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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Total records: 181
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Adams, Cheryl Massachusetts Essex 1989 1993 Theft Probation 0 26 White Female 10-28-2014
Adams, Don Ray Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2011 Murder Life 18.8 32 Black Male 03-13-2012
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30.1 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Aina, Andre Pennsylvania Centre 2015 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale 3 to 6 years 4.4 22 Black Male 04-06-2020
Aldrich, Robert Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 2005 2006 Theft 5 to 7 1/2 years 1.2 41 Black Male 12-31-2016
Alvarez, Carlos Jr. Massachusetts Worcester 2017 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 2.9 38 Hispanic Male 12-31-2024
Anderson, David Pennsylvania Venango 2001 2011 Sexual Assault 5 to 15 years 0 34 White Male 11-24-2014
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery 1.17 years 0.3 White Male 03-13-2018
Baker, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 2002 Murder Life 25.2 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Bell, James Jr. Pennsylvania Lancaster 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 2 to 5 years 1.9 27 Black Male 06-18-2014
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10.4 23 Black Male 05-22-2019
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17.3 22 Black Male 12-17-2024
Berry, Johnny Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2019 Murder Life without parole 22.9 16 Black Male 06-27-2019
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 32.9 23 Black Male 05-16-2023
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.0 31 Black Male 05-01-2023
Brown, Jacquez Pennsylvania York 2013 2022 Murder 50 to Life 8.2 15 Black Male 02-18-2022
Brown, Patrick Pennsylvania Dauphin 2002 2010 Robbery 22 to 70 years 8.0 21 Black Male 06-30-2012
Camp, Gerald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0.8 27 Black Male 04-16-2019
Carter, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 1996 Murder Life 8.9 40 Black Male 08-29-2011
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Chambers, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 2009 2014 Manslaughter 5 to 7 years 4.7 51 Black Male 09-21-2016
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40.5 23 White Male 07-30-2020
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 11.7 31 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Chiappini, Wayne Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Assault 2 years and 6 months 1.2 48 White Male 09-30-2016
Clay, Frederick Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36.0 16 Black Male 08-15-2017
Comer, Willie Pennsylvania Dauphin 1961 1962 Robbery 2 to 4 years 0.3 20 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Conley, Kenneth Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2005 Perjury 2 years and 10 months 0 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Coulston, Troy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 7.4 20 Black Male 12-17-2021
Cowans, Stephan Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2004 Attempted Murder 30 to 45 years 5.6 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Crawford, Steven Pennsylvania Dauphin 1974 2002 Murder Life 27.8 14 Black Male 08-29-2011
Crosland, Curtis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2021 Murder Life without parole 32.5 23 Black Male 07-08-2021
Czubryt, Robert Massachusetts Berkshire 2010 2016 Sexual Assault 2 months 0.1 50 White Male 04-30-2018
Daidone, Albert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15.3 38 White Male 11-17-2014
Davis, Faheem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9.2 22 Black Male 11-15-2023
Dixon, Rafiq Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2022 Murder Life 9.7 29 Black Male 04-27-2022
Domenech, Alfredo Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 17.6 23 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary 4 to 6 years 1.2 White Male 03-13-2018
Echavarria, Angel Massachusetts Essex 1996 2015 Murder Life without parole 19.3 27 Hispanic Male 06-20-2015
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 19.7 19 Black Male 12-31-2018
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 3.7 27 Black Female 03-13-2018
Emory, Malcolm Massachusetts Suffolk 1970 1990 Assault Probation 0 19 Native American Male 04-08-2013
Felder, Lance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 14.9 16 Black Male 06-19-2014
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary 2.5 years 0.6 19 Don't Know Male 01-18-2019
Fils, Roland Massachusetts Hampden 2008 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 3.5 35 Black Male 10-04-2016
Fortune, Michael Massachusetts Suffolk 2015 2025 Burglary 2 years 1.5 58 Black Male 11-29-2025
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26.4 23 Black Male 03-01-2021
Frazier, Bryan Massachusetts Suffolk 2004 2009 Possession of Stolen Property 2 years and 6 months 1.5 20 White Male 03-19-2018
Fritz, Judith Pennsylvania Lehigh 1995 1997 Manslaughter 3 years 0 35 White Female 05-29-2013
Fulmore, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2016 Attempted Murder 15 to 30 years 3.5 21 Black Male 04-13-2017
Gainer, Donald Pennsylvania Allegheny 1985 1992 Arson 22 to 45 years 7.6 31 White Male 10-14-2014
