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: 1165
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Bromgard, Jimmy Ray Montana Yellowstone 1987 2002 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 14.9 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Brooks, Claude Jr. Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse 22 years 8.5 35 Black Male 06-20-2017
Brooks, Gwendolyn Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 52 Black Female 01-13-2015
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16.1 31 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brooks, Quincy Texas Galveston 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.1 27 Black Male 12-11-2017
Broughton, William Fed-GA (Northern) 1900 1900 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years 0.2 Black Male 03-13-2018
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.0 31 Black Male 05-01-2023
Brown, Charlotte Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.4 32 Black Female 04-26-2014
Brown, Christopher Maryland Baltimore City 2022 2026 Murder Life 3.8 19 Black Male 07-06-2026
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 15.6 35 White Female 07-12-2013
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Jerrell Minnesota Hennepin 2010 2026 Murder Life without parole 16.1 21 Black Male 04-30-2026
Brown, Joseph "Shabaka" Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 12.7 24 Black Male 03-13-2018
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecombe 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse 5 to 6 3/4 years 3.7 37 Black Male 10-26-2016
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 33 Black Male 07-26-2021
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault 45 years 11.3 24 Black Male 12-08-2022
Brown, Roy New York Cayuga 1992 2007 Murder 25 to Life 15.0 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Shawn Michigan Calhoun 2010 2021 Manslaughter 8 years and 4 months to 30 years 8.8 25 Black Male 05-03-2021
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26.4 24 Black Male 10-04-2021
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 32.7 29 Black Male 04-30-2020
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0.3 43 White Female 08-29-2011
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery 30 years 8.6 20 Black Male 10-06-2015
Bryant, David New York Bronx 1976 2019 Murder 25 to Life 40.7 18 Black Male 03-15-2019
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 16.8 24 Black Male 05-17-2016
Bryson, David Oklahoma Oklahoma 1983 2003 Sexual Assault 85 years 16.7 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder 10 years and 3 months 3.1 42 White Female 01-25-2023
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder 60 years 16.5 21 White Female 12-31-2012
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault 50 years 12.3 15 Black Male 08-29-2011
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 18.7 24 Black Male 02-21-2014
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24.5 34 Black Male 08-16-2023
Burkheimer, Bonita New Mexico Rio Arriba 2022 2025 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 2.6 43 White Female 12-05-2025
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault 20 years 8.1 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse 1 year 1.0 37 White Male 12-30-2024
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 06-19-2016
Busby, William Tennessee Lewis 2003 2019 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 15.6 28 White Male 12-13-2019
Bush, Keith New York Suffolk 1976 2019 Murder 20 to Life 32.0 17 Black Male 06-03-2019
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder 20 to life 21.0 19 Black Male 08-14-2020
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 5.8 18 Black Female 08-29-2011
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder 15 to life 19.7 21 White Male 02-21-2024
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12.0 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 5.7 44 White Female 02-13-2017
Cadogan, Donovan Wisconsin La Crosse 2013 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Life without parole 4.6 29 White Male 09-24-2017
Cameron, Ronjon Massachusetts Berkshire 2003 2015 Sexual Assault 12 to 16 years 12.2 52 White Male 12-02-2015
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson 9 to 40 years 4.1 33 White Male 01-22-2014
Campbell, MacArthur New Mexico Bernalillo 2003 2008 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 1.3 40 Black Male 12-15-2016
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter 28 years 10.3 38 White Male 11-09-2020
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder 55 years 7.2 43 White Female 11-06-2012
Cannon, Philip Scott Oregon Polk 2000 2009 Murder Life without parole 9.8 32 White Male 08-29-2011
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7.1 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Cantu, Humberto Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.6 26 Hispanic Male 01-11-2018
