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 ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Terms with fewer than three characters (e.g., "IQ") are ignored in searches. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

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.

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Total records: 543
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Abrego, Eruby Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Murder 90 years 17.8 20 Hispanic Male 2022 08-25-2022
Adams, Anthony California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter 12 years 5.6 26 Hispanic Male 2001 05-18-2012
Adams, Don Ray Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2011 Murder Life 18.8 32 Black Male 2011 03-13-2012
Addison, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2005 Murder 30 years 7.7 19 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Ahmed, Mubarez Michigan Wayne 2002 2018 Murder 44 to 60 years 16.4 31 Other Male 2018 10-31-2018
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder 26 to life 24.9 22 White Male 2012 05-31-2016
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11.2 24 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Allen, Dennis Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14.2 36 Black Male 2014 05-11-2019
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32.5 19 Hispanic Male 2022 08-08-2022
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.4 19 Hispanic Male 2017 04-26-2017
Alonzo, Quintin Texas Dallas 2003 2019 Murder Life 15.3 21 Hispanic Male 2018 11-11-2019
Alvarez, Jesse California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter 12 years 5.6 19 Hispanic Male 2001 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Jorge California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter 12 years 5.6 23 Hispanic Male 2001 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Ramon California Orange 2012 2022 Murder 25 to life 9.9 23 Hispanic Male 2022 07-12-2022
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 16.7 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Anderson, Tyjuan Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder 50 years 10.5 19 Black Male 2013 11-24-2015
Andrade, Roberto California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 2.6 Hispanic Male 2000 12-11-2020
Andre, Eddie New York Queens 1988 1994 Murder 25 to Life 3.7 41 Black Male 1992 02-16-2014
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16.2 19 Black Male 2011 01-14-2012
Apolo-Albino, Ezequiel Washington King 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse 6 3/4 to Life 6.9 55 Hispanic Male 2016 11-05-2016
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 16.9 38 Black Male 2012 03-19-2013
Arnold, William Jr. Tennessee Davidson 2013 2020 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.8 38 Black Male 2020 09-07-2020
Atchison, Corey Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2021 Murder Life 28.1 19 Black Male 2019 09-08-2021
Atkins, Timothy California Los Angeles 1987 2007 Murder 32 to Life 19.5 17 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Ayala, David Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41.2 18 Hispanic Male 2023 12-21-2023
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder 25 to life 15.8 18 Black Male 2012 12-13-2012
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder 25 to life 0.1 18 Black Male 1997 09-20-2013
Bailey, Samuel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 8 months 3.2 32 Don't Know Male 1999 12-11-2020
Baker, Kevin New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder 60 to life 23.5 23 Black Male 2020 02-28-2020
Banks, Brian California Los Angeles 2003 2012 Sexual Assault 6 years 5.0 16 Black Male 2008 05-29-2012
Banks, Medell Alabama Choctaw 2001 2003 Manslaughter 15 years 1.7 27 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21.4 18 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Barber, Jason Texas Upshur 1997 2000 Murder 35 years 3.1 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Barr, Jonathan Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder 85 years 14.3 14 Black Male 2011 01-23-2012
Barrientos-Quintana, Edgar Minnesota Hennepin 2009 2024 Murder Life without parole 15.4 25 Hispanic Male 2024 12-05-2024
Beals, Brian Illinois Cook 1990 2023 Murder 80 years 33.9 22 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Beamon, Melvin Todd Alabama Montgomery 1989 1990 Murder 25 years 0.1 24 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder 15 to Life 6.8 33 Black Male 2003 02-17-2015
Bedolla, Anthony Indiana Marion 2010 2024 Murder 45 years 14.5 25 Hispanic Male 2024 09-15-2024
Bellamy, Kareem New York Queens 1995 2011 Murder 25 to Life 12.7 26 Black Male 2008 07-30-2012
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25.0 42 Hispanic Male 2018 04-29-2018
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10.4 23 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17.3 22 Black Male 2015 12-17-2024
Bermudez, Fernando New York New York 1992 2009 Murder 23 to Life 17.8 21 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2011
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16.2 20 White Male 2020 02-08-2021
Berry, Johnny Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2019 Murder Life without parole 22.9 16 Black Male 2018 06-27-2019
Blackmon, Eric Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder 60 years 13.5 20 Black Male 2018 01-28-2019
