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
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14.2 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Abdal, Warith Habib New York Erie 1983 1999 Sexual Assault 20 to Life 16.2 43 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Abney, Quentin New York New York 2006 2012 Robbery 20 to Life 5.8 32 Black Male 2012 05-13-2019
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder 1 year 0.7 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Alexander, Richard Indiana St. Joseph 1998 2001 Sexual Assault 70 years 3.8 29 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Allen, Billy Frederick Texas Dallas 1983 2011 Murder Life 25.5 37 White Male 2009 04-06-2012
Allen, Christopher Indiana St. Joseph 2002 2006 Murder Life 2.4 27 Black Male 2004 09-09-2016
Alvarez, Roy California Los Angeles 1995 2002 Robbery 14 years 6.8 38 Hispanic Male 2002 01-20-2014
Amezquita, Gilbert Texas Harris 1998 2007 Assault 15 years 8.4 20 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Amick, Michael Missouri Oregon 2011 2016 Murder Life 5.4 32 White Male 2016 12-10-2016
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder 45 years 19.7 39 White Male 2017 02-23-2018
Anderson, James C. New York Bronx 1990 1990 Burglary Not Sentenced 0.5 39 Black Male 1990 02-16-2014
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Anderson, Robert Michigan Kent 1970 1973 Theft 4 years 2.1 Black Male 1973 03-04-2021
Anderson, Roland Mississippi Hinds 1997 2007 Assault 15 years 7.2 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Angeles-Acosta, Roberto New York Queens 1995 2019 Attempted Murder 16 2/3 to 50 years 24.4 37 Hispanic Male 2019 01-20-2020
Ansari, Alexandre Michigan Wayne 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 5.5 28 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019
Appling, Riolordo California Los Angeles 2012 2013 Assault Not Sentenced 0.8 28 Black Male 2013 03-13-2013
Aryee, Isaac Colorado Denver 2011 2020 Child Sex Abuse 30 to Life 8.0 40 Black Male 2019 12-11-2024
Ausby, John District of Columbia 1972 2020 Murder Life 17.3 20 Black Male 1989 07-12-2023
Avery, Steven Wisconsin Manitowoc 1985 2003 Attempted Murder 32 years 17.7 23 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Aviles, Anselmo Massachusetts Worcester 1989 1997 Sexual Assault 16 to 18 years 8.2 22 Hispanic Male 1997 09-04-2012
Ayers, Randall Lynn Ohio Hamilton 1982 1990 Attempted Murder 14 to 50 years 8.3 17 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 10.5 35 White Male 1960 03-13-2018
Baker, Dontrell Florida Pinellas 1997 1997 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 18 Black Male 1997 09-14-2015
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 5.9 23 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Barbour, Bennett Virginia James City 1978 2012 Sexual Assault 10 years 4.2 22 Black Male 1982 06-27-2012
Barner, Glenn California Los Angeles 1992 1993 Robbery 16 years 0.7 31 Black Male 1993 07-12-2016
Barnhouse, William Indiana Delaware 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 80 years 24.2 35 White Male 2017 05-14-2017
Bauer, Chester Montana Silver Bow 1983 1997 Sexual Assault 30 years 14.3 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Baylor, Ronnie California Riverside 1987 1996 Sexual Assault 16 years 7.6 25 Black Male 1995 02-26-2014
Beaman, Alan W. Illinois McLean 1995 2009 Murder 50 years 13.8 20 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Beaver, Antonio Missouri St. Louis City 1997 2007 Robbery 18 years 9.9 30 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bell, Craig Virginia City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder 20 years 0.2 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018
Benitez, Ricardo New York Queens 2010 2015 Robbery 22 to life 4.4 54 Hispanic Male 2015 04-12-2017
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault 15 years 1.5 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Life 27.4 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Black Elk, Cassandra North Dakota Burleigh 2022 2023 Child Abuse 1 year and 6 months 0.7 26 Native American Female 2023 11-08-2023
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 31.6 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.9 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8.3 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Bolduc, Frank Fed-WI (Eastern) 1991 1999 Robbery 48 years and 4 months 8.6 42 White Male 1999 08-31-2011
Booker, Donte Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 2005 Sexual Assault 10 to 25 years 16.3 18 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Boquete, Orlando Florida Monroe 1983 2006 Sexual Assault 65 years 13.0 27 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Boyette, Calvin New York Kings 1984 2001 Attempted Murder 12 1/2 to 25 years 16.7 19 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Bradford, Ted Washington Yakima 1996 2010 Sexual Assault 10 years 9.2 22 Native American Male 2005 08-29-2011
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault 20 years 4.8 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017
