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
Alowonle, Rilwan Minnesota Washington 2007 2010 Sexual Assault 4 years 1.8 50 Black Male 2009 03-10-2014
Banks, Brian California Los Angeles 2003 2012 Sexual Assault 6 years 5.0 16 Black Male 2008 05-29-2012
Berry, Wilder Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Sexual Assault 35 years 7.5 20 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Bostic, Larry Florida Broward 1989 2007 Sexual Assault 8 years 18.2 31 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bragdon, Anthony District of Columbia 1992 2003 Sexual Assault 30 years 10.3 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Britton, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2014 Sexual Assault 50 years 18.6 38 Black Male 2014 11-12-2014
Broomes, Livingston New York Kings 2012 2019 Sexual Assault 4 years 2.5 64 Black Male 2014 06-03-2019
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault 9 to 40 years 12.6 24 Black Male 2009 10-26-2023
Bumbury, Michael New York Bronx 1999 2002 Sexual Assault 12 to Life 1.9 23 Black Male 2001 12-13-2013
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12.0 23 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Cantave, Jean New York Queens 2008 2012 Sexual Assault 20 years 3.6 42 Black Male 2012 12-19-2021
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 23.5 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Coker, Edgar Virginia Stafford 2007 2014 Sexual Assault 1 year and 5 months 1.5 15 Black Male 2009 03-03-2014
Coleman, Christopher Illinois Peoria 1995 2014 Sexual Assault 60 years 18.6 20 Black Male 2013 03-13-2014
Cook, Quinton Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.6 20 Black Male 2014 01-06-2023
Counts, Gregory New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault 16 to 48 years 25.4 19 Black Male 2017 05-10-2018
Cridelle, Richard New York Schenectady 2010 2014 Sexual Assault 20 years 4.5 41 Black Male 2014 10-06-2014
Curry, Martiece Michigan Wayne 1990 1995 Sexual Assault 10 to 40 years 4.9 21 Black Male 1995 09-03-2019
Dabbs, Charles New York Westchester 1984 1991 Sexual Assault 12 1/2 to 20 years 7.3 27 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Davidson, Willie Virginia Norfolk City 1981 2005 Sexual Assault 20 years 11.1 24 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Davis, Donya Michigan Wayne 2007 2014 Sexual Assault 22 years 6.7 28 Black Male 2014 11-11-2014
Dixon, John New Jersey Essex 1991 2001 Sexual Assault 45 years 10.4 27 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dyer, Anthony Michigan Wayne 1991 2017 Sexual Assault 7 1/2 to 15 years 11.4 24 Black Male 2002 02-25-2020
Echols, Douglas Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault 15 years 5.3 25 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Ellis, Andre Alabama Pike 2013 2014 Sexual Assault 85 years 1.8 35 Black Male 2014 12-10-2014
Evans, Will Illinois Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Life 20.3 Black Male 1932 03-13-2018
Fears, Joseph R. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1984 2009 Sexual Assault 15 to 25 years 24.7 34 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Fountain, Wiley Texas Dallas 1986 2003 Sexual Assault 40 years 16.0 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11.5 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Green, Lafayette Florida Palm Beach 1996 1997 Sexual Assault 11 years 0.8 38 Black Male 1997 08-20-2013
Harrell, Dion New Jersey Monmouth 1992 2016 Sexual Assault 8 years 5.3 22 Black Male 1997 08-06-2016
Harris, William O'Dell West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 8.0 17 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17.2 27 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Hebert, Larry Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish 1987 1987 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.5 29 Black Male 1987 05-18-2020
Henton, Eugene Texas Dallas 1984 2006 Sexual Assault 4 years 21.6 16 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Hicks, Tyrone New York Bronx 2000 2014 Sexual Assault 8 years 7.1 41 Black Male 2007 05-17-2014
Hill, Darrin Louisiana Orleans 1999 2012 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 13.2 26 Black Male 2012 07-03-2012
