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
Bailey, Jherelle New Jersey Camden 2010 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.1 27 Black Male 07-24-2022
Ballard, Nathaniel New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.4 Black Male 07-24-2022
Barnes, Joel New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1.3 26 Black Male 07-25-2022
Becerra, Gilbert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.8 19 Black Male 07-25-2022
Beverly, Shawn New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 9 months 2.2 30 Black Male 08-04-2022
Cass, Albert New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 1.3 44 Black Male 08-29-2022
Contreras, Angel New Jersey Camden 2006 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 01-16-2025
Cottle, Charles New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 1.7 22 Black Male 08-08-2022
Cvijanovich, Daniel Fed-ND 2007 2011 Threats 1 year and 7 months 1.0 26 White Male 01-10-2013
de los Santos, Jorge New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 7.8 30 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Demby, Ronald New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 42 Black Male 08-19-2022
Dorval, Jean New Jersey Union 1996 2018 Murder 60 years 22.2 21 Black Male 05-04-2018
Eisemann, Osher New Jersey Middlesex 2019 2024 Fraud 60 days 0 58 White Male 08-21-2024
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 35 Black Male 03-13-2018
Frazier, Bryheem New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 1.7 23 Black Male 08-19-2022
Gentry, Jacob New Jersey Sussex 2011 2016 Manslaughter 30 years 4.7 27 White Male 11-21-2016
Gibson, Paul New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 47 Black Male 08-19-2022
Graham, William New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.9 Black Male 08-19-2022
Harris, James III New Jersey Camden 2015 2023 Murder 75 years 0 24 Black Male 04-06-2023
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 52 Black Male 08-19-2022
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.4 54 Black Male 08-19-2022
Herbert, Olajuwan New Jersey Essex 2014 2026 Murder Life 12.0 22 Black Male 08-19-2026
Kelley, Eric New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 21.8 28 Black Male 04-18-2018
Knight, Curtis New Jersey Essex 1990 2001 Murder 30 years 11.6 35 Black Male 08-02-2013
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 16.7 36 White Male 08-29-2011
Lee, Ralph New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 21.6 30 Black Male 04-18-2018
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 46 White Female 03-13-2018
Louis, James New Jersey Union 1996 2020 Murder 60 years 24.4 20 Black Male 07-28-2020
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 24 Black Male 03-13-2018
McLean, Melvin New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 2.8 42 Black Male 08-29-2022
Merritt, George New Jersey Union 1968 1980 Murder Life 11.2 24 Black Male 03-13-2018
Mervilus, Emmanuel New Jersey Union 2008 2013 Robbery 11 years 3.3 22 Black Male 05-03-2018
Miller, Dion New Jersey Hudson 2006 2023 Murder 30 years 16.8 33 Black Male 08-14-2023
Miller, Naeem New Jersey Essex 2005 2025 Murder 37 years 18.2 23 Black Male 08-25-2025
Nash, A. Jabir New Jersey Essex 2002 2013 Child Sex Abuse 22 years 10.3 39 Black Male 04-23-2014
Ortiz, Sandra New Jersey Passaic 2001 2003 Murder Not Sentenced 0 30 Hispanic Female 06-25-2013
Pierre, Duquene New Jersey Union 1996 2016 Murder 60 years 20.4 22 Black Male 07-13-2016
Pitman, Perman New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Manslaughter 5 years 2.4 34 Black Male 02-12-2016
Pitts, Kenneth New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 0.9 33 Black Male 08-29-2022
Puskas, Timothy New Jersey Middlesex 2017 2024 Murder 40 years 4.1 38 White Male 04-02-2024
Rodriguez, Edwin New Jersey Middlesex 2014 2014 Other Violent Misdemeanor Not Sentenced 0 28 Hispanic Male 06-22-2016
Rolax, Antwyne New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1.1 23 Black Male 08-29-2022
Ruiz, Oscar New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 34 Hispanic Male 08-29-2022
Russo, Carmine New Jersey Essex 1997 2001 Assault Fine 0 51 White Male 06-06-2018
Ryan, Michael New Jersey Atlantic 2016 2018 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 50 White Male 04-17-2019
Shaw, Frank New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.5 50 Black Male 09-19-2022
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 49 White Male 03-13-2018
Simmons, Lawrence New Jersey Passaic 1977 2000 Murder Life 22.6 19 Black Male 06-07-2013
Spears, Darryl New Jersey Mercer 2014 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 15 years 2.2 23 Black Male 03-20-2018
Stewart, George New Jersey Camden 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.7 28 Black Male 09-06-2022
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 24 Black Male 03-13-2018
Troche, Juan New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 1.2 41 Hispanic Male 08-31-2022
Vega, Jose New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Hispanic Male 08-29-2022
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 12.8 19 Black Male 12-08-2015
Whitley, Harold New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 08-29-2022
Wilson, Horace New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 37 Black Male 03-13-2018
Worthy, Terence New Jersey Essex 2004 2005 Weapon Possession or Sale 7 years 0.9 36 Black Male 12-11-2017
Wright, Isaac Jr. New Jersey Somerset 1991 1998 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5.6 28 Black Male 05-10-2023
Zambino, Luigi New Jersey Mercer 1906 1909 Forgery 6 years 3.4 White Male 03-13-2018