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
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 22.9 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12.4 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21.4 21 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Cruz, Rolando Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Dillon, William Florida Brevard 1981 2008 Murder Life 27.0 21 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 8.6 36 White Male 1990 08-31-2011
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21.4 22 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder 25 to Life 7.9 21 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21.1 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Munson, Adolph Oklahoma Custer 1985 1995 Murder Death 0 37 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 23.7 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 16.8 29 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 21.5 19 White Male 2023 10-17-2023
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder 15 to 30 years 9.5 23 White Female 2015 06-29-2016