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
Patterson, Maurice Illinois Cook 2003 2010 Murder 30 years 7.3 35 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Patterson, Ronnie Jr. Minnesota Hennepin 2008 2012 Sex Offender Registration 1 year and 8 months 1.9 31 Black Male 2010 08-17-2018
Patterson, Stephen California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder 50 to life 16.6 18 Black Male 2024 04-11-2024
Paulus, Richard Fed-KY (Eastern) 2016 2024 Fraud 5 years 0.7 66 White Male 2017 01-16-2024
Pavel, Kenneth New York Onondaga 1989 2001 Child Sex Abuse 8 to 24 years 11.8 41 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Pavlinac, Laverne Oregon Multnomah 1991 1995 Murder 10 to Life 4.9 57 White Female 1995 08-29-2011
Paylor, Keyon Fed-MD 2015 2024 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 3.1 22 Black Male 2018 03-18-2024
Payne, Cordero Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.3 18 Black Male 2007 02-22-2019
Payne, Cordero Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.8 17 Black Male 2005 03-05-2023
Payne, Dana Minnesota Hennepin 1989 1991 Other Violent Felony 1 year 0.5 28 White Male 1989 10-25-2014
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse 27 years 14.3 28 Black Male 2005 01-29-2018
Peacock, Freddie New York Monroe 1976 2010 Sexual Assault 5 years 5.4 26 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Peak, Carolyn June Arizona Pima 2000 2003 Murder Not Sentenced 3.4 39 White Female 2003 08-29-2011
Pearson, Michael South Carolina Clarendon 2012 2025 Kidnapping 60 years 13.3 36 Black Male 2025 10-03-2025
Pearson, Mister Lucky Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.6 27 Black Male 2011 12-09-2018
Pease, Kevin Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder 60 years 16.3 19 Native American Male 2015 12-24-2015
Pecho, Walter Michigan Wayne 1954 1960 Murder 15 to 20 years 5.6 35 White Male 1960 03-13-2018
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 8.7 19 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Peel, John Florida Pinellas 2000 2002 Manslaughter 10 years 1.8 18 White Male 2002 10-11-2011
Peets, Norberto New York Bronx 1999 2023 Attempted Murder 30 to Life 23.4 26 Hispanic Male 2022 05-22-2023
Pejcinovic, Adam New York Bronx 1988 1993 Assault 3 to 9 years 2.7 19 White Male 1991 06-30-2014
Pejcinovic, Frank New York Bronx 1989 1993 Assault 1 to 3 years 0.2 17 White Male 1990 06-30-2014
Peña, Anthony New Mexico Rio Arriba 2022 2025 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 2.7 53 Hispanic Male 2025 12-05-2025
Pena, Jose Luis Texas Leon 2003 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life 8.9 36 Hispanic Male 2011 01-21-2014
Penalver, Seth Florida Broward 1999 2012 Murder Death 13.0 21 White Male 2012 12-28-2012
Pender, John Oregon Columbia 1913 1920 Murder Death 6.8 32 White Male 1920 03-13-2018
Pendleton, Marlon Illinois Cook 1996 2006 Sexual Assault 20 years 10.9 35 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Peralta, David Georgia DeKalb 2001 2013 Murder Life 12.0 23 Hispanic Male 2013 09-19-2013
Perez, Carlos New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder 25 to life 15.8 25 Hispanic Male 2012 12-13-2012
Perez, Carlos New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder 25 to life 0.1 25 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2013
Perez, Duarnis Fed-NY (Northern) 2000 2006 Immigration 4 3/4 years 3.9 27 Hispanic Male 2004 09-11-2012
Perez, Jose California Ventura 2012 2019 Robbery 13 years 7.4 19 Hispanic Male 2019 10-29-2019
Perez, Josefina Rhode Island Providence 2002 2005 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0 31 Hispanic Female 2002 04-01-2015
Perez, Richard California Orange 2001 2001 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.7 19 Hispanic Male 2001 07-29-2012
Perez, Vanessa Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.2 17 Hispanic Female 2015 05-23-2016
Perez, Victor Illinois Kane 1996 2001 Murder 20 years 3.7 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-21-2020
Perkins, Donnell New York Kings 2001 2023 Murder 22 to Life 20.2 17 Black Male 2021 10-25-2023
Perkins, Jarvis Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.5 23 Black Male 2009 02-12-2022
Perrington, Donald New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 4.9 30 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29.2 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Perry, Charles Jr. Michigan Oakland 1990 1996 Sexual Assault 20 to 40 years 4.2 29 White Male 1995 04-29-2020
Perry, Dennis Georgia Camden 2003 2021 Murder Life without parole 17.4 23 White Male 2020 08-09-2021
Perry, James Norman Michigan Oakland 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0.4 31 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Perry, Joseph Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 3 years 1.3 19 Black Male 2006 10-11-2022
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault 7 to 14 years 9.7 21 Black Male 2001 05-10-2018
Persad, Vishnu Florida Palm Beach 2001 2007 Assault 43 years 4.5 23 Other Male 2006 09-03-2012
Persico, Charles California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Manslaughter 6 years 3.4 37 Hispanic Male 1984 03-13-2018
Peters, Gerald California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 2.0 28 White Male 1998 04-13-2021
Peters, Harold Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0 39 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Peterson, Jamie Lee Michigan Kalkaska 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 15.7 21 White Male 2014 09-09-2014
