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 Posting Date
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration 6 months 0.5 45 White Male 10-04-2022
Brown, John Jr. Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26.1 21 Black Male 10-08-2020
Brown, Joyce Ann Texas Dallas 1980 1990 Murder 25 to Life 9.0 33 Black Female 08-29-2011
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault 35 years 4.0 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Lisa Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.6 47 Black Female 09-08-2023
Brown, Nathan Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2014 Sexual Assault 25 years 16.6 23 Black Male 06-25-2014
Brown, Roy New York Cayuga 1992 2007 Murder 25 to Life 15.0 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9.5 14 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Tracy Texas Harris 1992 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 35 years 8.1 27 Black Male 12-12-2022
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 32.7 29 Black Male 04-30-2020
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0.3 43 White Female 08-29-2011
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery 30 years 8.6 20 Black Male 10-06-2015
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 2.8 38 Black Male 05-15-2013
Bryson, David Oklahoma Oklahoma 1983 2003 Sexual Assault 85 years 16.7 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder 10 years and 3 months 3.1 42 White Female 01-25-2023
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5.5 50 White Male 08-16-2013
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11.4 44 Black Male 01-15-2012
Buechner, Terrell Minnesota Ramsey 2018 2019 Sex Offender Registration 2 years 1.7 40 Black Male 06-11-2026
Buechner, Terrell Minnesota Ramsey 2009 2020 Sex Offender Registration 366 days 0.8 33 Black Male 06-11-2026
Buechner, Terrell Minnesota Ramsey 2012 2020 Sex Offender Registration 34 months 2.7 35 Black Male 06-11-2026
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2.4 19 Hispanic Male 08-02-2021
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder 60 years 16.5 21 White Female 12-31-2012
Bunge, Charles New York Kings 2007 2010 Attempt, Violent 6 years 2.8 38 White Male 07-01-2013
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault 50 years 12.3 15 Black Male 08-29-2011
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6.0 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15.3 22 White Male 01-07-2018
Burkheimer, Bonita New Mexico Rio Arriba 2022 2025 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 2.6 43 White Female 12-05-2025
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 10-23-2015
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault 20 years 8.1 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse 1 year 1.0 37 White Male 12-30-2024
Burns, Les Fed-VA (Western) 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 11 years and 4 months 2.1 32 White Male 08-01-2016
Burnside, Thomas Fed-IL (Northern) 1991 1994 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 2.2 41 Black Male 12-08-2014
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13.4 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 06-19-2016
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5.3 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Burt, Lazaro New York Queens 1994 2002 Murder 25 to Life 8.6 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Busby, William Tennessee Lewis 2003 2019 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 15.6 28 White Male 12-13-2019
Bush, Gary Virginia Petersburg City 2007 2018 Robbery 12 years 9.1 56 White Male 05-30-2018
Bush, Sean Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.2 25 Black Male 02-10-2022
Butler, A.B. Jr. Texas Smith 1983 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16.1 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder 20 to life 21.0 19 Black Male 08-14-2020
Butler, Robert Tennessee Knox 1977 1995 Sexual Assault Life 15.8 34 Black Male 12-08-2014
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder 15 to life 19.7 21 White Male 02-21-2024
Byars, Barry Texas Jefferson 2004 2005 Child Abuse 10 years 1.5 24 White Male 05-08-2013
Bynum, Jerome Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 05-24-2022
Byrd, Darron Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 28 Black Male 02-26-2019
Caballero, Juan North Dakota Cass 1997 2008 Sexual Assault 4 years 4.0 31 Hispanic Male 11-07-2017
Caban, Sandro Illinois Cook 2014 2020 Burglary 12 years 4.7 38 Hispanic Male 02-15-2023
Cabanillas, Gerardo California Los Angeles 1995 2023 Sexual Assault 87 to life 27.7 18 Hispanic Male 10-02-2023
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 5.7 44 White Female 02-13-2017
Cadle, Taylor Florida Polk 2017 2017 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 12 White Female 07-14-2025
Cadogan, Donovan Wisconsin La Crosse 2013 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Life without parole 4.6 29 White Male 09-24-2017
