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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Total records: 767
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Herrera, Eric Texas Galveston 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 42 Hispanic Male 04-26-2014
Herron, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 33 Black Male 03-02-2021
Hicks, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 1.4 38 Black Male 12-06-2018
Hicks, Ray Texas Harris 2013 2022 Attempt, Nonviolent 6 months 0.2 18 Black Male 05-09-2022
Higgins-Bey, Lowell Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Burglary 4 years 0 18 Black Male 07-23-2025
Hines, Jasmyn Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.1 24 Black Female 05-31-2016
Hinton, Larry Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.5 31 Black Male 05-06-2022
Hinton, Roy Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.2 29 Black Male 05-06-2022
Hobson, Forrest Texas Bowie 2019 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 1.6 22 White Male 05-06-2021
Hodges, Devron Texas Lavaca 2013 2015 Robbery 10 years 2.1 21 Black Male 02-27-2015
Hogans, Terrance Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.8 20 Black Male 02-14-2022
Holmes, Charles III California San Diego 2005 2014 Sex Offender Registration 9 years 7.0 41 White Male 09-02-2015
Holmes, Christine Texas Montgomery 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 37 White Female 04-15-2024
Holmes, David Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 25 Black Male 01-19-2021
Holmes, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 22 Black Male 05-06-2022
Holmes, Phillip Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.1 33 Black Male 03-06-2015
Hooper, John New York Kings 2013 2015 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year 0 48 Black Male 08-03-2015
Horton, Alice Texas Angelina 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.5 20 White Female 04-26-2014
Hostetler, Daniel Kentucky Hart 2013 2019 Manslaughter 13 years 6.3 18 White Male 01-02-2020
Howard, Darnell Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 0.5 23 Black Male 12-06-2021
Hungerford, Jordan Texas Denton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.6 24 White Male 12-18-2014
Hunt, Brian Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 12-05-2018
Hurley, Jerry California Ventura 2017 2017 Traffic Offense 4 days 0 22 White Male 02-13-2018
Irizarry, Julio New York New York 2017 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 46 Hispanic Male 06-06-2019
Irving, Melvin Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 18 Black Male 10-04-2022
Irving, Turrell New York New York 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 3 days 0 48 Black Male 05-28-2019
Isbell, Teddy North Carolina Buncombe 2003 2015 Accessory to Murder 3 years 3.9 35 Black Male 10-11-2015
Islas, Francisco Jr. Arizona Santa Cruz 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.2 47 Hispanic Male 01-26-2014
Ivory, Torrence Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 25 Black Male 05-17-2022
Jackson, Allen Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0 22 Black Male 11-28-2018
Jackson, Joseph Fed-NJ 2009 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale 21 months 1.3 20 Black Male 08-19-2022
Jackson, Martina Connecticut New Haven 2018 2019 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 1.0 44 Don't Know Female 11-21-2019
Jackson, Sammy Minnesota Ramsey 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 3 months 0.3 42 Black Male 08-26-2017
Jacobs, Ralph A. Jr. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder 8 years 2.0 30 White Male 08-29-2011
Jacobs, Wandra Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.2 28 Black Female 07-14-2016
Jacobson, Nathan Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2014 Fraud Not Sentenced 5.3 51 White Male 10-13-2014
James, Morris Louisiana Iberia 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 2.4 40 Black Male 01-20-2023
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.0 27 Black Male 01-19-2021
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2004 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 23 Black Male 12-07-2018
Jean-Gilles, Peter Florida Miami-Dade 2012 2019 Burglary 5 years 5.0 36 Black Male 05-26-2022
Jefferson, Goleather Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 1.4 45 Black Male 12-09-2018
Jefferson, Thomas Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.4 24 Black Male 12-06-2018
Jeffery, Frederick Texas Harris 2010 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.5 27 Black Male 06-21-2023
Johnson, Allen Texas Taylor 2017 2023 Sex Offender Registration 15 years 3.9 54 Black Male 06-14-2023
Johnson, Bobby Connecticut New Haven 2007 2015 Murder 38 years 8.2 16 Black Male 09-06-2015
Johnson, Charles Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 14 Black Male 09-19-2023
Johnson, Corey Texas Harris 2012 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.4 22 Black Male 02-28-2024
Johnson, Derrick Texas Harris 2008 2025 Drug Possession or Sale 9 months 0.8 33 Black Male 06-09-2025
Johnson, Donald Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 41 Black Male 02-14-2022