Peterson, Kevin Utah Weber 1990 2012 Child Sex Abuse 1 to 15 years 16.9 32 White Male 2007 01-28-2013
Peterson, Kevin K. Nebraska Douglas 1994 1995 Murder Not Sentenced 1.2 33 White Male 1995 04-18-2013
Peterson, Larry New Jersey Burlington 1989 2006 Murder Life 16.4 36 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Peterson, Mark Wisconsin Winnebago 1990 1990 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1990 10-10-2014
Peterson, Nicholas Minnesota Mille Lacs 2012 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 25 White Male 2014 07-07-2022
Peterson, Winfred J. South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0.3 24 Black Male 1982 03-13-2018
Petrossi, Ted Utah Utah 1996 1998 Sexual Assault 5 to life 1.5 40 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Pettiford, Antoine Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2000 Murder Life 2.2 23 Black Male 1997 12-28-2012
Pettit, L. Lynn Ohio Vinton 1999 2001 Murder 15 to life 2.4 27 White Female 2001 06-22-2013
Petty, Jerome Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.2 33 Black Male 2009 03-08-2016
Pezzulich, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery 8 to 16 years 1.2 33 White Male 1920 03-13-2018
Pfeffer, Paul A. New York Queens 1954 1956 Murder 20 to life 0.5 22 White Male 1954 03-13-2018
Pham, Thomas Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 20 Asian Male 2015 10-29-2015
Philen, Randall Texas Brown 2011 2012 Murder Life 0.1 50 White Male 2012 01-17-2013
Phillips, Kenny Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder 92 years 13.9 18 Black Male 2021 10-10-2022
Phillips, Lacey Fed-WI (Western) 2011 2014 Fraud 2 months 0.2 22 White Female 2011 02-03-2014
Phillips, Michael Texas Dallas 1990 2014 Sexual Assault 12 years 11.9 33 Black Male 2002 09-08-2014
Phillips, Paul Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder 30 years 12.3 17 Black Male 2007 06-24-2014
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 30.6 22 Black Male 1930 03-13-2018
Phillips, Richard Michigan Wayne 1972 2018 Murder Life without parole 45.2 25 Black Male 2017 04-01-2018
Phillips, Richard Michigan Oakland 1971 2022 Robbery 7 to 22 1/2 years 0.9 25 Black Male 1972 10-04-2022
Phillips, Stacey Oregon Marion 1991 1995 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 1.3 29 White Male 1992 09-06-2018
Phillips, Steven Texas Dallas 1982 2008 Sexual Assault 40 years 24.8 22 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Phinney, Roland Jr. Massachusetts Middlesex 1990 2008 Murder Life 15.7 36 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Pianezzi, Peter California Los Angeles 1940 1966 Murder Life 13.1 35 White Male 1953 03-13-2018
Piano, Anthony Pennsylvania Allegheny 1937 1937 Robbery 2 to 4 years 0.5 18 Don't Know Male 1937 03-13-2018
Piaskowski, Michael Wisconsin Brown 1995 2001 Murder Life 5.4 43 White Male 2001 11-27-2012
Piccarreto, Rene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder 25 years to life 1.2 48 White Male 1978 03-13-2018
Pichardo, Juan Carlos New York New York 1994 2000 Murder 20 to life 5.7 23 Hispanic Male 2000 03-16-2013
Pickett, Daniel California Butte 2004 2004 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 43 White Male 2004 09-03-2012
Pierce, Jeffrey Todd Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2001 Sexual Assault 65 years 14.6 23 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Pierce, Milyn Texas Montgomery 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.4 32 White Female 2014 01-15-2015
Pierpoint, Jonathan Scott North Carolina Madison 1992 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 18.0 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Pierre, Charles New York Monroe 2003 2015 Murder 25 to life 12.0 36 Black Male 2015 08-20-2015
Pierre, Duquene New Jersey Union 1996 2016 Murder 60 years 20.4 22 Black Male 2016 07-13-2016
Pihota, Tina Texas Bexar 2009 2016 Assault Probation 0 41 White Female 2009 01-08-2017
Pina, Daniel Massachusetts Suffolk 2003 2025 Murder Life 16.6 22 Black Male 2020 10-28-2025
Pinchback, Johnny Texas Dallas 1984 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 26.6 28 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Pineda, Lisa California Los Angeles 2005 2009 Murder 40 to life 3.5 26 Hispanic Female 2008 02-21-2015
Pines, Frank Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 120 days 0.1 26 Black Male 2006 10-04-2016
Pinkins, Darryl Indiana Lake 1991 2016 Sexual Assault 65 years 25.0 37 Black Male 2016 04-28-2016
Pippen, Roderick Michigan Wayne 2014 2024 Murder Life without parole 8.7 21 Black Male 2022 09-26-2024
Piszczek, Brian Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 1994 Sexual Assault 15 to 25 years 3.2 22 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Pitman, Perman New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Manslaughter 5 years 2.4 34 Black Male 2010 02-12-2016
Pitre, Derick Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.1 40 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Pittman, Marcellous Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Attempted Murder 80 years 15.3 18 Black Male 2020 10-26-2022
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12.1 19 Black Male 1975 03-13-2018
Pitts, James Jr. Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.0 20 White Male 2014 11-06-2019
Pitts, Kenneth New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 0.9 33 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 29 White Female 1990 08-29-2011