Blake, Jeffrey New York Kings 1991 1998 Murder 36 to Life 7.6 21 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Bolden, Abraham Fed-IL (Northern) 1964 2022 Bribery 6 years 3.2 29 Black Male 1967 05-06-2022
Bostic, Larry Florida Broward 1989 2007 Sexual Assault 8 years 18.2 31 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder 45 years 19.2 17 White Male 2015 07-02-2018
Boyd, Kenneth Wayne Jr. Texas Shelby 1999 2013 Murder Life 13.4 22 Black Male 2012 05-11-2013
Bragg, Rodney L. Arkansas Clark 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 4.9 31 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Branch, Lamont New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder 25 years 12.4 23 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Bravo, Mark California Los Angeles 1990 1994 Sexual Assault 8 years 3.2 31 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.4 35 Black Male 2014 02-17-2015
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34.4 21 Black Male 2023 10-05-2023
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 27.6 37 Black Male 2017 11-26-2017
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 33 Black Male 2015 07-26-2021
Brown, Marcel Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Murder 35 years 7.5 18 Black Male 2018 07-24-2018
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28.4 20 Black Male 2023 05-22-2023
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26.4 24 Black Male 2021 10-04-2021
Brownridge, Samuel New York Queens 1995 2020 Murder 25 to life 23.9 18 Black Male 2019 07-20-2020
Bruner, Carl II Michigan Wayne 2014 2020 Murder Life without parole 5.3 29 Black Male 2020 04-02-2020
Bryant, David New York Bronx 1976 2019 Murder 25 to Life 40.7 18 Black Male 2017 03-15-2019
Buari, Calvin New York Bronx 1995 2018 Murder 50 to life 21.5 20 Black Male 2017 03-29-2018
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder 18 to Life 19.6 24 White Male 2022 08-14-2023
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15.3 22 White Male 2017 01-07-2018
Burner, Troy District of Columbia 1994 2020 Murder 30 to life 24.4 17 Black Male 2018 09-17-2020
Burrowes, Christopher Wisconsin Milwaukee 2007 2009 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 2.4 21 Black Male 2009 11-06-2012
Burt, Lazaro New York Queens 1994 2002 Murder 25 to Life 8.6 20 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Burton, Danny Michigan Wayne 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 32.3 19 Black Male 2019 12-13-2019
Burton, Darryl Missouri Cole 1985 2008 Murder Life 23.5 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Bush, Keith New York Suffolk 1976 2019 Murder 20 to Life 32.0 17 Black Male 2008 06-03-2019
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 25 years 20.9 23 White Male 2022 08-25-2022
Calderon, Domingo III Texas Atascosa 2005 2010 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 5.1 26 Hispanic Male 2010 10-25-2012
Cameron, Reginald New York Queens 1996 2023 Robbery 3 years and nine months to 11 years 7.3 19 Black Male 2003 09-12-2023
Capers, Shamel New York Queens 2017 2022 Murder 15 to Life 5.4 15 Black Male 2022 12-21-2022
Carmona, Arthur California Orange 1998 2000 Robbery 12 years 1.9 16 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Carnes, Keith Missouri Jackson 2005 2022 Murder Life without parole 17.0 33 Black Male 2022 04-20-2022
Caro, Jose Puerto Rico Aguadilla 1994 2016 Murder Life 21.5 27 Hispanic Male 2016 10-13-2016
Carpenter, De'Marchoe Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 20.5 17 Black Male 2016 11-28-2016
Carr, Johnetta Kentucky Jefferson 2008 2019 Manslaughter 20 years 1.5 16 Black Female 2009 04-22-2020
Carranza, Carlos California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.1 24 Hispanic Male 1998 12-15-2021
Carrillo, Franky California Los Angeles 1992 2011 Murder Life 18.7 16 Hispanic Male 2011 08-29-2011
Carter, Joseph Virginia Norfolk City 1990 2021 Murder Life 26.4 Black Male 2016 08-24-2021
Carter, Quentin Michigan Kent 1992 2015 Child Sex Abuse 6 to 20 years 16.5 16 Black Male 2008 06-25-2015
Catron, Xavier Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder 35 years 7.5 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Chance, Clarence California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17.0 23 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Charles, Lambert New York Queens 1993 1998 Manslaughter 10 to 30 years 5.1 16 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Chatmon, Timothy Illinois Winnebago 1990 1995 Murder 35 years 5.0 30 Black Male 1995 03-10-2014
Chavez, Emmanuel California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 6 months 0.5 16 Hispanic Male 1996 07-26-2021
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Ciria, Joaquin California San Francisco 1991 2022 Murder 31 to life 31.1 29 Black Male 2022 04-26-2022
Clark, Alphonso Michigan Wayne 2005 2023 Murder Life without parole 17.4 23 Black Male 2023 05-30-2023
Clark, George Michigan Wayne 2003 2020 Murder Life without parole 17.2 31 Black Male 2020 04-30-2020
Clay, James Chad-Lewis Michigan Wayne 2017 2019 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 1.7 16 Black Male 2019 09-05-2019
Coker, Edgar Virginia Stafford 2007 2014 Sexual Assault 1 year and 5 months 1.5 15 Black Male 2009 03-03-2014
Cole, Reggie California Los Angeles 1995 2009 Murder Life 13.9 18 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Coleman, Christopher Illinois Peoria 1995 2014 Sexual Assault 60 years 18.6 20 Black Male 2013 03-13-2014