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
Barrientos-Quintana, Edgar Minnesota Hennepin 2009 2024 Murder Life without parole 15.4 25 Hispanic Male 2024 12-05-2024
Bemboom, Bryan Minnesota Pine 2016 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 8 months 1.7 37 White Male 2018 07-08-2022
Davis, Javon Minnesota Hennepin 2015 2020 Attempted Murder 28 years and 3 months 5.0 26 Black Male 2020 04-06-2020
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20.1 36 White Male 1953 03-13-2018
Hill, Benjamin Minnesota Ramsey 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 3.5 30 White Male 2016 03-30-2022
Hughes, George Minnesota Chisago 1921 1931 Robbery Life 9.8 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Jackson, Sammy Minnesota Ramsey 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 3 months 0.3 42 Black Male 2015 08-26-2017
Kaiser, Robert Minnesota Stearns 2016 2025 Murder 20 years 5.5 31 White Male 2022 05-30-2025
Klass, Louis Minnesota Fillmore 1928 1931 Robbery 5 to 40 years 3.1 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Larson, Hollis Minnesota Goodhue 2008 2015 Threats 2 years and 5 months 1.3 43 White Male 2009 08-20-2018
Livingston, Joseph Minnesota Wright 2016 2021 Traffic Offense 5 years and 2 months 1.1 33 White Male 2017 07-14-2022
Lozoya, Clarence Jr. Minnesota Carlton 2017 2019 Assault 4 years 2.1 25 Native American Male 2019 03-21-2019
Patterson, Ronnie Jr. Minnesota Hennepin 2008 2012 Sex Offender Registration 1 year and 8 months 1.9 31 Black Male 2010 08-17-2018
Peterson, Nicholas Minnesota Mille Lacs 2012 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 25 White Male 2014 07-07-2022
Sarber, Laurence Minnesota Washington 2004 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 13 years and 2 months 5.6 40 White Male 2009 09-11-2019
Slyter, George Minnesota Hennepin 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9.0 33 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Townsend, Sherman Minnesota Hennepin 1998 2025 Burglary 20 years 9.7 47 Black Male 2007 07-18-2025