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
Davis, Larry Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault 20 years and 6 months 16.6 36 Native American Male 08-29-2011
Hambrick, Jace Washington Clark 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse 18 months to life 1.6 20 White Male 01-24-2024
Johnson, Sophia Washington Clark 2003 2005 Murder 43 years 2.6 23 Other Female 09-24-2013
Kunze, David Washington Clark 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 3.8 44 White Male 04-26-2014
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.9 21 White Male 08-25-2022
Northrop, Alan Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault 23 years and 6 months 16.8 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Parks, Deron Washington Clark 2010 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 7.5 41 Black Male 06-19-2019
Sorrels, Ross Washington Clark 1995 2003 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 7.1 44 White Male 08-29-2011
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.6 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery 6 months 0.3 24 Black Female 08-29-2011