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
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder 60 years 16.5 21 White Female 2012 12-31-2012
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35.2 17 White Male 2022 07-21-2023
Deering, Juwan Michigan Oakland 2006 2021 Murder Life without parole 15.2 29 Black Male 2021 10-15-2021
DiNicola, Louis Pennsylvania Erie 1980 1994 Murder Life 3.3 29 White Male 1984 07-15-2012
Gavitt, David Lee Michigan Ionia 1986 2012 Murder Life without parole 26.2 26 White Male 2012 06-07-2012
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 8.6 36 White Male 1990 08-31-2011
Graves, Anthony Texas Burleson 1994 2010 Murder Death 16.0 26 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Handley, Zachary Pennsylvania Northampton 2008 2015 Arson 6 to 12 months 1.0 13 White Male 2009 05-15-2015
Hobley, Madison Illinois Cook 1990 2003 Murder Death 12.4 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder 80 years 21.4 29 Black Male 2016 09-06-2016
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 22.9 18 White Male 2012 05-31-2012
Kyles, Anthony Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life without parole 25.0 27 Black Male 2022 10-29-2022
Latta, Jacqueline Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.2 27 White Female 2001 07-13-2016
Latta, Roger Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.4 26 White Male 2001 07-13-2016
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 24.9 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024
Mora, Raymond New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder 25 to life 8.0 25 Hispanic Male 1989 12-18-2015
Nixon, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 15.4 19 Black Male 2021 03-19-2021
Orange, Leroy Illinois Cook 1985 2003 Murder Death 17.6 32 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Reedy, Davey Virginia Roanoke 1988 2015 Murder Life 21.2 32 White Male 2009 12-31-2015
Reeves, Marvin Illinois Cook 1991 2009 Murder Life without parole 18.1 29 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31.3 24 Hispanic Male 2014 09-18-2017
Staten, Harold Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1986 2024 Murder Life without parole 37.3 31 Black Male 2024 02-14-2024
Vasquez, William New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder 25 to life 30.7 34 Black Male 2012 12-18-2015
Villalobos, Amaury New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder 25 to life 30.7 30 Hispanic Male 2012 12-18-2015
Yell, Robert Kentucky Logan 2006 2019 Manslaughter 52 years 10.9 27 White Male 2017 03-27-2019