Hogan, Samuel Wisconsin Milwaukee 1995 1998 Sexual Assault 6 years 2.6 49 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1997 2003 Sexual Assault 90 years 0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Hopkins, Maurice Arkansas Jefferson 2016 2019 Sexual Assault 12 years and 6 months 3.0 32 Black Male 2019 02-21-2019
Jackson, Willie Louisiana Jefferson 1989 2006 Sexual Assault 40 years 16.7 17 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Jamerson, William Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2025 Sexual Assault 34 years 23.4 22 Black Male 2015 11-03-2025
Johnson, Arthur Mississippi Sunflower 1993 2008 Sexual Assault 55 years 14.4 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Johnson, Joshua Virginia Alexandria City 2021 2023 Sexual Assault 3 years and 6 months 0.3 29 Black Male 2021 10-05-2023
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25.0 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Jones, DeShawn Colorado Denver 2011 2015 Sexual Assault 6 to Life 3.0 26 Black Male 2014 04-17-2019
Jones, Michael District of Columbia 1996 2019 Sexual Assault 9 to 30 years 22.4 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 19.7 19 Black Male 2015 02-24-2017
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 44.8 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018
Lee, William Michigan Wayne 2007 2010 Sexual Assault 15 to 30 years 3.2 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Lewis, Nathaniel Ohio Summit 1997 2004 Sexual Assault 8 years 5.4 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Loftin, Tyrone New York Onondaga 2008 2010 Sexual Assault 17 years 1.9 48 Black Male 2010 09-23-2013
McKinney, Lawrence Tennessee Shelby 1978 2009 Sexual Assault Life 31.2 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Meadows, Frank Jr. Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault 20 years 21.4 18 Black Male 2015 01-06-2023
Miller, Billy Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2006 Sexual Assault Life 22.3 31 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Moore, Sedrick Georgia Colquitt 2002 2023 Sexual Assault 50 years 21.5 17 Black Male 2023 10-13-2023
Moses-EL, Clarence Colorado Denver 1988 2016 Sexual Assault 48 years 27.7 31 Black Male 2015 12-03-2016
Nelson, Robert Missouri Jackson 1984 2013 Sexual Assault 70 years 28.5 20 Black Male 2013 06-14-2013
Newton, Alan New York Bronx 1985 2006 Sexual Assault 13 1/2 to 40 years 21.1 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Peacock, Freddie New York Monroe 1976 2010 Sexual Assault 5 years 5.4 26 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Pendleton, Marlon Illinois Cook 1996 2006 Sexual Assault 20 years 10.9 35 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault 7 to 14 years 9.7 21 Black Male 2001 05-10-2018
Porter, Allen Wayne Texas Harris 1991 2010 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Robinson, Kerry Georgia Colquitt 2002 2020 Sexual Assault 20 years 17.9 17 Black Male 2020 02-10-2020
Rollins, Lafonso Illinois Cook 1994 2004 Sexual Assault 75 years 10.4 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Ruiz, Rafael New York New York 1985 2020 Sexual Assault 8 1/3 to 25 years 24.2 24 Hispanic Male 2009 02-13-2020
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault 40 years 7.6 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Smith, Billy James Texas Dallas 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 19.4 34 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Sutton, Josiah Texas Harris 1999 2004 Sexual Assault 25 years 3.7 16 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Thompson, Hubert Connecticut Hartford 1998 2012 Sexual Assault 12 years 13.4 27 Black Male 2012 02-28-2013
Walker, Joseph South Carolina Bamberg 2003 2014 Sexual Assault 24 years 10.7 44 Black Male 2014 11-25-2014
Westly, William New York Bronx 1999 2002 Sexual Assault 20 to Life 1.9 47 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 27.5 19 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Williams, Michael Anthony Louisiana Jackson 1981 2005 Sexual Assault Life without parole 23.8 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Willis, John Illinois Cook 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Life 6.0 42 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Life 30.4 25 Black Male 2012 08-30-2012