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 Posting Date
Almanza, Fernando Arizona Pinal 2013 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life 9.8 49 Hispanic Male 10-02-2024
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 30 3/4 years 4.3 37 White Male 12-03-2017
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 5.0 19 White Male 08-29-2011
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 02-22-2012
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse 47 years 4.6 46 White Male 02-12-2012
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse 4 years and 8 months 3.8 41 White Female 02-12-2012
Galicia, Luis California San Diego 2008 2011 Child Sex Abuse 15 to Life 2.9 21 Hispanic Male 06-21-2012
Green, Doris Washington Chelan 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 4.5 34 White Female 02-17-2012
Harris, Rodney Illinois Cook 2002 2013 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 8.2 15 Black Male 04-11-2017
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.7 19 White Male 12-12-2022
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14.1 33 White Male 08-02-2015
Hubbard, Donna Sue California Kern 1985 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 10.7 30 White Female 08-29-2011
Mansfield, Troy Texas Williamson 1993 2016 Child Sex Abuse 3 months 0 25 White Male 01-30-2018
Matsumoto, Keith Hawaii Honolulu 2014 2020 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.5 54 Asian Male 12-07-2020
Mersereau, Adam Wyoming Converse 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 18 to 24 years 1.8 23 White Male 05-27-2017
Rowan, Jeffrey Oklahoma Pittsburg 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse 35 years 2.9 26 White Male 04-06-2014
Stroik, Shane Wisconsin Portage 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse 5 years and 8 months 4.0 29 White Male 05-21-2026
Terry, Antoine Missouri Cole 2008 2010 Child Sex Abuse 7 years 2.1 17 Black Male 12-14-2015
Town, Meredith Washington Chelan 1994 2000 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 5.9 36 White Male 02-18-2012
Williams, Emmaline Illinois Cook 1986 1995 Child Sex Abuse 12 years 7.8 43 Black Female 07-03-2014
Williams, Johnny Jr. California Alameda 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 12.6 23 Black Male 03-08-2013
Wright, Louis Michigan Calhoun 1988 2023 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 35.1 29 White Male 12-06-2023