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
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 0.6 34 Don't Know Male 1982 03-13-2018
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928 03-13-2018
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault 10 years 1.6 27 Don't Know Male 1956 06-03-2022
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery 30 years 1.1 26 Don't Know Male 1940 03-13-2018
Guilfoyle, Stephen A. Florida Pinellas 1926 1932 Robbery 10 years 2.5 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Harvey, Frank James Utah Box Elder 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 0.4 45 Don't Know Male 1988 10-21-2019
Kloss, David S. Jr. Florida Pinellas 1926 1956 Robbery 5 years 2.5 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Oliver, Thomas New York New York 1946 1947 Robbery 10 to 15 years 1.0 18 Don't Know Male 1947 06-29-2021
Reid, Gordon New Hampshire Hillsborough 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1.4 26 Don't Know Male 1988 03-13-2018
Riley, Raymond New York Kings 1936 1948 Theft 1.5 to 5 years 0 38 Don't Know Male 1936 03-13-2018
Sledge, Norris Wisconsin Milwaukee 1922 1922 Sexual Assault 15 years 0.2 Don't Know Male 1922 03-13-2018
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery 5 years 1.1 Don't Know Male 1940 03-13-2018
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter 1 to 10 years 1.5 Don't Know Female 1920 04-25-2022
Tiger, Natascha New York Orange 2012 2023 Other Violent Felony 4 months 0.3 40 Don't Know Female 2012 12-05-2023
Wainwright, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1905 1911 Child Abuse 10 to 15 years 5.7 Don't Know Male 1911 10-06-2025
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft 5 years 0.8 20 Don't Know Male 1896 03-13-2018