Cantu, Raul Texas Harris 2005 2005 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 34 Hispanic Male 10-25-2012
Capers, Shamel New York Queens 2017 2022 Murder 15 to Life 5.4 15 Black Male 12-21-2022
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25.1 15 White Male 08-29-2011
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 0.6 34 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Carmon, Adam Connecticut New Haven 1995 2023 Murder 85 years 27.7 21 Black Male 07-12-2023
Carnes, Linda Texas Wharton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 0.4 26 White Female 11-14-2014
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 12.5 29 White Male 03-25-2020
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 3.6 57 White Male 07-03-2012
Carrera, Orlando New York Bronx 2015 2023 Sexual Assault 8 years 6.4 32 Hispanic Male 08-25-2023
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35.3 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Carter, Richy Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault 1 year and 2 months 0 30 Black Male 09-27-2013
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8.2 39 White Male 08-23-2022
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35.2 17 White Male 07-21-2023
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 45 White Female 05-12-2019
Castor, Gregory Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.1 34 Black Male 12-30-2014
Cato, Dane'e New York Queens 2016 2019 Conspiracy 8 to 25 years 3.5 21 Black Male 04-21-2026
Catton, James Fed-IL (Central) 1994 2004 Fraud 1 year and 9 months 0 43 White Male 10-06-2014
Ceasor, Terry Michigan St. Clair 2005 2021 Child Abuse 2 to 15 years 3.8 33 White Male 10-15-2021
Celestino, Juan Ohio Sandusky 1991 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 1.7 41 Hispanic Male 03-11-2013
Cerrano, Dennis California Solano 1998 2000 Child Sex Abuse 6 years 1.4 46 White Male 01-20-2014
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 27.8 31 White Male 02-14-2019
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17.5 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Charles, Ulysses Rodriguez Massachusetts Suffolk 1984 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 17.3 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Chasstion, Donald Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 50 Black Male 08-07-2015
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26.4 20 Black Male 08-31-2011
Chavez, Matthew New Mexico Bernalillo 2018 2024 Murder 23 years and 6 months 5.6 26 Hispanic Male 06-12-2024
Cheshire, Jesse Allen Oklahoma Bryan 2004 2008 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 3.8 37 White Male 10-31-2013
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.5 30 White Male 08-12-2024
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 8.9 17 Asian Female 10-11-2020
Christian, Kino Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 13.6 29 Black Male 01-20-2023
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 34.9 23 White Male 01-08-2020
Clark, Alphonso Michigan Wayne 2005 2023 Murder Life without parole 17.4 23 Black Male 05-30-2023
Clark, Cleaven Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.5 23 Black Male 03-08-2016
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 24.9 17 White Male 01-11-2023
Clark, Derek Nevada Clark 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 18 Black Male 06-30-2020
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21.4 21 White Male 03-01-2018
Clark, Royal Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 2003 2019 Robbery 49 years and six months 16.0 24 Black Male 06-28-2019
Clay, David Sr. Missouri St. Louis 1988 1999 Murder Life without parole 0 38 Black Male 04-18-2013
Clay, Frederick Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36.0 16 Black Male 08-15-2017
Cleveland, Jarrel Texas Harris 2012 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.6 24 Black Male 04-28-2022
Clugston, Christopher Florida Broward 1983 2001 Murder Life 10.7 21 White Male 08-29-2011
Colbert, Walter Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.1 30 Black Male 05-27-2017
Cole, Timothy B. Texas Lubbock 1986 2009 Sexual Assault 25 years 13.4 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Coleman, Charles Jr. Connecticut New Haven 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life 26.2 27 Black Male 08-06-2024
Coleman, Keith Texas Harris 2006 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.7 24 Black Male 01-17-2013
Coley, Craig California Ventura 1980 2017 Murder Life without parole 37.9 31 White Male 12-03-2017
Collins, Charles New York New York 1995 2025 Murder 20 years to Life 21.8 17 Black Male 07-23-2025
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault 10 years 1.6 27 Don't Know Male 06-03-2022
Collins, Skye Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 36 Black Female 07-31-2017
Conley, Donna Ohio Perry 2003 2007 Manslaughter 13 years 1.9 31 White Female 10-10-2022