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
Blackmon, Eric Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder 60 years 13.5 20 Black Male 2018 01-28-2019
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 31.6 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
Blackshire, James Texas Dallas 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 13.8 18 Black Male 2009 07-02-2012
Blair, Harvey Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.3 35 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Blake, Jeffrey New York Kings 1991 1998 Murder 36 to Life 7.6 21 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6.0 Don't Know Male 1980 03-13-2018
Bledsoe, Earnest Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.2 26 Black Male 2009 09-11-2015
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault 2 to 4 years 2.8 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Bolander, Patsy Texas Harris 1992 1996 Theft Probation 0 53 White Female 1992 09-15-2015
Bolden, Abraham Fed-IL (Northern) 1964 2022 Bribery 6 years 3.2 29 Black Male 1967 05-06-2022
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19.5 24 Black Male 2016 04-22-2016
Bolden, Percy Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 0.5 36 Black Male 2007 05-17-2022
Bolduc, Frank Fed-WI (Eastern) 1991 1999 Robbery 48 years and 4 months 8.6 42 White Male 1999 08-31-2011
Boles, Brian New York New York 1995 2025 Murder 25 years to Life 29.0 17 Black Male 2024 07-23-2025
Boncy, Roger Fed-MA 2019 2022 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 0 71 Black Male 2019 08-04-2022
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 35.7 20 Black Male 2019 03-11-2020
Bonners, Catrina Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Female 2007 03-02-2021
Booker, Esaw California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 4.7 46 Don't Know Male 1997 03-04-2021
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder 25 to life 1.6 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Booth, Darrell California Orange 2011 2017 Murder 15 to Life 5.3 28 Black Male 2017 01-18-2019
Bostic, Larry Florida Broward 1989 2007 Sexual Assault 8 years 18.2 31 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery 2 to 14 years 1.1 27 White Female 1935 03-13-2018
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder 45 years 19.2 17 White Male 2015 07-02-2018
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6.4 White Male 1987 03-13-2018
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 32.9 23 Black Male 2023 05-16-2023
Boyd, Darryl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2005 02-09-2022
Boyd, Kenneth Wayne Jr. Texas Shelby 1999 2013 Murder Life 13.4 22 Black Male 2012 05-11-2013
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, Maurice Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony 4 years and 9 months 1.4 28 Black Male 2018 12-10-2021
Bradley, Adam New York Westchester 2010 2013 Assault Probation 0 48 White Male 2010 08-20-2013
Bradley, Antwan Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2008 01-19-2021
Bradley, Javon Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2008 02-12-2022
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault 20 years 4.8 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017
Bragdon, Anthony District of Columbia 1992 2003 Sexual Assault 30 years 10.3 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Bragg, Rodney L. Arkansas Clark 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 4.9 31 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Brakes, Warren Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.6 41 Black Male 2010 02-15-2022
Branch, Lamont New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder 25 years 12.4 23 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Braunskill, Clarence New York Suffolk 1990 1997 Drug Possession or Sale 20 to 40 years 7.2 38 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Bravo, Mark California Los Angeles 1990 1994 Sexual Assault 8 years 3.2 31 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Life 15.6 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021
Brayboy, Glen Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0 44 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Breeland, Vernell Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.8 23 Black Male 2005 02-14-2022
Breland, Chad New York Queens 1997 2021 Robbery 15 years 15.0 26 Black Male 2012 10-25-2021
Brett, Scott Fed-WA (Eastern) 2017 2018 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 55 White Male 2017 12-09-2018
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12.4 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Briggs, Brandy Texas Harris 2000 2006 Child Abuse 17 years 5.2 19 White Female 2005 10-11-2011
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Bright, Dan L. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2004 Murder Death 8.0 35 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Bright, Gregory Louisiana Orleans 1976 2003 Murder Life 26.9 20 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Brim, Dominique Michigan Wayne 2002 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 14 Black Female 2002 08-29-2011
Britt, Cheydrick Florida Hillsborough 2004 2013 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 9.4 29 Black Male 2013 11-21-2013
Britton, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2014 Sexual Assault 50 years 18.6 38 Black Male 2014 11-12-2014
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder 10 to 25 years 4.7 White Male 1978 03-13-2018
Brock, Donald Illinois Cook 1989 1989 Theft Not Sentenced 0.5 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.4 35 Black Male 2014 02-17-2015
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 5.0 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 20 years 3.3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Brooks, Claude Jr. Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse 22 years 8.5 35 Black Male 2008 06-20-2017
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34.4 21 Black Male 2023 10-05-2023
Brooks, Gwendolyn Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 52 Black Female 2011 01-13-2015
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16.1 31 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Brooks, Quincy Texas Galveston 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.1 27 Black Male 2017 12-11-2017
Brooks, Riley Maryland Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7.0 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Broomes, Livingston New York Kings 2012 2019 Sexual Assault 4 years 2.5 64 Black Male 2014 06-03-2019
Broussard, Kenrard Louisiana Iberia 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 18 years 4.4 33 Black Male 2016 02-21-2023
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.0 32 Black Male 2022 05-01-2023
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 27.6 37 Black Male 2017 11-26-2017
Brown, Bradford District of Columbia 1975 1979 Murder 18 years to life 3.6 27 Black Male 1979 03-13-2018
Brown, Charles Ohio Lorain 2018 2021 Attempt, Violent 1 year and 2 months 1.2 58 Black Male 2019 04-19-2022
Brown, Charlotte Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.4 32 Black Female 2012 04-26-2014
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 18.5 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Brown, Donnesia New York Cayuga 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 to 4 years 0.2 47 Black Male 2017 07-20-2017
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 11.9 Black Male 1913 03-13-2018
Brown, Jason Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.5 20 Black Male 2009 05-24-2022
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration 6 months 0.5 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022
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, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 33 Black Male 2015 07-26-2021
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Brown, Lisa Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.6 47 Black Female 2012 09-08-2023
Brown, Marcel Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Murder 35 years 7.5 18 Black Male 2018 07-24-2018
Brown, Patrick Pennsylvania Dauphin 2002 2010 Robbery 22 to 70 years 8.0 21 Black Male 2010 06-30-2012
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28.4 20 Black Male 2023 05-22-2023
Brown, Robert Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder 35 years 5.1 42 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault 45 years 11.3 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Brown, Shawn Michigan Calhoun 2010 2021 Manslaughter 8 years and 4 months to 30 years 8.8 25 Black Male 2019 05-03-2021
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26.4 24 Black Male 2021 10-04-2021
Brown, Tony Florida Miami-Dade 2010 2018 Murder Life 8.4 33 Black Male 2018 10-22-2018
Brown, Tracy Texas Harris 1992 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 35 years 8.1 27 Black Male 2000 12-12-2022
Brownridge, Samuel New York Queens 1995 2020 Murder 25 to life 23.9 18 Black Male 2019 07-20-2020
Bruner, Carl II Michigan Wayne 2014 2020 Murder Life without parole 5.3 29 Black Male 2020 04-02-2020
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault 9 to 40 years 12.6 24 Black Male 2009 10-26-2023
Bryant, David New York Bronx 1976 2019 Murder 25 to Life 40.7 18 Black Male 2017 03-15-2019
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 2.8 38 Black Male 2000 05-15-2013
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 16.8 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Buari, Calvin New York Bronx 1995 2018 Murder 50 to life 21.5 20 Black Male 2017 03-29-2018
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder 10 years and 3 months 3.1 42 White Female 2021 01-25-2023
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11.4 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder 18 to Life 19.6 24 White Male 2022 08-14-2023
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2.4 19 Hispanic Male 2021 08-02-2021