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: 4164
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2.1 38 White Male 1958 03-13-2018
Foster, Kurt Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2020 Sexual Assault 6 years 1.2 45 White Male 2020 11-07-2022
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 12.9 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder 26 years 5.7 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Fountain, Wiley Texas Dallas 1986 2003 Sexual Assault 40 years 16.0 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Fowler, Joel New York Kings 2009 2015 Murder 25 to life 5.7 17 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
Fowler, Lawrence New York Bronx 1998 2006 Murder 25 to Life 8.2 37 Black Male 2006 12-21-2013
Fowler, Michael Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 19 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 11.8 19 Black Male 1948 03-13-2018
Fox, Anthony Mississippi Hinds 2022 2024 Manslaughter 5 years 1.5 34 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024
Fox, Bretton Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 24 White Male 2008 05-08-2015
Fox, Larry Sr. Indiana Scott 1988 1993 Murder 40 years 5.2 37 White Male 1993 08-12-2017
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26.4 23 Black Male 2018 03-01-2021
France, Geneva Fed-OH (Northern) 2006 2007 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 1.4 22 Black Female 2007 03-13-2022
Franklin, Brian Texas Tarrant 1995 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 21.2 34 White Male 2016 12-22-2016
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Frazier, Bryan Massachusetts Suffolk 2004 2009 Possession of Stolen Property 2 years and 6 months 1.5 20 White Male 2006 03-19-2018
Frazier, Bryheem New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 1.7 23 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Frazier, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 5.6 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Frazier, Patience Nevada Humboldt 2019 2025 Manslaughter 2 years and 6 months to 8 years 2.3 26 White Female 2021 10-14-2025
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2.2 20 Black Male 1973 03-13-2018
Frederick, Sherri Texas Harris 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.4 33 Black Female 2011 10-18-2012
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder 20 years to life 3.9 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020
Frese, George Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder 40 years 16.8 20 Native American Male 2015 12-24-2015
Frey, Joseph Wisconsin Winnebago 1994 2013 Sexual Assault Life 19.4 31 White Male 2013 07-12-2013
Fritz, Dennis Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Life 11.0 33 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Fritz, Judith Pennsylvania Lehigh 1995 1997 Manslaughter 3 years 0 35 White Female 1995 05-29-2013
Fry, Jason Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.7 23 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter 1 to 10 years 0.5 51 Black Male 1959 03-13-2018
Fry, Vickie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Female 2000 06-07-2022
Frye, Ralph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder 23 years 7.0 21 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Fuentes, Israel Texas Montgomery 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 0.1 19 Hispanic Male 2013 06-30-2013
Fuller, Kelvin California Los Angeles 1985 2024 Sexual Assault 18 to life 39.5 20 Black Male 2024 10-16-2024
Fuller, Larry Texas Dallas 1981 2006 Sexual Assault 50 years 17.8 32 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Fulmore, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2016 Attempted Murder 15 to 30 years 3.5 21 Black Male 2016 04-13-2017
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 20.5 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Fulton, John Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder 31 years 12.5 18 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Funes, Jeffery California Los Angeles 2006 2006 Assault Not Sentenced 0.1 15 Hispanic Male 2006 10-31-2012
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1.0 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Gable, Frank Oregon Marion 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 28.0 29 White Male 2019 06-20-2023
Gable, Kunta Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 26.6 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Gaby, Michael Indiana Tippecanoe 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 2.0 27 White Male 2012 11-06-2017
Gaderson, Willie Texas Harris 2016 2025 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.5 21 Black Male 2017 04-17-2025
Gagnon, Richard South Carolina Horry 2008 2015 Murder Life without parole 4.9 32 White Male 2013 06-02-2015
Gainer, Donald Pennsylvania Allegheny 1985 1992 Arson 22 to 45 years 7.6 31 White Male 1992 10-14-2014
Gaines, Brian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 months 0.2 17 Black Male 2005 10-05-2022
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder 30 years 10.7 22 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Gaines, Lynie Michigan Wayne 1990 1997 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 30 years 7.0 36 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Gaines, Raymond Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2025 Murder Life without parole 44.9 20 Black Male 2021 10-24-2025
