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
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder 30 to Life 10.0 17 Black Female 02-17-2023
Spencer, Benjamine Texas Dallas 1987 2024 Murder 35 years 33.4 22 Black Male 10-01-2024
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.6 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1.4 24 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Spiller, Jonathan Fed-DC 2011 2012 Bribery Not Sentenced 0 58 White Male 02-27-2014
Spriggs, Terrence Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 4 days 0 23 Black Male 01-09-2024
Springsteen, Robert Texas Travis 2001 2009 Murder Death 8.1 17 White Male 08-29-2011
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 17.9 17 Black Male 05-22-2020
Spruill, Jeremiah New York New York 2014 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.6 36 Black Male 10-03-2022
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.4 22 White Male 08-29-2011
St. George, Bradley Wisconsin Ashland 1999 2003 Sexual Assault 20 years 2.9 28 White Male 07-30-2021
Stain, David Maine Penobscot 1888 1900 Murder Life 12.8 White Male 03-13-2018
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0.5 24 White Female 08-29-2011
Staples, Charles III Connecticut Windham 1991 2020 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 10.1 28 White Male 03-07-2024
Starks, Bennie Illinois Lake 1986 2013 Sexual Assault 60 years 20.3 26 Black Male 01-07-2013
Starks, Ronnie Illinois Lake 1982 1985 Robbery 11 years 3.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Staten, Harold Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1986 2024 Murder Life without parole 37.3 31 Black Male 02-14-2024
Statler, Paul E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery 42 years 3.8 21 White Male 07-26-2013
Steen, Dustin Georgia Burke 2016 2025 Murder Life without parole 9.6 31 White Male 05-21-2026
Steese, Fred Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 18.0 28 White Male 12-01-2017
Steidl, Gordon Illinois Edgar 1987 2004 Murder Death 16.9 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Sterling, Frank New York Monroe 1992 2010 Murder 25 to Life 17.6 25 White Male 08-29-2011
Stevens, Clifford Oregon Lane 1990 1995 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.4 55 White Male 02-24-2023
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse 1 1/2 to 10 years 3.3 23 White Female 02-01-2021
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 30.9 32 White Male 09-20-2021
Stevens, Richard Fed-NJ 1990 1992 Sexual Assault 14 years 2.4 32 Black Male 12-12-2012
Stevens, Ted Fed-DC 2008 2009 Official Misconduct Not Sentenced 0 83 White Male 08-29-2011
Stevenson, Christopher Texas Waller 2019 2021 Burglary 2 years 1.0 22 Black Male 04-04-2021
Stevenson, Macen Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 01-14-2015
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 12-09-2019
Stewart, Arthur New York Queens 1995 2001 Robbery 7 to 14 years 5.8 35 Black Male 08-29-2011
Stewart, C. Massachusetts Middlesex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse 15 to 25 years 0 30 White Male 04-01-2026
Stewart, Coleman Colorado Boulder 2015 2018 Menacing 45 days 0.1 23 White Male 02-04-2019
Stewart, Dail Utah Salt Lake 1984 1992 Murder 5 to life 7.4 22 White Male 10-14-2014
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8.3 26 Black Male 05-05-2016
Stewart, Everold Texas Dallas 1988 2019 Murder 25 years 2.9 19 Black Male 12-23-2019
Stewart, George New Jersey Camden 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.7 28 Black Male 09-06-2022
Stewart, Kia Louisiana Orleans 2009 2015 Murder Life without parole 6.0 17 Black Male 04-15-2015
Stewart, Nicholas Fed-Military 2009 2012 Sexual Assault 2 years 1.0 29 White Male 08-30-2012
Stewart, Ronald Florida Broward 1985 2019 Murder 50 years 23.6 23 White Male 03-24-2019
Stewart, T. Massachusetts Middlesex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse 7 to 15 years 0 26 White Female 04-01-2026
Stewart, Zackary Lee Missouri Greene 2008 2010 Murder Life without parole 2.7 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 2.7 36 White Male 03-13-2018
Stiers, Donald Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.2 25 White Male 01-20-2015
Stinchcomb, Mario Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17.0 22 Black Male 05-06-2021
Stingley, Warren California Contra Costa 2013 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 20 days 0 40 Black Male 02-06-2017
Stinson, Lavontae Sr. Wisconsin Milwaukee 2017 2023 Attempt, Violent Unknown 4.4 18 Black Male 07-07-2025
Stinson, Robert Lee Wisconsin Milwaukee 1985 2009 Murder Life 23.1 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Stokes, Alhummza Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.3 21 Black Male 04-13-2020
Stokes, Jabal Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.3 22 Black Male 02-21-2019
Stokes, Willie Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2022 Murder Life without parole 37.4 20 Black Male 02-11-2022
