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
Saecker, Frederic Wisconsin Buffalo 1990 1996 Sexual Assault 15 years 6.8 38 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Safforld, Victor Illinois Cook 1992 2010 Murder 35 years 13.1 19 Black Male 2005 02-11-2020
Sagin, Jack California Monterey 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 33.2 39 White Male 2019 10-25-2019
Sahagun, B. California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 28 Hispanic Female 1998 12-15-2021
Sailor, Ru-El Ohio Cuyahoga 2003 2018 Murder 25 to life 14.8 22 Black Male 2018 04-06-2018
Sailors, Gerald Indiana Huntington 1991 1993 Manslaughter 22 years 1.4 46 White Male 1992 07-28-2017
Salaam, Yusef New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 6.9 15 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Salas, Evaristo III Washington Yakima 1996 2023 Murder 32 years and 9 months 26.7 14 Hispanic Male 2023 09-11-2023
Salazar, Ben Texas Travis 1992 1997 Sexual Assault 30 years 5.5 23 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Salazar, Frances Arizona Maricopa 2016 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.9 51 Hispanic Female 2018 09-07-2020
Salce, Lydia New York Saratoga 2012 2015 Attempted Murder 16 years 2.8 50 White Female 2015 05-19-2015
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
Saldaña, Daniel California Los Angeles 1990 2023 Attempted Murder 45 to Life 32.9 22 Hispanic Male 2023 06-05-2023
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 8.6 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019
Salter, Aaron Michigan Wayne 2003 2018 Murder Life without parole 14.7 20 Black Male 2018 08-20-2018
Salters, Kaveo Michigan Wayne 2012 2019 Attempted Murder 27 to 42 years 7.2 17 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 28.5 31 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Samanta, Michael Illinois Cook 2006 2024 Murder 25 years 17.0 20 Hispanic Male 2023 07-15-2024
Samueli, Henry Fed-CA (Central) 2008 2009 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 48 White Male 2008 05-17-2012
Sanches, Shimira Texas Harris 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Hispanic Female 2012 10-07-2016
Sanchez, Adam Texas Bexar 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 3.5 34 Hispanic Male 2022 07-01-2025
Sanchez, Isauro Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8.3 20 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Sanchez, Jason New Mexico Eddy 2019 2023 Stalking Probation 0 35 Hispanic Male 2019 09-26-2024
Sanchez, Jesus Illinois Cook 2014 2018 Murder 45 years 3.4 18 Hispanic Male 2018 06-06-2018
Sanchez, Santos Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2021 Murder Life 24.4 46 Hispanic Male 2021 05-22-2021
Sanchez, Yareli Texas Harris 2011 2015 Solicitation 10 days 0 20 Hispanic Female 2011 07-08-2016
Sanders, David Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2007 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 0.5 39 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Sanders, Derrick Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2018 Murder 21 to life 25.0 21 Black Male 2018 09-03-2019
Sanders, Jamell Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2006 12-06-2018
Sanders, Rodell Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder 80 years 19.5 28 Black Male 2014 07-29-2014
Sanders, Trina Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.6 49 Black Female 2015 08-20-2015
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo Fed-CA (Southern) 2009 2012 Immigration 7 years 2.7 51 Hispanic Male 2012 07-15-2012
Sandy, Barshiri North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery 21 years 1.7 32 Black Male 2016 08-06-2016
Sanford, Davontae Michigan Wayne 2008 2016 Murder 39 to 90 years 8.2 14 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016
Santaliz Acosta, Luis Puerto Rico Mayaguez 2000 2009 Murder Life 9.3 34 Hispanic Male 2009 10-10-2012
Santana, Raymond New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 12.3 14 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Santiago, Fabian Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder 90 years 25.3 16 Hispanic Male 2019 10-22-2023
Santillan, Martin Texas Dallas 1998 2023 Murder Life 24.8 23 Hispanic Male 2022 03-28-2023
Santos, Edar Duarte Illinois Cook 2002 2003 Murder 12 years 0.5 26 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Santos, Jeffrey New York New York 1998 2004 Assault 6 years 2.7 40 Black Male 2001 12-17-2013
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3.0 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Sapp, Marcus Ohio Hamilton 2010 2024 Murder Life without parole 12.7 21 Black Male 2023 06-06-2024
Saraceno, David Connecticut Middlesex 1998 1999 Arson Not Sentenced 0.9 18 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Sarauw, Derek New York Bronx 1974 1975 Sexual Assault 10 years 0 22 Black Male 1974 01-15-2026
Sarber, Laurence Minnesota Washington 2004 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 13 years and 2 months 5.6 40 White Male 2009 09-11-2019
Sargent, George Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery 25 years 1.8 37 Don't Know Male 1937 03-13-2018
Sarita, Danny New York New York 2009 2012 Assault 4 years 3.1 25 Hispanic Male 2012 09-20-2014
