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
Aina, Andre Pennsylvania Centre 2015 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale 3 to 6 years 4.4 22 Black Male 2020 04-06-2020
Baker, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 2002 Murder Life 25.2 17 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Bell, James Jr. Pennsylvania Lancaster 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 2 to 5 years 1.9 27 Black Male 2010 06-18-2014
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10.4 23 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
Brown, Jacquez Pennsylvania York 2013 2022 Murder 50 to Life 8.2 15 Black Male 2022 02-18-2022
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 12.5 29 White Male 2020 03-25-2020
Cesar, Owen Pennsylvania Berks 2005 2011 Child Sex Abuse 1 to 5 years 6.0 26 Black Male 2011 07-11-2013
Cesar, Owen Pennsylvania Berks 2004 2009 Child Sex Abuse 16 to 37 years 4.9 24 Black Male 2009 07-11-2013
Collins, Raheem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Attempted Murder 62 1/2 to 125 years 16.9 24 Black Male 2024 12-11-2024
Cortez, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2016 Murder Life without parole 4.2 30 Black Male 2016 06-14-2016
Dixon, Rafiq Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2022 Murder Life 9.7 29 Black Male 2022 04-27-2022
Emarievebe, Clifford Pennsylvania Delaware 2018 2025 Child Sex Abuse 8 to 16 years 4.4 42 Black Male 2022 06-19-2025
Fritz, Judith Pennsylvania Lehigh 1995 1997 Manslaughter 3 years 0 35 White Female 1995 05-29-2013
Garcia, Arkel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6.3 19 Black Male 2021 07-16-2021
Godesky, Scott Pennsylvania Allegheny 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 22.5 24 White Male 2019 09-03-2019
Goodwin, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Life without parole 9.7 20 Black Male 2023 03-20-2023
Grant, Michael Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2024 Attempted Murder 25 to 50 years 15.3 27 Black Male 2024 01-16-2025
Graves, Keith Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2024 Robbery 41 to 105 years 21.7 36 Black Male 2024 06-19-2024
Gwynn, Daniel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2024 Murder Death 28.3 24 Black Male 2024 03-14-2024
Hale, Marshall Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2017 Child Sex Abuse 23 1/2 to 47 years 32.8 24 Black Male 2017 07-20-2017
Hicks, Termaine Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2020 Sexual Assault 12 1/2 to 25 years 18.1 26 Black Male 2020 01-12-2021
Hill, Marvin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder 16 1/2 to 43 years 10.0 19 Black Male 2023 03-07-2023
Hopkins, Gregory Pennsylvania Beaver 2013 2022 Murder 8 to 16 years 6.5 33 White Male 2020 05-26-2022
In, John Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2022 Robbery 25 to 50 years 13.7 23 Black Male 2022 06-23-2022
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 2007 06-02-2020
Johnson, Ronald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1991 2024 Murder Life without parole 32.4 27 Black Male 2024 03-28-2024
Johnson, Terrell Pennsylvania Allegheny 1995 2012 Murder Life without parole 17.2 18 Black Male 2012 09-17-2012
Jordan, Tracy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2006 2024 Murder Life without parole 18.0 39 Black Male 2024 11-15-2024
Kelly, Donald Pennsylvania Cambria 1990 1993 Murder Life 2.9 26 White Male 1993 07-31-2013
Kelly, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2024 Murder Life without parole 27.9 36 Black Male 2024 08-07-2024
Lawson, Tyree Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Attempted Murder 14 to 28 years 1.6 27 Black Male 2011 02-21-2023
Lazar, Steven Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2023 Murder Life 12.9 22 White Male 2023 04-10-2023
Lee, Han Tak Pennsylvania Monroe 1990 2015 Murder Life without parole 23.9 54 Asian Male 2014 12-28-2015
Lewis, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1999 2019 Murder Life without parole 20.0 17 Black Male 2019 06-03-2019
Loach, Jerome Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2011 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony 25 to 50 years 9.2 42 Black Male 2020 09-01-2021
Maisonet, Orlando Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2005 Murder Life without parole 0.1 23 Hispanic Male 1992 08-01-2019
Martinez, Antonio Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2020 Murder Life 30.5 37 Hispanic Male 2020 11-09-2020
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 2.6 20 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
Montalvo, Noel Pennsylvania York 2003 2023 Murder Death 20.8 33 Hispanic Male 2023 01-18-2024
Musier, Tyree Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2025 Murder Life 13.4 22 Black Male 2025 10-02-2025
Nieves, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2000 Murder Death 6.3 26 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 23.7 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020
Oliver, Montrell Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 24.0 17 Black Male 2022 07-03-2024
Onyiah, Obina Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2021 Murder Life without parole 1.7 27 Black Male 2015 05-22-2021
Patterson, Dontia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 17 Black Male 2018 05-24-2018
Ramirez, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2023 Murder Life 25.9 18 Hispanic Male 2023 12-11-2023
Randolph, Samuel IV Pennsylvania Dauphin 2003 2022 Murder Death 18.9 29 Black Male 2022 04-20-2022
Rice, Charles Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Attempted Murder 30 to 60 years 10.9 17 Black Male 2023 04-07-2024
Roberts, Larry Trent Pennsylvania Dauphin 2007 2019 Murder Life without parole 11.8 35 Black Male 2019 09-22-2019
Rollins, Donte Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2016 Attempted Murder 62 1/2 to 125 years 9.0 18 Black Male 2016 01-06-2017
Ruby, Donald Pennsylvania Perry 1987 1993 Murder Life 6.2 39 White Male 1993 10-28-2014
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 8.6 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019
Siehl, Kevin Pennsylvania Cambria 1992 2016 Murder Life without parole 24.4 35 White Male 2016 10-29-2016
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder 30 to Life 10.0 17 Black Female 2023 02-17-2023
Staten, Harold Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1986 2024 Murder Life without parole 37.3 31 Black Male 2024 02-14-2024
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8.3 26 Black Male 2015 05-05-2016
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder 7 to 14 years 6.5 41 White Female 1990 03-11-2013
Taylor, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2024 Robbery 11 to 30 years 22.1 32 Black Male 2024 11-11-2024
Thomas, Shaurn Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2017 Murder Life without parole 22.4 16 Black Male 2017 06-20-2017
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9.3 25 Black Male 2019 05-16-2019
Wallace, Vincent Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2023 Murder Life 10.3 51 Black Male 2023 11-12-2025
Walls, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 2003 2011 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 7.6 39 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 1993 02-03-2020
Wilson, Theophalis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2020 Murder Life without parole 26.5 17 Black Male 2020 02-03-2020
Yarris, Nicholas Pennsylvania Delaware 1982 2003 Murder Death 21.2 20 White Male 2003 08-29-2011