Briscoe, Johnny Missouri St. Louis 1983 2006 Sexual Assault 45 years 23.2 28 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Briscoe, Terence Texas Harris 2009 2010 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.6 19 Black Male 2010 01-30-2023
Brison, Dale Pennsylvania Chester 1991 1994 Sexual Assault 18 to 42 years 2.6 27 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Brock, Corey Michigan Oakland 2000 2025 Sexual Assault 7 to 32 years 25.1 18 Black Male 2025 06-06-2025
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 5.0 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Brooks, Elvis Louisiana Orleans 1977 2022 Murder Life without parole 42.1 19 Black Male 2019 01-17-2023
Brown, Charles Ohio Lorain 2018 2021 Attempt, Violent 1 year and 2 months 1.2 58 Black Male 2019 04-19-2022
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 18.5 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault 35 years 4.0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecombe 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse 5 to 6 3/4 years 3.7 37 Black Male 2013 10-26-2016
Brown, Nathan Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2014 Sexual Assault 25 years 16.6 23 Black Male 2014 06-25-2014
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault 9 to 40 years 12.6 24 Black Male 2009 10-26-2023
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0.3 43 White Female 1999 08-29-2011
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery 30 years 8.6 20 Black Male 2015 10-06-2015
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 16.8 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Bullock, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2012 2025 Robbery 32 to 72 years 13.0 30 Black Male 2025 06-03-2025
Bullock, Ronnie Illinois Cook 1984 1994 Child Sex Abuse 60 years 10.5 27 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bunkley, Derrick Michigan Wayne 2014 2016 Attempted Murder 17 to 32 years 1.4 22 Black Male 2016 02-25-2016
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault 50 years 21.0 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 18.7 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault 20 years 8.1 26 White Male 1987 08-29-2011
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse 1 year 1.0 37 White Male 2016 12-30-2024
Bush, Gary Virginia Petersburg City 2007 2018 Robbery 12 years 9.1 56 White Male 2016 05-30-2018
Butler, A.B. Jr. Texas Smith 1983 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16.1 28 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12.0 23 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Caban, Sandro Illinois Cook 2014 2020 Burglary 12 years 4.7 38 Hispanic Male 2019 02-15-2023
Cage, Dean Illinois Cook 1996 2008 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 11.6 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Calhoun, Terance Michigan Wayne 2007 2022 Child Sex Abuse 17 to 32 years 15.2 19 Black Male 2022 05-02-2022
Callace, Leonard New York Suffolk 1987 1992 Sexual Assault 25 to 50 years 5.6 31 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Campbell, Lori Georgia Douglas 2005 2007 Theft Probation 0 32 Black Female 2005 01-12-2018
Cannon, Philip Scott Oregon Polk 2000 2009 Murder Life without parole 9.8 32 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Cannon, Trevor Georgia Chatham 2015 2018 Manslaughter 8 years 1.7 22 White Male 2017 01-11-2018
Capozzi, Anthony New York Erie 1987 2007 Sexual Assault 11 to 35 years 20.2 27 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25.1 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Carini, William Illinois Lake 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 26 years 10.6 28 White Male 2002 01-10-2017
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 3.6 57 White Male 1997 07-03-2012
Cartee, Frank Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery 12 years 2.1 29 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35.3 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Chalmers, Terry New York Westchester 1987 1995 Sexual Assault 12 to 24 years 7.7 20 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Chaparro, Anthony New Jersey Union 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Life 11.3 48 Hispanic Male 2014 12-05-2014
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14.0 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17.5 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26.4 20 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Childers, Brad Texas Collin 2004 2018 Robbery 50 years 14.2 20 White Male 2018 07-01-2018
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 1995 02-22-2012
Chumley, Tom Edwin Georgia Columbia 2005 2009 Murder Life 4.3 52 White Male 2009 06-25-2013
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 23.5 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Clark, Royal Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 2003 2019 Robbery 49 years and six months 16.0 24 Black Male 2019 06-28-2019
Clay, James Chad-Lewis Michigan Wayne 2017 2019 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 1.7 16 Black Male 2019 09-05-2019
Coakley, Marion New York Bronx 1985 1987 Sexual Assault 5 to 15 years 2.3 28 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 8.9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011