Gaines, Raymond Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2025 Murder Life without parole 44.9 20 Black Male 10-24-2025
Garcia, Arkel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6.3 19 Black Male 07-16-2021
Gibbs, Corey Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Murder Life without parole 11.2 33 Black Male 02-12-2025
Gilyard, Eugene Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 14.9 16 Black Male 06-19-2014
Godesky, Scott Pennsylvania Allegheny 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 22.5 24 White Male 09-03-2019
Goodwin, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Life without parole 9.7 20 Black Male 03-20-2023
Grace, Frank "Parky" Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11.0 29 Black Male 03-13-2018
Graham, Chris Massachusetts Hampden 2018 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 1.5 29 Black Male 01-07-2025
Grant, Michael Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2024 Attempted Murder 25 to 50 years 15.3 27 Black Male 01-16-2025
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3.5 45 Black Male 03-13-2018
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27.4 47 White Male 08-29-2011
Green, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1947 1957 Murder Life 10.0 35 Black Male 03-13-2018
Gutierrez, Erasmo Massachusetts Essex 2004 2022 Arson 1 to 2 years 1.8 39 Hispanic Male 05-05-2023
Guzman, Humberto Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 1997 Drug Possession or Sale 18 to 20 years 5.2 40 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Haley, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 2008 Murder Life without parole 35.9 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Handy, Dwane Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Murder Life without parole 10.9 19 Black Male 06-26-2024
Harding, Christopher Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1998 Assault 10 to 12 years 5.4 36 Black Male 08-29-2011
Harris, Jahmir Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6.2 23 Black Male 04-07-2021
Hernandez, Angel Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 10.5 42 Hispanic Male 06-21-2021
Hill, Marvin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder 16 1/2 to 43 years 10.0 19 Black Male 03-07-2023
Hill, Michael Massachusetts Hampden 1996 2002 Murder Life without parole 3.8 18 Black Male 09-10-2012
Hintz, Marcia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 5 to 10 years 4.2 44 White Female 04-08-2021
Holden, Gregory Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1983 2024 Murder Life without parole 40.7 19 Black Male 04-22-2024
Hollman, Chester III Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Life without parole 26.2 21 Black Male 08-01-2019
Howell, Gerald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1983 2023 Murder Life without parole 39.7 18 Black Male 11-13-2023
Jackson, Richard Pennsylvania Delaware 1998 2000 Murder Life without parole 1.2 40 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jacobson, Barry Massachusetts Berkshire 1983 2022 Arson 6 months 1.1 38 White Male 04-05-2022
Jenkins, Shaun Massachusetts Suffolk 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 16.4 23 Black Male 01-13-2022
Johnson, Antione Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2019 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 32 Black Male 03-27-2020
Johnson, Donnell Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder 18 to 20 years 3.7 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 06-02-2020
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10.4 20 Black Male 03-13-2018
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23.0 20 Black Male 01-11-2021
Johnson, Ronald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1991 2024 Murder Life without parole 32.4 27 Black Male 03-28-2024
Johnson, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2023 Murder 30 to 60 years 14.0 24 Black Male 06-15-2023
Jones, Darrell Massachusetts Plymouth 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 31.2 18 Black Male 06-20-2019
Jones, Hayden Pennsylvania Allegheny 1949 1968 Child Sex Abuse 15 to 30 years 18.7 25 White Male 03-13-2018
Jordan, Tracy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2006 2024 Murder Life without parole 18.0 39 Black Male 11-15-2024
Joseph, Eric Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2026 Murder Life 41.4 19 Black Male 03-17-2026
Kamara, Barry Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2023 Murder Life 17.3 17 Black Male 03-30-2023
Kauffman, Carl Joe Jr. Pennsylvania Bedford 2001 2004 Robbery 5 to 15 years 2.9 21 White Male 08-30-2013
Kelly, Donald Pennsylvania Cambria 1990 1993 Murder Life 2.9 26 White Male 07-31-2013
Kelly, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2024 Murder Life without parole 27.9 36 Black Male 08-07-2024
Kingwood, Curtis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9.2 22 Black Male 11-15-2023
LaFratta, Joseph Massachusetts Essex 2009 2010 Forgery 2 years 1.1 33 White Male 02-15-2018
Lawson, Tyree Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Attempted Murder 14 to 28 years 1.6 27 Black Male 02-21-2023
Lazar, Steven Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2023 Murder Life 12.9 22 White Male 04-10-2023
Leaster, Bobby Joe Massachusetts Suffolk 1971 1986 Murder Life 15.5 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
Lewis, Joshua Massachusetts Norfolk 2007 2016 Attempted Murder 4 to 6 years 4.0 19 Black Male 06-23-2025