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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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22.0 18 Black Male 2021 08-21-2021
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery 60 years 7.9 19 Black Male 2021 04-05-2021
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28.4 20 Black Male 2023 05-22-2023
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6.0 29 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13.4 31 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35.5 31 White Male 2017 12-03-2018
Gibson, Roland Louisiana Orleans 1968 1993 Murder Life 24.9 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 13.6 23 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Hudson, Jermaine Louisiana Orleans 2000 2021 Robbery Life 21.0 20 Black Male 2021 04-13-2021
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 19.7 19 Black Male 2015 02-24-2017
Kyles, Curtis Louisiana Orleans 1984 1998 Murder Death 13.2 24 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Lazzell, David Louisiana Iberia 1991 2007 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 32 White Male 1991 12-17-2012
Morgan, Jerome Louisiana Orleans 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 19.4 17 Black Male 2014 06-01-2016
Simmons, Vincent Louisiana Avoyelles 1977 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 44.6 24 Black Male 2022 02-22-2022
Smith, Kaliegh Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11.4 31 Black Male 2021 06-25-2021
Toca, George Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 29.8 17 Black Male 2015 02-15-2023
Williams, Michael Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2011 Murder Life 14.4 31 Black Male 2011 06-18-2012