Stoll, John California Kern 1985 2004 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 18.6 41 White Male 08-29-2011
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder 7 to 14 years 6.5 41 White Female 03-11-2013
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 26.6 40 White Female 03-13-2018
Streater, Maceo Connecticut New Haven 1993 2022 Murder 35 years 24.8 23 Black Male 10-30-2023
Street, John Fed-MO (Western) 2006 2009 Murder Life without parole 0 36 White Male 08-24-2014
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery 5 years 1.1 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Strickland, Kevin Missouri Jackson 1979 2021 Murder Life 42.6 18 Black Male 12-06-2021
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery 6 months 0.3 24 Black Female 08-29-2011
Strickland, Romona Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 3 days 0 23 Black Female 06-08-2022
Stroik, Shane Wisconsin Portage 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse 5 years and 8 months 4.0 29 White Male 05-21-2026
Strong, Jason Illinois Lake 2000 2015 Murder 46 years 14.6 24 White Male 05-30-2015
Strughold, James Missouri St. Louis 1997 1999 Child Sex Abuse 30 days 0.1 53 White Male 09-22-2015
Stubbs, Leigh Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault 44 years 11.0 20 White Female 10-25-2018
Stuckey, Willie New York Kings 1986 2014 Murder 25 to life 15.1 16 Black Male 10-16-2014
Sturgeon, Michael Wisconsin Walworth 1997 2000 Burglary 120 days 0.3 16 White Male 07-15-2014
Styles, Larod Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Life without parole 18.7 16 Black Male 03-01-2017
Suares, Juan California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.3 21 Hispanic Male 12-13-2021
Suarez, Rafael Arizona Cochise 1997 2000 Assault 5 years 2.6 31 Hispanic Male 05-26-2015
Sullivan, Bryan Fed-Military 2016 2017 Sexual Assault 7 years 0.9 31 White Male 09-26-2017
Sullivan, Donald Jr. Michigan Wayne 1975 1982 Murder Life 6.9 22 Black Male 05-15-2020
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 4.6 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Sullivan, Maurice District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault 7 years 1.6 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Sullivan, Melvin Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder 20 years 7.5 27 White Male 12-07-2020
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 25.8 25 White Male 03-07-2019
Sullivan, Percy Fed-IN (Southern) 1896 1898 Forgery 4 years 1.5 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Surpris, Henry North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery 10 years 1.7 34 Black Male 08-10-2016
Surritt, Andrew Jr. Ohio Fayette 1992 1996 Burglary 1 year and 6 months 0.7 29 White Male 12-10-2018
Sutherlin, David Brian Minnesota Ramsey 1985 2002 Sexual Assault 3 years and 7 months 0.1 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Sutton, Josiah Texas Harris 1999 2004 Sexual Assault 25 years 3.7 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Sutton, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder 46 years 13.9 18 Black Male 10-10-2022
Swain, Lorinda Michigan Calhoun 2002 2016 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 7.0 36 White Female 05-24-2016
Swainson, Andrew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2020 Murder Life without parole 31.2 22 Black Male 07-13-2020
Swalley, Terry Ohio Ashtabula 2010 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.3 39 White Male 10-18-2018
Swanagan, Leonard Georgia Cobb 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration 1 year 1.0 54 Black Male 07-02-2014
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter 1 to 10 years 1.5 Don't Know Female 04-25-2022
Sweat, Danny Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.2 29 Black Male 10-25-2015
Swem, Christopher New York Jefferson 2018 2022 Murder 24 to Life 1.8 34 White Male 06-22-2022
Swenson, Nathaniel Kansas Sedgwick 2000 2013 Attempted Murder 16 years and 11 months 10.2 21 Black Male 12-11-2013
Swift, Rubin Pennsylvania Erie 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse 28 to 60 3/4 years 2.4 32 Black Male 06-18-2012
Swift, Terrill Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder 36 years 13.5 17 Black Male 01-27-2012
Swift, Walter Michigan Wayne 1982 2008 Sexual Assault 30 to 55 years 25.5 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Swinton, Alfred Connecticut Hartford 2001 2018 Murder 60 years 16.2 42 Black Male 03-07-2018
Sykes, Maurice District of Columbia 1997 2006 Murder 35 to Life 9.2 27 Black Male 11-19-2025
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1.3 55 White Male 03-13-2018
Taff, Maurice Missouri St. Louis 1931 1932 Robbery 10 years 1.0 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Taffner, Chris Arkansas Washington 2016 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.8 53 White Male 05-13-2022
Taggart, Moonshadow California Kern 2016 2019 Other Nonviolent Felony 7 years and 8 months 2.1 34 White Female 01-28-2020