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: 154
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Montilla, Carlos Massachusetts Suffolk 1988 1990 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 to 5 years 1 22 Hispanic Male 1990 10-06-2016
Moses, Pamela Tennessee Shelby 2021 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 6 years 0 41 Black Female 2022 04-29-2022
Norton, Roger Massachusetts Hampden 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 20 years 13 49 White Male 2005 11-27-2012
O'Laughlin, Michael Massachusetts Berkshire 2002 2010 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 to 50 years 7 35 White Male 2009 09-02-2020
O'Loughlin, Kevin Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2015 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 to 6 years 4 19 White Male 1986 12-29-2016
Pack, Phillip Tennessee Campbell 2010 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 years 4 23 White Male 2013 02-25-2014
Passley, Marlon Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Life 3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Phinney, Roland Jr. Massachusetts Middlesex 1990 2008 Murder Life 16 36 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Pope, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2022 Murder Life 35 30 Black Male 2021 11-09-2022
Powell, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 20 years 11 23 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Price, Darren Tennessee Shelby 2003 2025 Attempted Murder Term of Years 49 years 17 35 Black Male 2020 05-05-2025
Qualls, Ronnie Massachusetts Suffolk 1993 2020 Murder Life 26 20 Black Male 2019 09-21-2020
Ralston, Sean Massachusetts Middlesex 1989 1992 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 3 18 White Male 1991 10-25-2014
Randolph, Guy Massachusetts Suffolk 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 33 Black Male 2001 03-30-2014
Reissfelder, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1967 1982 Murder Life 10 26 White Male 1977
Rodriguez, Santos Massachusetts Hampden 1954 1957 Murder Life 2 26 Hispanic Male 1957
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31 24 Hispanic Male 2014 09-18-2017
Rubin, Jerome Massachusetts Middlesex 2010 2016 Arson Term of Years 2 years 1 48 White Male 2011 05-31-2016
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 29 31 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 15 years 8 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2013 10-16-2013
Shaughnessy, Eric Massachusetts Suffolk 1997 1998 Assault Term of Years 5 years 1 21 White Male 1997 10-07-2012
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Silva-Santiago, Jesus Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Murder Life without parole 4 28 Hispanic Male 2010 10-06-2013
Smigielski, Amy Massachusetts Hampden 2009 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 37 White Female 2011 11-06-2017
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 17 Black Male 2020 05-22-2020
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 5 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019
Tameleo, Henry Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 17 63 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Tatum, Adam Tennessee Hamilton 2012 2013 Assault Term of Years 2 years 1 36 Black Male 2013 06-25-2013
Taylor, Harold Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 7 years 0 Don't Know Male 1927
Tears, Jonathan Tennessee Marshall 2009 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 5 29 Black Male 2014 08-27-2014
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1 30 White Male 1984 08-29-2011
Turner, Laronda Tennessee Shelby 2019 2024 Murder Life 5 23 Black Female 2024 04-19-2024
Usher, Cornelius Massachusetts Essex 1902 1904 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 3 to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1904
Vann, Gussie Tennessee McMinn 1994 2011 Murder Death 0 40 White Male 1994 03-13-2012
Vargas-Cintron, Johnny Massachusetts Middlesex 2011 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 34 Hispanic Male 2013 11-08-2013
Velasquez, Eduardo Massachusetts Hampden 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 18 years 13 21 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Walker, Lon Tennessee Putnam 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 years 15 43 White Male 2012 11-30-2015
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft Term of Years 5 years 1 20 Don't Know Male 1896
Washburn, Michael Massachusetts Bristol 2002 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 0 20 White Male 2003 11-17-2017
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 18 25 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joyce Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 27 39 Black Female 2015 01-24-2022
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 39 20 Black Male 2020 11-25-2020
Webb, Ricky Tennessee Gibson 1978 2024 Murder Life without parole 46 21 Black Male 2024 11-12-2024
Webster, Joseph Tennessee Davidson 2006 2020 Murder Life 15 19 Black Male 2020 11-30-2020
Weichel, Fred Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36 28 White Male 2017 08-10-2017
Whitehead, Artis Tennessee Shelby 2003 2024 Kidnapping Life 249 years 20 38 Black Male 2023 02-12-2024
Wilhite, Charles Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2013 Murder Life without parole 2 25 Black Male 2013 02-04-2013
Williams, Clarence Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 25 Black Male 2020 05-22-2020
Worden, George IV Tennessee Sumner 2020 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 28 White Male 2020 08-16-2024