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
Allen, Dennis Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14.2 36 Black Male 05-11-2019
Barrientos-Quintana, Edgar Minnesota Hennepin 2009 2024 Murder Life without parole 15.4 25 Hispanic Male 12-05-2024
Bush, Keith New York Suffolk 1976 2019 Murder 20 to Life 32.0 17 Black Male 06-03-2019
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 12-09-2019
Deering, Juwan Michigan Oakland 2006 2021 Murder Life without parole 15.2 29 Black Male 10-15-2021
Dillard, Reginald Indiana Elkhart 2000 2026 Murder 65 years 26.1 30 Black Male 03-05-2026
Douglas, Marc New York Westchester 2007 2020 Assault 20 years 13.7 22 Black Male 05-17-2022
Dunn, Charlie Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 26.4 43 Black Male 01-24-2022
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22.2 26 Black Male 09-25-2020
Gable, Kunta Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 26.6 17 Black Male 11-08-2022
Gathers, Gary District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder 36 to life 20.8 17 Black Male 04-21-2015
Glass, Dupree California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16.1 17 Black Male 06-12-2023
Hamilton, Lacino Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder 52 to 82 years 24.9 19 Black Male 10-26-2020
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder 80 years 21.4 29 Black Male 09-06-2016
Johnson, Lamar Missouri St. Louis City 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 27.6 20 Black Male 03-01-2023
Juluke, Bernell Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 26.6 18 Black Male 11-08-2022
Kyles, Anthony Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life without parole 25.0 27 Black Male 10-29-2022
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder 50 years 30.3 29 Black Male 01-15-2022
Mitchell, Keith District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder 36 to life 20.8 18 Black Male 04-21-2015
Morgan, Jerome Louisiana Orleans 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 19.4 17 Black Male 06-01-2016
Mozee, Stanley Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14.2 39 Black Male 05-11-2019
Nelson, Leroy Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 26.6 17 Black Male 11-08-2022
Patterson, Maurice Illinois Cook 2003 2010 Murder 30 years 7.3 35 Black Male 08-29-2011
Purnell, Mark Delaware New Castle 2008 2022 Murder 43 years 14.0 16 Black Male 06-06-2022
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16.1 18 Black Male 06-12-2023
Smith, Larry Jr. Michigan Wayne 1994 2021 Murder Life without parole 26.2 18 Black Male 03-03-2021
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 12-09-2019
Swainson, Andrew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2020 Murder Life without parole 31.2 22 Black Male 07-13-2020
Thomas, Sheldon New York Kings 2006 2023 Murder 25 to life 16.4 17 Black Male 04-10-2023
Tyler, Sean Illinois Cook 1995 2021 Murder 58 years 23.4 17 Black Male 10-12-2021
Watkins, Joyce Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 27.2 39 Black Female 01-24-2022
Watkins, Ledura Michigan Wayne 1976 2017 Murder Life without parole 41.2 19 Black Male 06-29-2017
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 12-09-2019
West, Keith Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2019 Murder Life 3.7 19 Black Male 01-20-2020