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
Brock, Corey Michigan Oakland 2000 2025 Sexual Assault 7 to 32 years 25.1 18 Black Male 06-06-2025
Calhoun, Terance Michigan Wayne 2007 2022 Child Sex Abuse 17 to 32 years 15.2 19 Black Male 05-02-2022
Calicut, George Jr. Michigan Wayne 1999 2026 Murder Life without parole 26.4 29 Black Male 03-11-2026
Craighead, Mark Michigan Wayne 2002 2022 Manslaughter 5 years and 4 months to 17 years 7.4 38 Black Male 08-17-2022
Farnsworth, Robert Jr. Michigan Jackson 1999 2000 Theft Probation 0 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Hatchett, Nathaniel Michigan Macomb 1998 2008 Sexual Assault 25 to 40 years 10.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Howard, Bernard Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25.6 18 Black Male 01-23-2021
Krukowski, Dane Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse 3 to 10 years 3.3 24 White Male 02-01-2021
Lloyd, Eddie Joe Michigan Wayne 1985 2002 Murder Life 17.3 34 Black Male 08-29-2011
McCollum, Claude Michigan Ingham 2006 2007 Murder Life 1.7 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Monson, Lamarr Michigan Wayne 1997 2017 Murder 30 to 50 years 19.9 23 Black Male 08-26-2017
Mulherin, Crystal Michigan Genesee 2022 2024 Attempted Murder 17 to 30 years 1.5 31 White Female 01-31-2024
Peterson, Jamie Lee Michigan Kalkaska 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 15.7 21 White Male 09-09-2014
Sanford, Davontae Michigan Wayne 2008 2016 Murder 39 to 90 years 8.2 14 Black Male 07-19-2016
Smith, Larry Jr. Michigan Wayne 1994 2021 Murder Life without parole 26.2 18 Black Male 03-03-2021
Tanner, Hattie Michigan Calhoun 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 16.8 35 Black Female 04-03-2018
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18.5 41 Black Male 03-13-2018
Ward, Ramon Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25.1 18 Black Male 03-23-2020
Webb, Kenneth Michigan Washtenaw 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.2 30 White Male 11-14-2022
Wright, Louis Michigan Calhoun 1988 2023 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 35.1 29 White Male 12-06-2023
Young, Paul Michigan Wayne 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 31.8 17 Black Male 01-24-2022