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
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault 15 years 1.5 15 Black Male 04-01-2021
Bess, Ben South Carolina Florence 1915 1929 Assault 30 years 14.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault 2 to 4 years 2.8 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0.2 21 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1976 1976 Assault 1 year 0.1 22 Black Male 05-29-2020
Henry, Jim Florida Citrus 1909 1911 Assault 5 years 1.7 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hodsdon, Edward Maine Aroostook 1946 1952 Assault 15 years 5.7 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Sisson, Robert District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault 5 years 1.6 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Sullivan, Maurice District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault 7 years 1.6 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018