Johnson, Eddie Texas Harris 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.1 53 Black Male 07-14-2016
Johnson, Edward Oklahoma Tulsa 2009 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 58 Black Male 07-12-2022
Johnson, Johnathan Texas Harris 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.9 19 Black Male 08-25-2016
Johnson, Michael Nevada Clark 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 55 White Male 06-30-2020
Johnson, Robert III Texas Galveston 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.5 32 White Male 05-21-2017
Johnson, Sherman Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.0 28 Black Male 05-06-2022
Johnson, Trinere Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Female 03-02-2021
Johnson, Zarice Illinois Cook 2008 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.1 18 Black Male 02-26-2019
Jones, Christopher Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 4 years 1.7 27 Black Male 10-11-2022
Jones, Demontre Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 25 Black Male 06-20-2016
Jones, Isiah Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 18 months 0 16 Black Male 12-11-2023
Jones, Jesse Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.3 38 Black Male 07-15-2016
Jones, Joseph California Los Angeles 1998 1999 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 1.7 34 Don't Know Male 12-22-2021
Jones, Michael Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 12-03-2015
Jones, Michael Illinois Cook 2015 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.1 44 Black Male 05-23-2023
Jones, Walter Texas Harris 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.1 55 Black Male 07-14-2018
Jordan, DeJuan Texas El Paso 2015 2019 Sex Offender Registration 2 years 0.2 38 Black Male 02-14-2019
Jordan, DeJuan Texas El Paso 2016 2019 Sex Offender Registration 4 years 1.5 40 Black Male 02-14-2019
Jordan, Queen Esther Texas Harris 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 Black Female 01-15-2015
Jordan, Queen Esther Texas Harris 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.1 45 Black Female 04-26-2014
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder 12 to 15 years 9.8 20 Black Male 10-12-2011
Kaunda, Annie Texas Williamson 2004 2020 Other Nonviolent Felony 6 months 0.2 46 Black Female 07-14-2020
Kayer, Brian Illinois Livingston 2011 2015 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 1.7 34 Asian Male 10-15-2017
Keefer, Derec Oregon Washington 2019 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony Probation 0 33 White Male 06-24-2024
Kelly, Denise Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 27 Black Female 06-07-2022
Kelly, Eliga Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 59 Black Male 06-07-2022
Kendall, Brian New York Kings 1989 2025 Manslaughter 8 1/3 to 25 years 15.4 17 Black Male 07-07-2025
Keuylian, Viken Fed-CA (Central) 2009 2014 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 45 White Male 07-16-2014
Key, George Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 41 Black Male 05-10-2022
King, Joshua Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0.5 18 Black Male 10-04-2022
King, Susan Kentucky Spencer 2008 2014 Manslaughter 10 years 4.1 38 White Female 10-11-2014
Klein, Calvin Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 1.2 18 Black Male 06-01-2022
Kolhoff, Paul Texas Mitchell 2017 2020 Sex Offender Registration 8 years 1.5 36 White Male 06-08-2020
Kruppa, Cathy Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 48 White Female 05-26-2016
LaBolt, William Jr. New York Broome 1990 1994 Burglary 3 to 6 years 4.5 42 White Male 11-10-2014
LaCroix, Joseph Idaho Bonneville 2017 2023 Sex Offender Registration 7 years 4.6 29 White Male 09-19-2023
LaFell, Damien Texas Harris 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 28 Black Male 04-06-2020
Landin, Juan Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 19 Hispanic Male 05-20-2016
Lape, Michael Bruce Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 0.3 27 White Male 05-01-2013
Lara, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 12-14-2021
Lea, Joe California Solano 2000 2009 Child Sex Abuse 16 to life 9.1 24 Hispanic Male 02-12-2013
Leaks, Marie Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.9 44 Black Female 02-14-2022
Leap, Earnest Missouri Jackson 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 31 White Male 08-22-2016
Leblanc, David Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 43 White Male 01-14-2015
Lehmer, Joel Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter 15 years 1.0 32 White Male 07-29-2012
Lerma, Roumaldo Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 21 days 0 42 Hispanic Male 10-30-2015
Lewis, Darren Texas Harris 2014 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years 3.0 48 Black Male 01-25-2018
Lewis, Earl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 04-27-2022
Lewis, Jatorick Texas Harris 2012 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 0 17 Black Male 01-16-2025
Lewis, Sherman Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.6 23 Black Male 02-14-2022
Linan-Juarez, Rexina Texas Bexar 2018 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Hispanic Female 11-16-2020