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
Abbott, Cinque Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 02-14-2022
Abrego, Eruby Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Murder 90 years 17.8 20 Hispanic Male 08-25-2022
Adams, Demetris Illinois Cook 2004 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.3 22 Black Male 04-13-2020
Adams, Seneca Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 20 Black Male 12-08-2014
Adams, Tari Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 18 Black Male 12-08-2014
Agnew, Gregory Illinois Lake 1988 2001 Robbery 30 years 13.4 28 Black Male 01-18-2018
Aguirre, Omar Illinois Cook 1999 2003 Murder 55 years 3.8 28 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Ali, Chauncey Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 37 Black Male 04-13-2020
Allen, Crystal Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Female 02-10-2022
Allen, Crystal Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Female 04-27-2022
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 09-27-2021
Allen, Landon Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 29 Black Male 12-09-2018
Almond, George Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.3 28 Black Male 12-09-2018
Almond, George Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 30 Black Male 12-06-2021
Alvarado, Victor Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 0.9 26 Hispanic Male 05-31-2013
Anderson, Deonta Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.4 19 Black Male 05-02-2022
Anderson, Herbert Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 44 Black Male 04-28-2022
Anderson, Tyjuan Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder 50 years 10.5 19 Black Male 11-24-2015
Andino, Carlos Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder 60 years 25.7 21 Hispanic Male 08-23-2022
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 22.7 21 Black Male 12-21-2012
Armstrong, Craig Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Sex Offender Registration 1 year 0.2 40 Black Male 09-22-2019
Armstrong, Craig Illinois DuPage 2012 2016 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 1.2 46 Black Male 09-22-2019
Arroyo, Rogelio Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8.3 25 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Baker, Anthony Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 02-10-2022
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 18 years 9.6 32 Black Male 01-19-2016
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0 33 Black Male 03-28-2016
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder 50 years 5.1 20 Black Male 07-11-2019
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder 20 years 8.7 18 Black Male 01-30-2015
Beal, Teshama Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Female 02-10-2022
Bell, Deandre Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 12-09-2018
Bell, Jimmie Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 02-08-2022
Benitez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 32.0 18 Hispanic Male 10-05-2023
Blackmon, Eric Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder 60 years 13.5 20 Black Male 01-28-2019
Blair, Harvey Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.3 35 Black Male 12-09-2018
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19.5 24 Black Male 04-22-2016
Bolden, Percy Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 0.5 36 Black Male 05-17-2022
Bonners, Catrina Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Female 03-02-2021
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder 45 years 19.2 17 White Male 07-02-2018
Boyd, Darryl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 02-09-2022
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder 82 years 22.9 24 Black Male 09-10-2013
Boyland, Devin Illinois Cook 2024 2026 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 0.8 23 Black Male 06-23-2026
Bradley, Antwan Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 01-19-2021
Bradley, Javon Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 02-12-2022
Brakes, Warren Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.6 41 Black Male 02-15-2022
Brayboy, Glen Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0 44 Black Male 02-14-2022
Breeland, Vernell Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.8 23 Black Male 02-14-2022
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 04-03-2023
Brock, Donald Illinois Cook 1989 1989 Theft Not Sentenced 0.5 29 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 27.6 37 Black Male 11-26-2017
Brown, Jason Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.5 20 Black Male 05-24-2022
Brown, Marcel Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Murder 35 years 7.5 18 Black Male 07-24-2018
Brown, Robert Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder 35 years 5.1 42 Black Male 08-29-2011
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5.3 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0.1 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Bush, Sean Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.2 25 Black Male 02-10-2022
Bynum, Jerome Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 05-24-2022
Byrd, Darron Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 28 Black Male 02-26-2019
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 25 years 20.9 23 White Male 08-25-2022
Cameron, Darrell Illinois Cook 1991 1992 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.0 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Campbell, Teshome Illinois Champaign 1998 2016 Murder 55 years 17.3 21 Black Male 02-09-2016
Cardona, Gregorio Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 25.7 16 Hispanic Male 07-23-2025
Cardona, Robert Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 25.7 17 Hispanic Male 07-23-2025
Carter, Raynard Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 6 months 1.6 20 Black Male 02-26-2019
Carter, William Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 3.0 20 Black Male 07-17-2017
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder 26 years 2.5 19 White Male 04-12-2016
Castillo, Miguel Illinois Cook 1991 2001 Murder 48 years 9.2 35 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Catron, Xavier Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder 35 years 7.5 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Cerami, Sean Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.4 47 White Male 06-08-2016
Champagne, Terrell Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 16 Black Male 09-19-2023
Chatmon, Timothy Illinois Winnebago 1990 1995 Murder 35 years 5.0 30 Black Male 03-10-2014
Clark, Donald Iowa Johnson 2010 2016 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.3 35 White Male 08-31-2016
Claybon, Lugene Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.8 28 Black Male 02-14-2022
Claybron, Eson Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 02-14-2022
Cleveland, Albert Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder 45 years 20.4 20 Black Male 04-16-2019
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 37 Black Male 03-13-2018
Coleman, Bobby Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.3 22 Black Male 12-09-2018
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.3 19 Black Male 02-21-2019
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.1 16 Black Male 02-14-2022
Coleman, Laurarence Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 43 Black Female 02-16-2022
Colon, David Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder 50 years 24.1 20 Hispanic Male 08-25-2022
Colon, Edgardo Illinois Cook 2017 2023 Murder 84 years 4.7 34 Hispanic Male 07-19-2023
Colvin, Craig Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 2.1 36 Black Male 12-05-2018
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 months and 25 days 0 30 Black Male 02-12-2022
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 0.5 33 Black Male 04-28-2022
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.3 31 Black Male 05-16-2022
Craine, Alandis Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 2 months 0.4 29 Black Male 11-30-2022
Crawford, William Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Male 05-24-2022
Crivens, Algie III Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder 20 years 7.3 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
Cruz, Jose Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder 90 years 26.4 24 Hispanic Male 07-18-2022
Culverson, Damian Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 months 0.2 22 Black Male 10-07-2022
Curtis, Joshua Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.3 17 Black Male 12-09-2018
Davila, Edwin Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder 50 years 23.9 21 Hispanic Male 12-19-2022
Davis, Corey Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 02-15-2022
Davis, Lavelle Illinois Kane 1997 2009 Murder 45 years 9.1 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Day, Arnold Illinois Cook 1994 2018 Murder 60 years 24.5 18 Black Male 12-20-2018
Day, Lee Antione Illinois Cook 1992 2002 Murder 60 years 9.5 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Delaney, Milton Jr. Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 28 Black Male 12-10-2018
Delphie, Maurice Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.2 27 Black Male 12-11-2023
Dick, Steven Illinois Cook 1983 2001 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.5 18 White Male 03-21-2013
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1972 1974 Murder 25 to 60 years 1.8 18 Black Male 05-29-2020