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
Antoine, Narcisse Florida Palm Beach 2011 2015 Attempted Murder 40 years 3.9 27 Black Male 2015 05-06-2015
bin Wahad, Dhoruba New York New York 1973 1995 Attempted Murder 25 to Life 16.9 26 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Bossett, Michael New York Queens 1981 2025 Attempted Murder 25 to life 0 24 Black Male 1981 10-14-2025
Daniels, Charles New York Queens 1979 1982 Attempted Murder 6 to 18 years 3.0 34 Black Male 1982 03-13-2018
Davis, Javon Minnesota Hennepin 2015 2020 Attempted Murder 28 years and 3 months 5.0 26 Black Male 2020 04-06-2020
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder 26 years 5.7 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Gristwood, Daniel New York Onondaga 1996 2006 Attempted Murder 12 1/2 to 25 years 9.0 29 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Hagans, Theodis Florida Duval 1999 2001 Attempted Murder Life 2.4 22 Black Male 2001 05-03-2017
Hill, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder 26 years 5.7 33 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1995 2003 Attempted Murder 28 years 8.2 25 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Isho, Waleed Michigan Wayne 1990 2020 Attempted Murder 8 to 20 years 12.6 21 White Male 2002 02-16-2021
Jackson, Donta Illinois Kankakee 2007 2024 Attempted Murder 32 years 17.2 26 Black Male 2024 05-05-2025
Janke, Joseph Illinois Cook 2015 2023 Attempted Murder 60 years 7.2 22 White Male 2022 07-18-2023
Lanier, Shateek New York Rensselaer 2013 2021 Attempted Murder 20 years 8.9 22 Black Male 2021 01-31-2022
Lawson, Tyree Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Attempted Murder 14 to 28 years 1.6 27 Black Male 2011 02-21-2023
Lewis, Joshua Massachusetts Norfolk 2007 2016 Attempted Murder 4 to 6 years 4.0 19 Black Male 2011 06-23-2025
Liao, Yun Hseng California Los Angeles 2003 2016 Attempted Murder Life 12.0 44 Asian Male 2015 04-11-2018
McKenzie, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1984 2004 Attempted Murder Life 19.1 24 Black Male 2003 09-05-2014
Montgomery, Gary Jr. Michigan Wayne 2015 2017 Attempted Murder 13 to 32 years 2.1 18 Black Male 2017 08-02-2017
O'Laughlin, Michael Massachusetts Berkshire 2002 2010 Attempted Murder 35 to 50 years 7.3 35 White Male 2009 09-02-2020
Phillips, Kenny Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder 92 years 13.9 18 Black Male 2021 10-10-2022
Pittman, Marcellous Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Attempted Murder 80 years 15.3 18 Black Male 2020 10-26-2022
Reed, DeShawn Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Attempted Murder 20 to 30 years 7.7 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Reed, Marvin Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Attempted Murder 20 to 32 years 7.7 33 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Reyes, Andrew Illinois Cook 1992 2010 Attempted Murder 12 years 1.4 22 Hispanic Male 1993 06-02-2020
Ross, Ronald California Alameda 2006 2013 Attempted Murder 25 to life 6.3 44 Black Male 2013 02-22-2013
Rouse, Clarence New York Bronx 2015 2022 Attempted Murder 18 years 4.8 39 Black Male 2020 08-21-2024
Salce, Lydia New York Saratoga 2012 2015 Attempted Murder 16 years 2.8 50 White Female 2015 05-19-2015
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder 14 to 28 years 2.7 40 White Male 2006 07-11-2013
Su, Shih-Wei New York Queens 1992 2003 Attempted Murder 16 years 11.2 17 Asian Male 2003 08-29-2011
Sutton, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder 46 years 13.9 18 Black Male 2021 10-10-2022
Swenson, Nathaniel Kansas Sedgwick 2000 2013 Attempted Murder 16 years and 11 months 10.2 21 Black Male 2010 12-11-2013
Tears, Jonathan Tennessee Marshall 2009 2014 Attempted Murder 25 years 5.1 29 Black Male 2014 08-27-2014
Turley, Dorothea Arizona Apache 1934 1936 Attempted Murder 10 to 25 years 2.1 38 White Female 1936 03-13-2018
Walker, Moses Mississippi Lauderdale 1907 1912 Attempted Murder 10 years 5.2 Black Male 1912 03-13-2018