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: 2682
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Pittman, Marcellous Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Attempted Murder 80 years 15.3 18 Black Male 10-26-2022
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12.1 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Pitts, Kenneth New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 0.9 33 Black Male 08-29-2022
Pleytez, Charlotte California Los Angeles 2009 2024 Murder 50 to Life 15.2 20 Hispanic Female 02-03-2025
Plotnick, Samuel Kentucky Whitley 2001 2008 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 7.0 28 White Male 12-29-2012
Podaras, Charles California San Mateo 2005 2006 Assault 10 days 0 46 White Male 05-03-2017
Poindexter, Quinn Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Assault 15 1/2 to 22 years 6.6 29 Black Male 01-19-2021
Polanco, Dionisio Rhode Island Providence 2008 2011 Assault 10 years 2.7 38 Hispanic Male 02-21-2023
Polk, Eric Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 27 Black Male 01-06-2015
Polonia, Diomedes New York Bronx 1998 2003 Attempted Murder 14 to 18 years 4.2 26 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Pondexter, Ronald New York Kings 1993 1997 Murder 25 to life 4.2 22 Black Male 09-02-2014
Poole, Gilbert Jr. Michigan Oakland 1989 2021 Murder Life without parole 32.0 23 White Male 06-18-2021
Pope, Graylan Texas Dallas 2014 2018 Sex Offender Registration 180 days 0.1 51 Black Male 11-02-2018
Pope, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2022 Murder Life 35.4 30 Black Male 11-09-2022
Porter, Kerry Kentucky Jefferson 1998 2011 Murder 60 years 13.5 34 Black Male 01-14-2012
Posey, Joseph Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.7 35 Black Male 01-02-2025
Potts, Cameo Illinois Cook 2004 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0.1 17 Black Male 04-18-2025
Potts, Clinton Oklahoma Muskogee 2009 2012 Murder Life without parole 2.9 30 White Male 09-30-2013
Potts, Hasaan Illinois Cook 2003 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.7 23 Black Male 04-13-2020
Powell, Benny California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17.0 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Powell, Bruce Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.4 42 Black Male 08-03-2017
Powell, Kenneth Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 38 Black Male 06-07-2022
Powell, Marquez Georgia Fulton 2008 2026 Murder Life 17.7 20 Black Male 06-24-2026
Powell, Willard Fed-IA (Southern) 1910 1910 Fraud 2 years and $10,000 fine 0.3 38 White Male 03-13-2018
Powels, Michael Michigan Wayne 2007 2019 Murder 45 to 75 years 11.1 26 Black Male 02-20-2019
Prentice, Mark New York Tompkins 1989 1995 Robbery 12 1/2 to 25 years 6.0 27 White Male 10-31-2014
Prevost, Lloyd Michigan Macomb 1920 1930 Murder Life 10.6 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Price, Christy Illinois Champaign 2014 2025 Other Nonviolent Felony 2 years 1.9 42 White Female 07-31-2026
Priester, James New York Rensselaer 1981 1984 Manslaughter 8.3 to 25 years 3.2 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Prince, Patrick Illinois Cook 1994 2017 Murder 60 years 22.7 19 Black Male 05-27-2017
Prisament, Martin Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery 3 years 2.1 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Proctor, Eric Oregon Lane 1986 1995 Murder Life 8.1 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Prophet, Byron Texas Harris 2008 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 16 years 5.5 23 Black Male 10-01-2024
Provience, Dwayne Michigan Wayne 2001 2010 Murder 32 to 62 years 8.7 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Puckett, Jeremy California Sacramento 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18.1 21 Black Male 03-31-2020
Pugh, Earl Howard Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 16.4 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Pursley, Patrick Illinois Winnebago 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 23.0 28 Black Male 02-04-2019
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5.4 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Puskas, Timothy New Jersey Middlesex 2017 2024 Murder 40 years 4.1 38 White Male 04-02-2024
Qualls, Ronnie Massachusetts Suffolk 1993 2020 Murder Life 25.9 20 Black Male 09-21-2020
Quezada, Ruddy New York Kings 1993 2015 Murder 25 to life 22.5 29 Hispanic Male 09-02-2015
Quiambao-Holland, Camaran Illinois DuPage 2009 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Hispanic Male 06-14-2016
Quick, Wesley Alabama Jefferson 1997 2003 Murder Death 5.6 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Quinney, Melvin Jr. Texas Bexar 1991 2023 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 8.0 41 White Male 05-31-2023
Rachell, Ricardo Texas Harris 2003 2011 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 5.5 45 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Radi, Gary Montana Big Horn 1975 1978 Murder Death 0 30 White Male 01-25-2021
Rainbolt, Thomas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 45 days 0 51 Black Male 12-27-2014
Rainey, Lee Illinois Cook 2003 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 12-06-2018
