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: 215
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Adams, Cheryl Massachusetts Essex 1989 1993 Theft Probation 0 26 White Female 10-28-2014
Aldrich, Robert Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 2005 2006 Theft 5 to 7 1/2 years 1.2 41 Black Male 12-31-2016
Alexander, Brian Michigan Ingham 2015 2017 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 10-25-2017
Alford, Herbert Michigan Ingham 2016 2020 Murder 32 years five months to 62 years five months 3.2 38 Black Male 01-29-2021
Alvarez, Carlos Jr. Massachusetts Worcester 2017 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 2.9 38 Hispanic Male 12-31-2024
Anderson, Eric Michigan Wayne 2010 2019 Robbery 15 to 22 years 8.5 20 Black Male 05-06-2019
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery 1.17 years 0.3 White Male 03-13-2018
Ansari, Alexandre Michigan Wayne 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 5.5 28 Black Male 12-18-2019
Atkins, Dennis Michigan Wayne 2006 2022 Murder Life 16.1 21 Black Male 03-01-2022
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0.4 25 Don't Know Male 09-30-2019
Baugh, Jimmie Michigan Wayne 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 0 35 Black Male 01-16-2024
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16.2 20 White Male 02-08-2021
Blackman, Roy Michigan Wayne 1999 2026 Murder 42 to 62 Years 25.3 21 Black Male 04-21-2026
Brim, Dominique Michigan Wayne 2002 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 14 Black Female 08-29-2011
Brock, Corey Michigan Oakland 2000 2025 Sexual Assault 7 to 32 years 25.1 18 Black Male 06-06-2025
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.0 31 Black Male 05-01-2023
Bruner, Carl II Michigan Wayne 2014 2020 Murder Life without parole 5.3 29 Black Male 04-02-2020
Bullock, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2012 2025 Robbery 32 to 72 years 13.0 30 Black Male 06-03-2025
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
Burton, Danny Michigan Wayne 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 32.3 19 Black Male 12-13-2019
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
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8.1 18 Black Male 03-13-2018
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7.1 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Carter, Quentin Michigan Kent 1992 2015 Child Sex Abuse 6 to 20 years 16.5 16 Black Male 06-25-2015
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Chambers, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 2009 2014 Manslaughter 5 to 7 years 4.7 51 Black Male 09-21-2016
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 11.7 31 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Charles, Ulysses Rodriguez Massachusetts Suffolk 1984 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 17.3 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Chiappini, Wayne Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Assault 2 years and 6 months 1.2 48 White Male 09-30-2016
Christian, Kino Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 13.6 29 Black Male 01-20-2023
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30.3 39 Black Male 03-13-2018
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 35 Black Male 03-13-2018
Clark, George Michigan Wayne 2003 2020 Murder Life without parole 17.2 31 Black Male 04-30-2020
Clark, Paul Jr. Michigan Wayne 1987 2024 Murder Life without parole 36.5 19 Black Male 08-07-2024
Cleary, Mark Michigan Macomb 1989 2005 Child Sex Abuse 20 to 30 years 15.9 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Conley, Kenneth Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2005 Perjury 2 years and 10 months 0 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Connor, Myles Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 3.6 32 White Male 03-13-2018
Corley, Diallo Michigan Wayne 2015 2020 Attempted Murder 22 to 32 years 3.8 23 Black Male 02-18-2020
Cowans, Stephan Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2004 Attempted Murder 30 to 45 years 5.6 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Craig, Andrew Massachusetts Worcester 2005 2006 Assault 2 years and 6 months 0.5 24 Black Male 10-06-2016
Craighead, Mark Michigan Wayne 2002 2022 Manslaughter 5 years and 4 months to 17 years 7.4 38 Black Male 08-17-2022
Crawford, Dell Michigan Wayne 2008 2026 Murder 20 years and 10 months to 45 years 17.3 50 Black Male 04-08-2026
Cristini, Michael Michigan Macomb 1991 2004 Sexual Assault 44 to 60 years 12.1 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Dale, Nathaniel Michigan Berrien 2006 2008 Drug Possession or Sale 2 to 20 years 3.0 26 Black Male 09-13-2022
Davis, Donya Michigan Wayne 2007 2014 Sexual Assault 22 years 6.7 28 Black Male 11-11-2014
DeJesus, George Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life 24.3 18 Hispanic Male 04-01-2022
DeJesus, Melvin Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life 24.3 21 Hispanic Male 04-01-2022
