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
Correia, Ivano Massachusetts Plymouth 2014 2021 Other Violent Felony 20 years 6.8 28 Black Male 2021 02-12-2022
Howard, Kenji California Los Angeles 1997 2021 Murder 35 to Life 23.9 16 Black Male 2021 01-13-2022
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23.0 20 Black Male 2020 01-11-2021
Jones, Clifford New York New York 1981 2016 Murder 18 to life 29.2 26 Black Male 2010 11-28-2016
Moore, Salaam Oklahoma Oklahoma 2001 2016 Murder Life without parole 15.4 16 Black Male 2016 07-26-2016
Moreno, Noe North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2012 Murder 18 to 22 years 5.3 26 Hispanic Male 2012 09-03-2012
Nolan, Ralph Fed-NY (Southern) 2015 2021 Attempt, Violent 10 years 5.0 25 White Male 2020 05-27-2021
Orange, Leroy Illinois Cook 1985 2003 Murder Death 17.6 32 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Ortiz, Edwin Illinois Cook 1993 2024 Murder 40 years 17.2 15 Hispanic Male 2010 08-06-2024
Ovando, Javier California Los Angeles 1997 1999 Assault 23 years and 4 months 2.6 19 Hispanic Male 1999 03-04-2021
Peets, Norberto New York Bronx 1999 2023 Attempted Murder 30 to Life 23.4 26 Hispanic Male 2022 05-22-2023