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
Aguirre-Jarquin, Clemente Florida Seminole 2006 2018 Murder Death 12.7 24 Hispanic Male 2018 11-11-2018
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27.3 17 Black Male 2003 11-21-2014
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12.4 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37.3 20 Black Male 2012 11-21-2014
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26.4 24 Black Male 2021 10-04-2021
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19.4 21 White Male 1997 08-29-2024
DuBoise, Robert Florida Hillsborough 1985 2020 Murder Death 35.5 18 White Male 2020 09-23-2020
Finch, Charles North Carolina Wilson 1976 2019 Murder Death 42.9 38 Black Male 2019 06-24-2019
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22.2 26 Black Male 2019 09-25-2020
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 26.6 38 Black Male 2020 02-25-2021
Howard, Timothy Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26.0 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Jackson, Ricky Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 39.3 18 Black Male 2014 11-21-2014
James, Gary Lamar Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26.3 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Jimerson, Verneal Illinois Cook 1985 1996 Murder Death 10.2 25 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Johnson, Jesse Oregon Marion 2004 2023 Murder Death 19.5 37 Black Male 2023 10-05-2023
Kitchen, Ronald Illinois Cook 1990 2009 Murder Death 18.8 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21.1 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Mulero, Marilyn Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Death 26.5 21 Hispanic Female 2020 08-22-2022
Smith, Frank Lee Florida Broward 1986 2000 Murder Death 14.0 37 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Solache, Gabriel Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Death 17.5 23 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15.0 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012
Williams, Clifford Jr. Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Death 42.6 33 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019
Williams, Dennis Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Death 17.7 21 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Williamson, Ronald Keith Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Death 11.0 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011