Drumgold, Shawn Massachusetts Suffolk 1989 2003 Murder Life 14.1 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary 4 to 6 years 1.2 White Male 03-13-2018
Dyer, Anthony Michigan Wayne 1991 2017 Sexual Assault 7 1/2 to 15 years 11.4 24 Black Male 02-25-2020
Ealy, Marcus Michigan Wayne 2018 2020 Robbery 48 to 82 years 1.8 26 Black Male 02-01-2021
Edwards, Dartanion Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 13.6 19 Black Male 01-20-2023
Edwards, Joshun Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 13.6 27 Black Male 01-20-2023
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 19.7 19 Black Male 12-31-2018
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 3.7 27 Black Female 03-13-2018
Emory, Malcolm Massachusetts Suffolk 1970 1990 Assault Probation 0 19 Native American Male 04-08-2013
Ewing, Darrell Michigan Wayne 2010 2026 Murder Life without parole 13.4 21 Black Male 04-29-2026
Farnsworth, Robert Jr. Michigan Jackson 1999 2000 Theft Probation 0 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary 2.5 years 0.6 19 Don't Know Male 01-18-2019
Fisher, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse 15 to 30 years 14.6 49 Black Male 04-18-2017
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault 3 to 5 years 0.5 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Foley, Thomas Michigan Branch 2009 2011 Murder Life 1.7 40 White Male 01-17-2013
Forbes, Walter Michigan Jackson 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 37.5 25 Black Male 12-12-2020
Fortune, Michael Massachusetts Suffolk 2015 2025 Burglary 2 years 1.5 58 Black Male 11-29-2025
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26.4 23 Black Male 03-01-2021
Frazier, Bryan Massachusetts Suffolk 2004 2009 Possession of Stolen Property 2 years and 6 months 1.5 20 White Male 03-19-2018
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1.0 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Gaines, Lynie Michigan Wayne 1990 1997 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 30 years 7.0 36 Black Male 08-29-2011
Gaines, Raymond Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2025 Murder Life without parole 44.9 20 Black Male 10-24-2025
Grace, Frank "Parky" Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11.0 29 Black Male 03-13-2018
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27.4 47 White Male 08-29-2011
Grissom, James Michigan St. Clair 2003 2012 Sexual Assault 15 to 35 years 9.2 43 White Male 11-19-2012
Gross, Louis Michigan Wayne 1933 1949 Murder Life 16.1 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Growden, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1931 1932 Murder Life 0.7 19 White Male 10-22-2020
Guidetti, Kevin Massachusetts Plymouth 2010 2018 Assault 59 days 0.1 52 White Male 02-21-2023
Haley, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 2008 Murder Life without parole 35.9 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 32 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hamilton, Lacino Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder 52 to 82 years 24.9 19 Black Male 10-26-2020
Hansen, Lisa Michigan Kent 2006 2006 Theft Community Service 0 25 White Female 08-29-2011
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29.4 30 White Male 03-13-2018
Hatchett, Nathaniel Michigan Macomb 1998 2008 Sexual Assault 25 to 40 years 10.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Heistand, Donald Michigan Otsego 1989 2002 Accessory to Murder 3 to 5 years 2.0 29 White Male 01-19-2012
Hernandez, Angel Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 10.5 42 Hispanic Male 06-21-2021
Highers, Raymond Michigan Wayne 1988 2013 Murder Life without parole 24.4 20 White Male 09-25-2013
Highers, Thomas Michigan Wayne 1988 2013 Murder Life without parole 24.4 21 White Male 09-25-2013
Hinton, C'Quan Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 13.6 17 Black Male 01-20-2023
Isho, Waleed Michigan Wayne 1990 2020 Attempted Murder 8 to 20 years 12.6 21 White Male 02-16-2021
Jacobson, Barry Massachusetts Berkshire 1983 2022 Arson 6 months 1.1 38 White Male 04-05-2022
Jenkins, Lonnie Michigan Wayne 1931 1940 Murder Life 9.0 28 White Male 03-13-2018
Jenkins, Shaun Massachusetts Suffolk 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 16.4 23 Black Male 01-13-2022
Johnson, Donnell Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder 18 to 20 years 3.7 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10.4 20 Black Male 03-13-2018
Johnson, Ronnell Michigan Washtenaw 2008 2022 Robbery 15 to 25 years 14.2 20 Black Male 06-08-2022
Jones, Elroy Lucky Michigan Wayne 2006 2014 Murder Life without parole 7.2 26 Black Male 02-27-2014
Kamara, Barry Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2023 Murder Life 17.3 17 Black Male 03-30-2023
Kiel, Archie Michigan Kalkaska 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 5 months 0.3 48 White Male 07-14-2015
Klages, Kathie Michigan Ingham 2020 2022 Obstruction of Justice 90 days 0.7 62 White Female 04-06-2023