Cage, Dean Illinois Cook 1996 2008 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 11.6 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 25 years 20.9 23 White Male 08-25-2022
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 21.5 20 Black Male 08-31-2011
Calderon, Domingo III Texas Atascosa 2005 2010 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 5.1 26 Hispanic Male 10-25-2012
Caldwell, Clifton Massachusetts Plymouth 2002 2023 Child Sex Abuse 27 to 35 years 17.4 34 White Male 05-30-2023
Caldwell, Maurice California San Francisco 1991 2011 Murder 27 to Life 19.7 23 Black Male 08-31-2011
Callace, Leonard New York Suffolk 1987 1992 Sexual Assault 25 to 50 years 5.6 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24.2 19 White Male 07-06-2020
Cameron, Darrell Illinois Cook 1991 1992 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.0 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Cameron, Reginald New York Queens 1996 2023 Robbery 3 years and nine months to 11 years 7.3 19 Black Male 09-12-2023
Cameron, Ronjon Massachusetts Berkshire 2003 2015 Sexual Assault 12 to 16 years 12.2 52 White Male 12-02-2015
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson 9 to 40 years 4.1 33 White Male 01-22-2014
Camm, David Indiana Floyd 2002 2013 Murder Life 11.6 36 White Male 10-25-2013
Camp, Gerald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0.8 27 Black Male 04-16-2019
Campbell, Lamont Missouri St. Louis City 2016 2023 Murder Life 6.3 17 Black Male 02-15-2023
Campbell, MacArthur New Mexico Bernalillo 2003 2008 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 1.3 40 Black Male 12-15-2016
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter 28 years 10.3 38 White Male 11-09-2020
Candido, Roberto California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 8 months 1.8 23 Hispanic Male 04-13-2021
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder 55 years 7.2 43 White Female 11-06-2012
Cannon, Philip Scott Oregon Polk 2000 2009 Murder Life without parole 9.8 32 White Male 08-29-2011
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7.1 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Cantu, Humberto Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.6 26 Hispanic Male 01-11-2018
Cantu, Raul Texas Harris 2005 2005 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 34 Hispanic Male 10-25-2012
Cantu, Robert Texas Bexar 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 15 years 5.4 23 Hispanic Male 05-01-2018
Cape, John Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 1.8 47 White Male 08-23-2021
Capozzi, Anthony New York Erie 1987 2007 Sexual Assault 11 2/3 to 35 years 20.2 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Carabajal, Joey Texas Williamson 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.6 25 Hispanic Male 03-27-2014
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25.1 15 White Male 08-29-2011
Cardenas, Carlos New York Queens 1996 2007 Robbery 8 to 25 years 10.7 23 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Cardenas, Napoleon New York Queens 1999 2007 Robbery 15 to 30 years 7.8 24 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Cardona, Gregorio Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 25.7 16 Hispanic Male 07-23-2025
Cardona, Robert Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 25.7 17 Hispanic Male 07-23-2025
Cardwell, M. Donald Fed-CT 2000 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 02-20-2013
Carey, Jonathan Maine Kennebec 2012 2017 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 3.4 33 White Male 03-25-2017
Carillo, Lucio Oregon Multnomah 2014 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony Probation 0 23 Hispanic Male 12-13-2023
Carini, William Illinois Lake 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 26 years 10.6 28 White Male 01-10-2017
Carlson, David New York Orange 2016 2020 Manslaughter 5 years 0.1 42 White Male 02-13-2020
Carmon, Darron North Carolina Pitt 1994 2022 Robbery 14 to 40 years 7.7 19 Black Male 09-19-2022
Carmona, Arthur California Orange 1998 2000 Robbery 12 years 1.9 16 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Carnes, Linda Texas Wharton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 0.4 26 White Female 11-14-2014
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 12.5 29 White Male 03-25-2020
Carney, John Fed-TX (Northern) 1995 1997 Fraud 7 years and 3 months 1.9 32 White Male 12-04-2012
Caro, Jose Puerto Rico Aguadilla 1994 2016 Murder Life 21.5 27 Hispanic Male 10-13-2016
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 3.6 57 White Male 07-03-2012
Carranza, Carlos California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.1 24 Hispanic Male 12-15-2021
Carrera, Orlando New York Bronx 2015 2023 Sexual Assault 8 years 6.4 32 Hispanic Male 08-25-2023
Carrillo, Delbert California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 2.0 21 Hispanic Male 12-11-2020