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 Posting Date
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.0 31 Black Male 05-01-2023
Chambers, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 2009 2014 Manslaughter 5 to 7 years 4.7 51 Black Male 09-21-2016
Correia, Ivano Massachusetts Plymouth 2014 2021 Other Violent Felony 20 years 6.8 28 Black Male 02-12-2022
Echavarria, Angel Massachusetts Essex 1996 2015 Murder Life without parole 19.3 27 Hispanic Male 06-20-2015
Hamilton, Tilfor Massachusetts Suffolk 2012 2016 Assault 5 years 4.0 32 Hispanic Male 04-09-2018
Hernandez, Angel Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 10.5 42 Hispanic Male 06-21-2021
Jones, Darrell Massachusetts Plymouth 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 31.2 18 Black Male 06-20-2019
Norton, Roger Massachusetts Hampden 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse 16 to 20 years 12.7 49 White Male 11-27-2012
Pina, Daniel Massachusetts Suffolk 2003 2025 Murder Life 16.6 22 Black Male 10-28-2025
Pope, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2022 Murder Life 35.4 30 Black Male 11-09-2022
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31.3 24 Hispanic Male 09-18-2017
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 4.6 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Wilhite, Charles Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2013 Murder Life without parole 2.1 25 Black Male 02-04-2013