Gaines, Sean New York Cayuga 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 28 Black Male 2016 07-03-2017
Gainus, Rhonda Texas Ellis 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.4 44 White Female 2013 05-12-2013
Galarza, Luis Connecticut Fairfield 2003 2024 Murder Life without parole 20.5 25 Hispanic Male 2023 05-14-2024
Galicia, Luis California San Diego 2008 2011 Child Sex Abuse 15 to Life 2.9 21 Hispanic Male 2011 06-21-2012
Galindo, Broulio California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery 1 year to life 1.7 Hispanic Male 1924 03-13-2018
Gallagher, Laura Fed-VA (Eastern) 2021 2024 Conspiracy 1 year and 15 months 1.4 29 White Female 2023 07-22-2024
Galli, Aaron Utah Salt Lake 1993 1993 Murder 10 to life 0 22 White Male 1993 11-10-2014
Galloway, Josiah New York Nassau 2009 2018 Attempted Murder 25 years 9.5 21 Black Male 2018 10-04-2018
Galvan, John Illinois Cook 1989 2022 Murder Life without parole 33.1 18 Hispanic Male 2022 08-08-2022
Gandy, Robert Texas Harris 1990 2020 Robbery Life 13.7 24 Black Male 2004 06-26-2020
Gantt, Timothy California Los Angeles 1994 2008 Murder Life without parole 14.2 47 Black Male 2008 07-29-2012
Garcia, Adrian Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 25 days 0 19 Hispanic Male 2015 12-09-2015
Garcia, Arkel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6.3 19 Black Male 2021 07-16-2021
Garcia, Jesus Illinois Kankakee 2020 2025 Manslaughter 8 years 2.4 68 Hispanic Male 2023 07-10-2025
Garcia, Jose New York Bronx 1993 2007 Murder 25 to life 13.5 27 Hispanic Male 2007 01-18-2012
Garcia, Louis Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 1.8 45 Hispanic Male 2020 08-23-2021
Garcia, Roy Lopez California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Murder Life 6.1 45 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Garcia, Sergio Illinois Cook 2012 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 11 years 1.9 24 Hispanic Male 2014 06-08-2016
Garcia, Steven California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.5 46 Hispanic Male 2000 07-26-2021
Gardine, Dave Anthony New York New York 1996 2023 Murder 18 1/2 to life 25.8 20 Black Male 2022 12-04-2023
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25.1 21 White Male 2017 07-20-2018
Gardner, Lewis Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder 30 years 12.3 15 Black Male 2007 06-24-2014
Garibay, Alejandro Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 6 days 0 30 White Male 2017 07-31-2017
Gariepy, Ronnie Mark Texas Hutchinson 1992 2000 Child Sex Abuse 12 years 7.0 32 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Garland, William Fed-OH (Southern) 1991 1993 Fraud 2 years 0 58 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021
Garner, David Fed-OH (Northern) 2005 2008 Robbery 13 years 0.5 20 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Garner, James Colorado Adams 2012 2025 Attempt, Violent 36 years 12.7 36 Hispanic Male 2025 05-15-2025
Garner, Terence North Carolina Johnston 1998 2002 Attempted Murder 32 to 43 years 4.1 16 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Garnous, Bobby Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 10 months 0.4 66 Black Male 2014 07-15-2024
Garrett, Claude Tennessee Davidson 1993 2022 Murder Life without parole 28.7 35 White Male 2022 06-21-2022
Garrett, Paul Shane Tennessee Davidson 2003 2021 Manslaughter 15 years 8.5 26 White Male 2011 09-08-2021
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder 20 to 40 years 5.4 21 Black Male 1975 03-13-2018
Garry, Edward Jr. New York Bronx 1997 2018 Murder 25 to life 19.4 20 Hispanic Male 2017 02-09-2018
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2.4 28 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Garza, Fernando Texas Harris 2013 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.1 23 Hispanic Male 2013 04-30-2020
Garza, Merardo Jr. Kansas Sedgwick 2008 2021 Child Sex Abuse 25 to Life 13.0 37 Hispanic Male 2020 02-08-2022
Garza, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 10 months 0.1 28 White Male 2014 12-29-2014
Garza, Paul Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 40 White Male 2009 05-30-2018
Gassman, Tyler W. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery 26 years 3.8 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Gastile, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 55 Black Male 2014 05-14-2024
Gaston, Jeffrey Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.2 34 Black Male 2006 04-07-2015
Gates, Dwight Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 33 Black Male 2016 05-20-2016
Gathers, Gary District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder 36 to life 20.8 17 Black Male 2015 04-21-2015
Gathers, Vanessa New York Kings 1998 2016 Manslaughter 5 to 15 years 9.0 33 Black Female 2007 02-25-2016
Gatlin, Ahmad Tennessee Knox 2023 2025 Attempted Murder 31 years 1.5 16 Black Male 2025 06-18-2025
Gatling, Paul New York Kings 1964 2016 Murder 30 to life 9.2 29 Black Male 1974 05-05-2016
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3.0 41 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Gausvik, Ralph Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 23 years and 4 months 4.6 39 White Male 2000 02-15-2012
Gauthier, Victoria Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 White Female 2013 10-26-2015
Gavin, Willie Wisconsin Kenosha 1997 2014 Child Sex Abuse 8 years 4.8 35 Black Male 2002 06-16-2015