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
Tuley, Wesley Texas Dallas 1997 2003 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 5.6 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Turner, Keith Texas Dallas 1983 2005 Sexual Assault 20 years 5.8 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Valdez, Gilbert Texas Bexar 1997 2012 Sexual Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 10-31-2012
Vasquez, Anna Texas Bexar 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 14.7 19 Hispanic Female 12-31-2016
Waller, James Texas Dallas 1983 2007 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 10.4 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Waller, Patrick Texas Dallas 1992 2008 Kidnapping Life 15.6 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Wallis, Gregory Texas Dallas 1989 2007 Sexual Assault 50 years 16.9 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Washington, Calvin E. Texas McLennan 1987 2001 Murder Life 13.6 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Webb, Mark Texas Tarrant 1987 2002 Sexual Assault 30 years 14.6 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Wells, Keith Texas Johnson 1998 2018 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 2.9 17 Black Male 08-07-2018
Wiggins, David Lee Texas Tarrant 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 23.2 24 White Male 11-06-2012
Williams, James Curtis Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 27.4 25 Black Male 07-16-2012
Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. Texas McLennan 1987 1993 Murder Life 6.0 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Woodard, James Lee Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Murder Life 26.9 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Life 30.4 25 Black Male 08-30-2012
Yurtman, Ersan Texas Bexar 1994 2020 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 26.4 18 Hispanic Male 08-10-2020