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
Banks, Brian California Los Angeles 2003 2012 Sexual Assault 6 years 5.0 16 Black Male 05-29-2012
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault 9 to 40 years 12.6 24 Black Male 10-26-2023
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 23.5 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Coker, Edgar Virginia Stafford 2007 2014 Sexual Assault 1 year and 5 months 1.5 15 Black Male 03-03-2014
Coleman, Christopher Illinois Peoria 1995 2014 Sexual Assault 60 years 18.6 20 Black Male 03-13-2014
Counts, Gregory New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault 16 to 48 years 25.4 19 Black Male 05-10-2018
Dabbs, Charles New York Westchester 1984 1991 Sexual Assault 12 1/2 to 20 years 7.3 27 Black Male 08-29-2011
Davis, Donya Michigan Wayne 2007 2014 Sexual Assault 22 years 6.7 28 Black Male 11-11-2014
Dixon, John New Jersey Essex 1991 2001 Sexual Assault 45 years 10.4 27 Black Male 08-29-2011
Echols, Douglas Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault 15 years 5.3 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Harrell, Dion New Jersey Monmouth 1992 2016 Sexual Assault 8 years 5.3 22 Black Male 08-06-2016
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17.5 27 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hicks, Tyrone New York Bronx 2000 2014 Sexual Assault 8 years 7.1 41 Black Male 05-17-2014
Hill, Darrin Louisiana Orleans 1999 2012 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 13.2 26 Black Male 07-03-2012
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1997 2003 Sexual Assault 90 years 0 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25.0 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jones, Michael District of Columbia 1996 2019 Sexual Assault 9 to 30 years 22.4 19 Black Male 04-26-2019
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 19.7 19 Black Male 02-24-2017
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 44.8 18 Black Male 10-13-2018
Nelson, Robert Missouri Jackson 1984 2013 Sexual Assault 70 years 28.5 20 Black Male 06-14-2013
Peacock, Freddie New York Monroe 1976 2010 Sexual Assault 5 years 5.4 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Pendleton, Marlon Illinois Cook 1996 2006 Sexual Assault 20 years 10.9 35 Black Male 08-29-2011
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault 7 to 14 years 9.7 21 Black Male 05-10-2018
Robinson, Kerry Georgia Colquitt 2002 2020 Sexual Assault 20 years 17.9 17 Black Male 02-10-2020
Ruiz, Rafael New York New York 1985 2020 Sexual Assault 8 1/3 to 25 years 24.2 24 Hispanic Male 02-13-2020
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 21.0 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Williams, Michael Anthony Louisiana Jackson 1981 2005 Sexual Assault Life without parole 23.8 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Life 30.4 25 Black Male 08-30-2012