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
Abbott, Cinque Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28.1 17 White Male 2015 02-13-2015
Abrego, Eruby Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Murder 90 years 17.8 20 Hispanic Male 2022 08-25-2022
Adams, Demetris Illinois Cook 2004 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.3 22 Black Male 2004 04-13-2020
Adams, Kenneth Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder 75 years 17.7 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Adams, Seneca Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 20 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Adams, Tari Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 18 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Agnew, Gregory Illinois Lake 1988 2001 Robbery 30 years 13.4 28 Black Male 2001 01-18-2018
Aguirre, Omar Illinois Cook 1999 2003 Murder 55 years 3.8 28 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Ali, Chauncey Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 37 Black Male 2007 04-13-2020
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 1987 09-27-2021
Allen, Landon Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 29 Black Male 2004 12-09-2018
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32.5 19 Hispanic Male 2022 08-08-2022
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.4 19 Hispanic Male 2017 04-26-2017
Almond, George Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.3 28 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018
Almond, George Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 30 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
Alvarado, Victor Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 0.9 26 Hispanic Male 2013 05-31-2013
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder 45 years 19.7 39 White Male 2017 02-23-2018
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder 55 years 25.1 19 White Male 2007 08-15-2015
Anderson, Deonta Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.4 19 Black Male 2005 05-02-2022
Anderson, Herbert Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 44 Black Male 2004 04-28-2022
Anderson, Tyjuan Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder 50 years 10.5 19 Black Male 2013 11-24-2015
Andino, Carlos Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder 60 years 25.7 21 Hispanic Male 2022 08-23-2022
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 22.7 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012
Anthony, Richard Illinois Cook 1994 2025 Assault 40 years 19.3 20 Black Male 2014 08-01-2025
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23.0 17 White Male 2021 02-19-2021
Armstrong, Craig Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Sex Offender Registration 1 year 0.2 40 Black Male 2005 09-22-2019
Armstrong, Craig Illinois DuPage 2012 2016 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 1.2 46 Black Male 2013 09-22-2019
Arroyo, Rogelio Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8.3 25 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Ayala, David Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41.2 18 Hispanic Male 2023 12-21-2023
Bailey, Kevin Illinois Cook 1990 2018 Murder 80 years 27.3 19 Black Male 2018 02-03-2018
Baker, Anthony Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2003 02-10-2022
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 18 years 9.6 32 Black Male 2016 01-19-2016
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0 33 Black Male 2006 03-28-2016
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder 50 years 5.1 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Barr, Jonathan Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder 85 years 14.3 14 Black Male 2011 01-23-2012
Batchelor, Corey Illinois Cook 1991 2018 Murder 30 years 13.3 19 Black Male 2004 02-03-2018
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder 20 years 8.7 18 Black Male 1994 01-30-2015
Beals, Brian Illinois Cook 1990 2023 Murder 80 years 33.9 22 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Beaman, Alan W. Illinois McLean 1995 2009 Murder 50 years 13.8 20 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Bell, Deandre Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2007 12-09-2018
Bell, Jimmie Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2004 02-08-2022
Benitez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 32.0 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-05-2023
Berry, Wilder Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Sexual Assault 35 years 7.5 20 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Blackmon, Eric Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder 60 years 13.5 20 Black Male 2018 01-28-2019
Blair, Harvey Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.3 35 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19.5 24 Black Male 2016 04-22-2016
Bolden, Percy Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 0.5 36 Black Male 2007 05-17-2022
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder 45 years 19.2 17 White Male 2015 07-02-2018
Boyd, Darryl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2005 02-09-2022
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder 82 years 22.9 24 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Bradford, Marcellius Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Kidnapping 12 years 5.8 17 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bradley, Antwan Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2008 01-19-2021
Bradley, Javon Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2008 02-12-2022
Brakes, Warren Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.6 41 Black Male 2010 02-15-2022
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Life 15.6 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021
Brayboy, Glen Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0 44 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Breeland, Vernell Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.8 23 Black Male 2005 02-14-2022
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Britton, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2014 Sexual Assault 50 years 18.6 38 Black Male 2014 11-12-2014
Brock, Donald Illinois Cook 1989 1989 Theft Not Sentenced 0.5 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Brooks, Claude Jr. Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse 22 years 8.5 35 Black Male 2008 06-20-2017
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 27.6 37 Black Male 2017 11-26-2017
Brown, Jason Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.5 20 Black Male 2009 05-24-2022
Brown, Marcel Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Murder 35 years 7.5 18 Black Male 2018 07-24-2018
Brown, Robert Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder 35 years 5.1 42 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Bullock, Ronnie Illinois Cook 1984 1994 Child Sex Abuse 60 years 10.5 27 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Burrell, Frank Illinois Cook 2002 2024 Murder 32 years 17.2 24 Black Male 2019 04-04-2024
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5.3 35 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0.1 19 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018
Bush, Sean Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.2 25 Black Male 2010 02-10-2022
Bynum, Jerome Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 2004 05-24-2022
Byrd, Darron Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 28 Black Male 2007 02-26-2019
Caban, Sandro Illinois Cook 2014 2020 Burglary 12 years 4.7 38 Hispanic Male 2019 02-15-2023
Cage, Dean Illinois Cook 1996 2008 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 11.6 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 25 years 20.9 23 White Male 2022 08-25-2022
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 21.5 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
Cameron, Darrell Illinois Cook 1991 1992 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.0 19 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Campbell, Teshome Illinois Champaign 1998 2016 Murder 55 years 17.3 21 Black Male 2016 02-09-2016
Cardona, Gregorio Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 25.7 16 Hispanic Male 2015 07-23-2025
Cardona, Robert Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 25.7 17 Hispanic Male 2014 07-23-2025
Carini, William Illinois Lake 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 26 years 10.6 28 White Male 2002 01-10-2017
Carter, Brad Illinois Williamson 2013 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0.3 38 White Male 2013 02-09-2015
Carter, Raynard Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 6 months 1.6 20 Black Male 2008 02-26-2019
Carter, William Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 3.0 20 Black Male 2010 07-17-2017
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder 26 years 2.5 19 White Male 2015 04-12-2016
Castillo, Miguel Illinois Cook 1991 2001 Murder 48 years 9.2 35 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Catron, Xavier Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder 35 years 7.5 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Cerami, Sean Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.4 47 White Male 2013 06-08-2016
Champagne, Terrell Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 16 Black Male 2008 09-19-2023
Chatman, Carl Illinois Cook 2004 2013 Sexual Assault 30 years 9.6 47 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Chatmon, Timothy Illinois Winnebago 1990 1995 Murder 35 years 5.0 30 Black Male 1995 03-10-2014
Claybon, Lugene Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.8 28 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Claybron, Eson Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Cleveland, Albert Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder 45 years 20.4 20 Black Male 2017 04-16-2019
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 37 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Coleman, Bobby Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.3 22 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Coleman, Christopher Illinois Peoria 1995 2014 Sexual Assault 60 years 18.6 20 Black Male 2013 03-13-2014
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.3 19 Black Male 2007 02-21-2019
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.1 16 Black Male 2004 02-14-2022