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
Barnes, Larita Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 1.2 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 2014 06-11-2015
Beridon, Cheryl Louisiana Terrebonne 1979 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 21.4 23 Black Female 2000 08-29-2011
Bolander, Patsy Texas Harris 1992 1996 Theft Probation 0 53 White Female 1992 09-15-2015
Bostick, Yeidja Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 1993 Manslaughter 5 to 10 years 2.8 21 Black Female 1993 11-10-2014
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder 60 years 16.5 21 White Female 2012 12-31-2012
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 5.7 44 White Female 1998 02-13-2017
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder 55 years 7.2 43 White Female 2012 11-06-2012
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 8.9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 5.0 17 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Dorotik, Jane California San Diego 2001 2022 Murder 25 to life 18.9 53 White Female 2020 07-04-2022
Draper-Roberts, Dawn Utah Salt Lake 2014 2017 Theft Probation 0 50 White Female 2014 06-19-2017
Elsayed, Jessica Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Female 2012 06-23-2016
France, Geneva Fed-OH (Northern) 2006 2007 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 1.4 22 Black Female 2007 03-13-2022
Frazier, Patience Nevada Humboldt 2019 2025 Manslaughter 2 years and 6 months to 8 years 2.3 26 White Female 2021 10-14-2025
Glenn, Clarissa Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 34 Black Female 2006 03-28-2016
Green, Debra Illinois Cook 2010 2011 Assault Probation 0 31 Black Female 2010 08-26-2013
Hintz, Marcia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 5 to 10 years 4.2 44 White Female 2013 04-08-2021
Jones, Brenda Wisconsin Adams 2016 2018 Arson 9 months 0 49 White Female 2016 11-15-2018
Keller, Frances Texas Travis 1992 2017 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 21.0 41 White Female 2013 06-24-2017
King, Susan Kentucky Spencer 2008 2014 Manslaughter 10 years 4.1 38 White Female 2012 10-11-2014
Kinge, Shirley New York Tompkins 1990 1992 Arson 18 to 44 years 1.7 54 Black Female 1992 08-29-2011
Latta, Jacqueline Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.2 27 White Female 2001 07-13-2016
LeFever, Virginia Ohio Licking 1990 2011 Murder Life 20.7 37 White Female 2010 08-29-2011
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder 25 to life 23.9 39 Black Female 2022 01-16-2024
Mejia, Carmen Texas Travis 2005 2026 Murder Life 20.4 31 Hispanic Female 2026 03-18-2026
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 22.9 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 8.9 39 White Female 1997 08-29-2011
Mulero, Marilyn Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Death 26.5 21 Hispanic Female 2020 08-22-2022
Murphy, Michelle Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 18.5 17 Native American Female 2014 09-20-2014
Ramirez-Power, Hollie Louisiana St. Tammany 2018 2018 Traffic Offense Not Sentenced 0 36 White Female 2018 08-13-2019
Rea, Julie Illinois Lawrence 2002 2006 Murder 65 years 2.4 28 White Female 2004 08-29-2011
Sahagun, B. California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 28 Hispanic Female 1998 12-15-2021
Salazar, Frances Arizona Maricopa 2016 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.9 51 Hispanic Female 2018 09-07-2020
Salcedo, Claudia Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 21 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Salcedo, Gloria Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 46 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Salcedo, Teresa Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Smith, Sarah Florida Manatee 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 month 0 19 White Female 1998 07-10-2012
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder 30 to Life 10.0 17 Black Female 2023 02-17-2023
Tanner, Hattie Michigan Calhoun 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 16.8 35 Black Female 2017 04-03-2018
Taylor, Ruth California Kern 1985 2001 Child Sex Abuse 6 years 2.9 31 White Female 1988 08-29-2011
Tyson, Betty New York Monroe 1973 1998 Murder 25 to Life 24.4 24 Black Female 1998 08-29-2011
Watkins, Kimberly Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 31 Black Female 2007 03-01-2022
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder 15 to 30 years 9.5 23 White Female 2015 06-29-2016
White, Kizzie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 3.2 21 Black Female 2003 06-09-2022
Woods, Cathy Nevada Washoe 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 33.7 26 White Female 2014 03-09-2015