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 Posting Date
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37.2 19 Black Male 02-06-2018
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22.0 18 Black Male 08-21-2021
Bibbins, Gene Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1987 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 15.9 29 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Nathan Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2014 Sexual Assault 25 years 16.6 23 Black Male 06-25-2014
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28.4 20 Black Male 05-22-2023
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14.0 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17.5 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 8.9 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Curtin, Melanie Louisiana Livingston 2021 2026 Sexual Assault Life without parole 4.3 32 White Female 04-06-2026
Hill, Darrin Louisiana Orleans 1999 2012 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 13.2 26 Black Male 07-03-2012
Jackson, Willie Louisiana Jefferson 1989 2006 Sexual Assault 40 years 16.0 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
James, Henry Louisiana Jefferson 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Life without parole 29.5 20 Black Male 01-13-2012
Johnson, Andrew Wyoming Laramie 1989 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23.6 39 Black Male 07-19-2013
Johnson, Anthony Louisiana Washington 1986 2010 Murder Life 21.0 27 Black Male 08-29-2011
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25.0 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 19.7 19 Black Male 02-24-2017
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 44.8 18 Black Male 10-13-2018
Lazzell, David Louisiana Iberia 1991 2007 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 32 White Male 12-17-2012
Mersereau, Adam Wyoming Converse 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 18 to 24 years 1.8 23 White Male 05-27-2017
Simmons, Vincent Louisiana Avoyelles 1977 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 44.6 24 Black Male 02-22-2022
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15.0 21 White Male 09-28-2012
Walter, Sullivan Louisiana Orleans 1986 2022 Sexual Assault 35 years 35.0 17 Black Male 08-31-2022
Williams, Archie Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1983 2019 Attempted Murder Life without parole 35.9 22 Black Male 03-23-2019
Williams, Michael Anthony Louisiana Jackson 1981 2005 Sexual Assault Life without parole 23.8 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Willis, Calvin Louisiana Caddo 1982 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 21.6 21 Black Male 08-29-2011