2006 07-11-2013
Scheer, Dana Fed-FL (Southern) 1995 1999 Fraud Probation 0 34 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Scheidell, Daniel Wisconsin Racine 1995 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20 46 White Male 2015 09-27-2017
Schledwitz, Karl Fed-TN (Eastern) 1992 1999 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Schmieder, Jeff Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Schoettle, Micah Kentucky Kenton 2018 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 1 35 White Male 2019 04-06-2020
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 10 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 23 20 Other Male 2023 02-15-2023
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Other Male 2000 11-01-2023
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 4 27 Black Male 1987
Scott, Michael Texas Travis 2002 2009 Murder Life 7 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Scott, Winston Virginia Fairfax 1976 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 5 19 Black Male 1981 03-15-2019
Scrimo, Paul New York Nassau 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 42 White Male 2020 10-20-2023
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 8 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 1 23 Black Male 2014 2015 03-17-2015
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6 21 Black Male 1979
Seats, Devin Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2009 12-12-2022
Seeland, Benjamin Alaska Sitka 2014 2015 Assault Term of Years 2 months 0 32 White Male 2014 06-11-2015
Seiber, George Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 1999 Assault Term of Years 10 to 25 years 12 41 White Male 1991 1999 12-04-2012
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 18 17 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 2016 12-06-2017
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 27 White Male 1920
Shabazz, Omar New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 5 27 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Shafer, Thomas New York Broome 2012 2024 Theft Probation 0 25 White Male 2023 2012 10-14-2024
Shakirov, Mansur Illinois McLean 2014 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 years 2 28 White Male 2015 06-05-2018
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 White Male 1926
Shannon, Mason Illinois LaSalle 2018 2024 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 42 White Male 2018 07-15-2024
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
Shaw, Anthony Illinois Cook 2012 2018 Robbery Term of Years 6 years 2 29 Black Male 2015 04-24-2019
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 15 years 1 23 Black Male 1961
Shaw, Willie Jr. North Carolina Mecklenburg 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 5 43 Black Male 2019 2021 02-16-2021
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12 23 White Male 1951
Shelman, Eron Michigan Wayne 1992 2025 Murder Life 30 19 Black Male 2023 02-04-2025
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
Shelton, Joseph Texas Dallas 2001 2003 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 2 40 White Male 2003 07-18-2023
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 49 White Male 1936
Shephard, David L. New Jersey Essex 1984 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 11 21 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shepherd, Charles New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 24 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Sheppard, Samuel Ohio Cuyahoga 1954 1966 Murder Life 10 30 White Male 1964
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0 53 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 4 years 3 53 White Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 52 White Male 2015 05-05-2020
Shomberg, Forest Wisconsin Dane 2003 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 7 38 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Shomo, Aubrey Ellen Colorado Broomfield 2001 2016 Assault Probation 0 16 White Male 2008 2001 04-22-2016
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Shreve, Thomas North Carolina Onslow 1988 1989 Threats Probation 0 31 White Male 1988 04-14-2015
Shull, George Edward California Santa Clara 1989 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 3 30 White Male 2006 1992 08-29-2011
Siehl, Kevin Pennsylvania Cambria 1992 2016 Murder Life without parole 24 35 White Male 2016 10-29-2016
Siller, Thomas Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 13 41 White Male 2011 10-04-2013
Silva, Juan Sr. Wisconsin Milwaukee 2014 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 1 43 Hispanic Male 2015 08-20-2015
Silva-Santiago, Jesus Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Murder Life without parole 4 28 Hispanic Male 2010 10-06-2013
Simmers, Ian Washington King 1996 2019 Murder Term of Years 46 years and 8 months 23 16 White Male 2019 04-08-2019
Simmons, Claude Jr. Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 42 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Simmons, Eric Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24 24 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Simmons, Lawrence New Jersey Passaic 1977 2000 Murder Life 23 19 Black Male 1985 2000 06-07-2013
Simmons, Tommy III California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Murder Life 5 35 Black Male 2003 01-25-2014
Simon, Alstory Illinois Cook 1999 2014 Murder Term of Years 37 years 15 32 Black Male 2005 2014 10-31-2014
Sims, Lennie Darrold California Los Angeles 1992 1994 Robbery Term of Years 7 years 0 24 Black Male 1992 05-01-2013
Sinegal, Layo Alaska Petersburg 1995 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Singleton, Edward Indiana Lake 1931 1935 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 4 39 White Male 1935
Sisson, Robert Washington 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Skakel, Michael Connecticut Fairfield 2002 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 11 15 White Male 2013 11-25-2020
Skinner, Gregory Texas Dallas 2012 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 7 42 Black Male 2018 02-15-2019
Slack, Frederic New York New York 1986 1988 Theft Term of Years 2 to 4 years 1 45 Don't Know Male 1988 06-01-2020
Slater, Willie Lee Florida Orange 1999 2009 Assault Life 10 20 Black Male 2009 05-01-2013
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36 34 Black Male 2013 2015 01-23-2015
Sledge, Norris Wisconsin Milwaukee 1922 1922 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 0 Don't Know Male 1922
Slota, Frederick South Dakota Brown 2014 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 3 41 White Male 2017 02-19-2019
Slyter, George Minnesota Hennepin 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1931
Smart, Richard Michigan Oakland 1983 1988 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 4 33 White Male 1988 02-07-2020
Smith, Adam Illinois Macon 2016 2020 Threats Term of Years 10 years 4 32 White Male 2019 12-17-2021
Smith, Alfred Washington 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 26 White Male 1935 06-17-2024