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
Bailey, Samuel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 8 months 3.2 32 Don't Know Male 1999 12-11-2020
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6.0 Don't Know Male 1980 03-13-2018
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault 2 to 4 years 2.8 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Booker, Esaw California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 4.7 46 Don't Know Male 1997 03-04-2021
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder 25 to life 1.6 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 0.6 34 Don't Know Male 1982 03-13-2018
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder 20 years to life 2.0 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault 10 years 1.6 27 Don't Know Male 1956 06-03-2022
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder 20 years to life 3.9 Don't Know Male 1980 10-05-2020
Donnelly, Terrence New York Kings 1878 1878 Forgery 2.5 years 0.4 Don't Know Male 1878 09-02-2022
Evans, Walter E. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery 1 to 14 years 1.2 Don't Know Male 1931 03-13-2018
Feinberg, David New York New York 1936 1944 Possession of Stolen Property 20 to 40 years 6.8 48 Don't Know Male 1943 07-06-2021
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary 2.5 years 0.6 19 Don't Know Male 1892 01-18-2019
Grimaldi, Robert New York Queens 1972 1974 Murder 15 years to life 1.6 39 Don't Know Male 1974 09-15-2020
Guilfoyle, Stephen A. Florida Pinellas 1926 1932 Robbery 10 years 2.5 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Harvey, Frank James Utah Box Elder 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 0.4 45 Don't Know Male 1988 10-21-2019
Hicks, Edward L. Fed-MO 1921 1924 Possession of Stolen Property 2 years 3.3 Don't Know Male 1924 03-13-2018
Jackson, Martina Connecticut New Haven 2018 2019 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 1.0 44 Don't Know Female 2019 11-21-2019
Johnson, Robert New York Westchester 1980 1992 Forgery 2 1/2 years to 5 years 1.7 Don't Know Male 1982 02-08-2021
Jones, Joseph California Los Angeles 1998 1999 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 1.7 Don't Know Male 1999 12-22-2021
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder 25 years 0.8 65 Don't Know Male 1934 07-16-2019
Kloss, David S. Jr. Florida Pinellas 1926 1956 Robbery 5 years 2.5 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Lyons, Calvin Pennsylvania Union 1980 1984 Robbery 5 to 10 years 4.0 25 Don't Know Male 1984 03-13-2018
Martin, Lawrence California Santa Clara 1998 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale 25 to Life 19.6 38 Don't Know Male 2017 05-03-2021
McManus, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Robbery 3 years 1.0 Don't Know Male 1912 03-13-2018
Newman, Russell California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 6.0 41 Don't Know Male 1998 07-16-2021
Parrott, Lemuel North Carolina Lenoir 1947 1948 Murder Death 1.0 27 Don't Know Male 1948 03-13-2018
Priester, James New York Rensselaer 1981 1984 Manslaughter 8.3 to 25 years 3.2 Don't Know Male 1984 03-13-2018
Reed, Mary New York Westchester 1973 1976 Manslaughter 4 to 15 years 2.4 Don't Know Female 1975 03-13-2018
Reid, Gordon New Hampshire Hillsborough 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1.4 26 Don't Know Male 1988 03-13-2018
Riley, Raymond New York Kings 1936 1948 Theft 1.5 to 5 years 0 38 Don't Know Male 1936 03-13-2018
Roberson, James Fed-Military 1948 1952 Other Nonviolent Felony 4 years 1.0 23 Don't Know Male 1949 05-04-2022
Rosario, Willie New York Kings 1976 1988 Murder 20 years to life 11.7 Don't Know Male 1988 10-05-2020
Slack, Frederic New York New York 1986 1988 Theft 2 to 4 years 1.1 45 Don't Know Male 1988 06-01-2020
Sledge, Norris Wisconsin Milwaukee 1922 1922 Sexual Assault 15 years 0.2 Don't Know Male 1922 03-13-2018
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1.4 24 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter 1 to 10 years 1.5 Don't Know Female 1920 04-25-2022
Tiger, Natascha New York Orange 2012 2023 Other Violent Felony 4 months 0.3 40 Don't Know Female 2012 12-05-2023
Trasco, Frank New York Nassau 1935 1936 Theft 1.25 years 0.8 33 Don't Know Male 1936 03-13-2018
Usher, Cornelius Massachusetts Essex 1902 1904 Burglary 3 to 5 years 2.0 Don't Know Male 1904 03-13-2018
Wainwright, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1905 1911 Child Abuse 10 to 15 years 5.7 Don't Know Male 1911 10-06-2025
Wilbur, Raymond Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony 15 years 4.2 28 Don't Know Male 1974 01-09-2023