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault 10 to 15 years 7.6 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 2.6 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023
Saunders, Frank Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.0 25 Black Male 2009 12-07-2018
Saunders, Leonard Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.5 38 Black Male 2006 02-12-2022
Saunders, Michael Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder 40 years 13.8 15 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Saunders, Omar Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 13.6 18 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Savory, Johnnie Illinois Peoria 1977 2015 Murder 50 to 100 years 29.5 14 Black Male 2006 02-02-2015
Sawyer, Lonnie North Carolina Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping 28 to 32 years 1.5 18 White Male 1977 03-13-2018
Sawyer, Sandy North Carolina Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping 32 to 40 years 1.5 21 White Male 1977 03-13-2018
Sawyer, Thomas Michigan Hillsdale 1992 2003 Sexual Assault 22 to 32 years 0.4 49 White Male 1992 12-04-2012
Scales, Richard Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.8 19 Black Male 2005 05-18-2022
Scamardo, Joseph Anthony Jr. Arkansas Sebastian 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse 12 years 3.3 35 White Male 2013 12-30-2013
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder 14 to 28 years 2.7 40 White Male 2006 07-11-2013
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 25.9 21 Black Male 2013 10-16-2013
Scheer, Dana Fed-FL (Southern) 1995 1999 Fraud Probation 0 34 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Scheidell, Daniel Wisconsin Racine 1995 2017 Sexual Assault 25 years 19.8 46 White Male 2015 09-27-2017
Schledwitz, Karl Fed-TN (Eastern) 1992 1999 Fraud 6 months 0.5 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Schmieder, Jeff Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.4 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Schocker, Christopher South Dakota Roberts 2019 2025 Assault 10 years 0 53 White Male 2019 03-09-2026
Schoettle, Micah Kentucky Kenton 2018 2019 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 1.3 35 White Male 2019 04-06-2020
Schoppe, Carl California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0 30 Hispanic Male 2015 02-06-2017
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery 11 years 10.3 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 22.9 20 Other Male 2023 02-15-2023
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter 1 year 0 16 Other Male 2000 11-01-2023
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault 25 years 20.2 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scott, Christopher Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2006 12-03-2018
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery 25 years 3.9 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scott, Kendrick Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 18.5 20 Black Male 2018 12-03-2018
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder 30 years 3.7 27 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Scott, Malcolm Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 20.5 17 Black Male 2016 11-28-2016
Scott, Michael Texas Travis 2002 2009 Murder Life 6.8 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, Rachel Texas Harris 2017 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 3.0 32 Black Female 2020 09-29-2020
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Scott, Scotty Arkansas Pulaski 1983 1989 Murder 25 years 0 20 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Scott, Winston Virginia Fairfax 1976 2019 Sexual Assault 14 years 5.3 19 Black Male 1981 03-15-2019
Scrimo, Paul New York Nassau 2002 2023 Murder 25 to Life 18.2 42 White Male 2020 10-20-2023
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault 40 years 7.6 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 0.8 23 Black Male 2015 03-17-2015
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6.0 21 Black Male 1979 03-13-2018
Seats, Devin Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 2009 12-12-2022
Seeland, Benjamin Alaska Sitka 2014 2015 Assault 2 months 0 32 White Male 2014 06-11-2015
Seiber, George Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 1999 Assault 10 to 25 years 12.0 41 White Male 1999 12-04-2012
Self, Grant California Kern 1985 2008 Child Sex Abuse 31 years 22.8 31 White Male 2008 05-12-2013
Seri, Michael Caesar Connecticut Fairfield 2001 2003 Child Sex Abuse 6 months to 5 years 0.6 42 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Serrano, Armando Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder 55 years 21.7 20 Hispanic Male 2016 07-23-2016
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 17.6 17 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Serrano, Jason New York Richmond 2018 2021 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 5 days 0 30 Hispanic Male 2018 12-02-2021
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 2016 12-06-2017
Settle, Daniel Roy Texas Hale 1999 2011 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 8.0 18 White Male 2008 10-31-2012