Rakowski, Kevyn Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud 4 1/2 years 0 57 White Female 07-16-2021
Ralston, Sean Massachusetts Middlesex 1989 1992 Manslaughter 10 to 15 years 2.8 18 White Male 10-25-2014
Ramchair, Racky New York Queens 1997 2010 Robbery 10 to 20 years 13.3 22 Other Male 07-02-2014
Ramirez-Lopez, Juan Fed-CA (Southern) 2000 2003 Immigration 6 1/2 years 2.5 44 Hispanic Male 10-15-2012
Ramirez-Power, Hollie Louisiana St. Tammany 2018 2018 Traffic Offense Not Sentenced 0 36 White Female 08-13-2019
Randolph, James Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 3.2 30 Black Male 02-15-2022
Ranes, Thomas Oklahoma Tulsa 2010 2011 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.6 41 White Male 04-28-2022
Ranta, David New York Kings 1991 2013 Murder 37 1/2 to Life 21.8 35 White Male 03-21-2013
Rash, Morris Wisconsin Milwaukee 2004 2009 Weapon Possession or Sale 4 to 6 years 5.4 23 Black Male 01-12-2017
Raugust, Richard Montana Sanders 1998 2016 Murder Life 17.7 31 White Male 09-12-2016
Raya, Amany Fed-VA (Western) 2020 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0.6 37 White Female 05-25-2021
Raynor, Donald Connecticut Hartford 2015 2024 Murder 60 years 9.0 21 Black Male 05-08-2024
Rea, Julie Illinois Lawrence 2002 2006 Murder 65 years 2.4 28 White Female 08-29-2011
Reasonover, Ellen Missouri St. Louis 1983 1999 Murder Life 15.7 24 Black Female 08-29-2011
Recendez-Lopez, Edgar Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 3 months 0.2 20 White Male 01-14-2015
Redick, Neal Michigan Genesee 1992 2007 Child Sex Abuse 16 to 30 years 15.9 28 White Male 06-23-2014
Reed, Carl Illinois Cook 2005 2023 Murder 27 years 14.3 41 Black Male 06-15-2023
Reed, DeShawn Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Attempted Murder 20 to 30 years 7.7 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Reed, Deshawn California Alameda 2014 2017 Murder Life without parole 3.0 26 Black Male 05-30-2017
Reed, Gregory New York New York 1979 1988 Murder 15 to life 5.6 22 Black Male 07-31-2021
Reed, Marvin Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Attempted Murder 20 to 32 years 7.7 33 Black Male 08-29-2011
Reed, Mary New York Westchester 1973 1976 Manslaughter 4 to 15 years 2.4 Don't Know Female 03-13-2018
Reed, Pamela Indiana Hendricks 1997 1998 Theft 4 days 0.1 36 White Female 03-29-2018
Reeder, Kuantau Louisiana Orleans 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26.4 20 Black Male 03-24-2022
Register, Kash California Los Angeles 1979 2013 Murder Life without parole 34.0 18 Black Male 12-15-2013
Regustors, Donta Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2023 Murder Life 11.4 21 Black Male 09-05-2023
Reichert, Joseph Washington King 2001 2003 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.7 20 White Male 09-05-2017
Reid, Anthony Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 0.6 21 Black Male 05-16-2023
Reissfelder, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1967 1982 Murder Life 9.9 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Relerford, Walter Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Stalking 6 years 3.2 28 Black Male 03-18-2019
Renchie, Shanta Texas Harris 2017 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.1 38 Black Female 10-09-2023
Reno, Ronald California Fresno 1997 2002 Weapon Possession or Sale 25 to Life 4.6 32 White Male 08-29-2011
Reyes, Andrew Illinois Cook 1992 2010 Attempted Murder 12 years 1.4 22 Hispanic Male 06-02-2020
Reyes, George Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 10 months 0.9 33 Hispanic Male 08-02-2015
Reyna, Tyrone Illinois Cook 1994 2023 Murder 25 years 13.1 15 Hispanic Male 11-14-2023
Reynolds, Melvin Lee Missouri Buchanan 1979 1983 Murder Life 4.0 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Reynolds, Roger Ohio Butler 2022 2024 Official Misconduct Probation 0 47 White Male 06-27-2024
Reyos, James Texas Ector 1983 2023 Murder 38 years 23.4 25 Native American Male 11-29-2023
Rhoades, Nick Iowa Black Hawk 2009 2014 Other Violent Felony 25 years 0.4 33 White Male 10-09-2014
Rhodes, Troy Louisiana Orleans 2003 2021 Attempted Murder Life 15.0 34 Black Male 11-15-2021
Rhynes, Michael New York Monroe 1986 2024 Murder 52 1/2 to life 37.3 23 Black Male 01-23-2024
Richardson, Dietrich Illinois Peoria 2011 2016 Robbery 30 years 2.7 22 Black Male 01-08-2017
Richardson, Harvill Sr. Mississippi Harrison 2011 2017 Murder Life 3.4 66 White Male 04-05-2017
Richardson, Julie California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 44 White Female 01-26-2014
Rickard, Joseph Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder 15 to life 26.8 24 White Male 01-14-2025
Ricks, Amber Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 24 Black Female 05-31-2016
Ricks, Desmond Michigan Wayne 1992 2017 Murder 30 to 60 years 24.7 25 Black Male 06-06-2017
Rigel, Sierra Oregon Curry 2011 2014 Manslaughter Community Service 0 17 White Female 08-24-2014
Rios, Jaime Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder 36 years 17.3 20 Hispanic Male 09-06-2022
Rios-Vargas, Nora Colorado Weld 2017 2023 Burglary 4 years 4.0 36 Hispanic Female 02-05-2024
Ripan, Alexander Michigan Saginaw 1920 1939 Murder Life 18.8 27 White Male 03-13-2018
Risha, Jesse Fed-PA (Western) 2004 2006 Attempt, Violent Not Sentenced 0.3 47 White Male 08-29-2011