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: 452
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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
Velez, John Illinois Cook 2002 2017 Murder Term of Years 55 years 15 18 Hispanic Male 2001 2017 12-22-2017
Villa, Alexander Illinois Cook 2019 2024 Murder Life 6 23 Hispanic Male 2024 10-16-2024
Waddy, Alvin Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 21 Black Male 2008 02-22-2019
Walker, Bruce Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 2004 03-01-2022
Walker, Danny Illinois DuPage 2012 2018 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 1 47 Black Male 2012 04-20-2018
Walker, David Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 20 Black Male 2009 03-02-2022
Walker, Derek Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 19 Black Male 2004 03-02-2022
Walker, Jamal Illinois Cook 2016 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years and 6 months 3 31 Black Male 2019 05-27-2021
Walker, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 22 years 10 29 Black Male 2016 04-26-2016
Walker, Keith Illinois Cook 1994 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 23 Black Male 2020 08-26-2020
Walker, Russell Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 30 Black Male 2009 05-13-2018
Walker, Xavier Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 35 years 15 19 Black Male 2019 01-02-2020
Walls, Dorian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 24 Black Male 2006 04-27-2022
Warren, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 28 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018
Washington, Mahlik Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Black Male 2008 09-13-2023
Washington, Wayne Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 years 11 20 Black Male 2008 2007 02-12-2015
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
Weekly, Isaac Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018
Weekly, London Illinois Cook 2005 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 15 Black Male 2005 06-21-2024
Weston, Demond Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder Term of Years 75 years 28 17 Black Male 2007 2019 01-09-2020
Whirl, Shawn Illinois Cook 1991 2015 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2015 10-22-2015
White, Antoine Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 2003 05-16-2022
White, Lionel Jr. Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2006 11-28-2018
White, Lionel Sr. Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 33 Black Male 2008 12-20-2016
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 21 39 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Wilbourn, Kim Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 27 Black Male 2007 02-26-2019
Wilbourn, Vondell Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years and 6 months 1 29 Black Male 2006 12-09-2018
Wilkins, Theodore Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 27 Black Male 2011 03-13-2022
Williams, Bernard Illinois Cook 1998 2023 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 17 Black Male 2005 2019 10-02-2023
Williams, Cordell Illinois Cook 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 19 Black Male 2022 12-20-2022
Williams, Dennis Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Death 18 21 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Emmaline Illinois Cook 1986 1995 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 8 43 Black Female 1994 07-03-2014
Williams, Herman Illinois Lake 1994 2022 Murder Life without parole 29 29 White Male 2022 09-26-2022
Williams, John Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 1 37 Black Male 2008 03-14-2022
Williams, Leroy Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 28 Black Male 2009 03-14-2022
Willis, Deon Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 Years 1 33 Black Male 2010 12-03-2018
Willis, Dexter Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 19 Black Male 2005 05-16-2022
Willis, Dexter Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 18 Black Male 2003 10-04-2022
Wilson, Jackie Illinois Cook 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 35 21 Black Male 2018 2018 10-16-2020
Wilson, Robert Illinois Cook 1999 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 41 Black Male 2006 2006 08-29-2011
Winston, Michael Illinois Cook 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 21 Black Male 2007 2012 07-05-2012
Wise, Martez Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 23 Black Male 2008 12-03-2018
Woods, D'Andra Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 25 Black Male 2006 05-18-2022
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 31 28 Black Male 2011 2013 12-12-2013
Wright, Anthony Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 42 Black Male 2007 03-14-2022
Wright, Anthony Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 19 Black Male 2006 05-11-2022
Wright, David Illinois Cook 1996 2023 Murder Life without parole 26 17 Black Male 2017 2022 04-20-2023
Wright, Ervin Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 43 Black Male 2004 09-13-2023
Wright, Joseph Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2005 03-14-2022
Wynn, Morris Illinois Cook 2005 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 21 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Young, Dan Jr. Illinois Cook 1994 2005 Murder Life without parole 10 30 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Young, Gregory Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 38 Black Male 2005 03-08-2022