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
Santos, Edar Duarte Illinois Cook 2002 2003 Murder 12 years 0.5 26 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Saraceno, David Connecticut Middlesex 1998 1999 Arson Not Sentenced 0.9 18 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Sarauw, Derek New York Bronx 1974 1975 Sexual Assault 10 years 0 22 Black Male 1974 01-15-2026
Sarber, Laurence Minnesota Washington 2004 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 13 years and 2 months 5.6 40 White Male 2009 09-11-2019
Sargent, George Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery 25 years 1.8 37 Don't Know Male 1937 03-13-2018
Sarita, Danny New York New York 2009 2012 Assault 4 years 3.1 25 Hispanic Male 2012 09-20-2014
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 2.6 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023
Saunders, Frank Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.0 25 Black Male 2009 12-07-2018
Saunders, Leonard Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.5 38 Black Male 2006 02-12-2022
Saunders, Michael Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder 40 years 13.8 15 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Savory, Johnnie Illinois Peoria 1977 2015 Murder 50 to 100 years 29.5 14 Black Male 2006 02-02-2015
Scales, Richard Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.8 19 Black Male 2005 05-18-2022
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 25.9 21 Black Male 2013 10-16-2013
Scheer, Dana Fed-FL (Southern) 1995 1999 Fraud Probation 0 34 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Schledwitz, Karl Fed-TN (Eastern) 1992 1999 Fraud 6 months 0.5 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Schoppe, Carl California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0 30 Hispanic Male 2015 02-06-2017
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery 11 years 10.3 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013
Scott, Christopher Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2006 12-03-2018
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery 25 years 3.9 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scott, Malcolm Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 20.5 17 Black Male 2016 11-28-2016
Scott, Rachel Texas Harris 2017 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 3.0 32 Black Female 2020 09-29-2020
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault 40 years 7.6 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 0.8 23 Black Male 2015 03-17-2015
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6.0 21 Black Male 1979 03-13-2018
Seats, Devin Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 2009 12-12-2022
Seiber, George Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 1999 Assault 10 to 25 years 12.0 41 White Male 1999 12-04-2012
Self, Grant California Kern 1985 2008 Child Sex Abuse 31 years 22.8 31 White Male 2008 05-12-2013
Seri, Michael Caesar Connecticut Fairfield 2001 2003 Child Sex Abuse 6 months to 5 years 0.6 42 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Serrano, Armando Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder 55 years 21.7 20 Hispanic Male 2016 07-23-2016
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 17.6 17 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Serrano, Jason New York Richmond 2018 2021 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 5 days 0 30 Hispanic Male 2018 12-02-2021
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 2016 12-06-2017
Settle, Daniel Roy Texas Hale 1999 2011 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 8.0 18 White Male 2008 10-31-2012
Shabazz, Omar New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 5.0 27 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Shafer, Thomas New York Broome 2012 2024 Theft Probation 0 25 White Male 2012 10-14-2024
Shakur, Shabaka New York Kings 1989 2015 Murder 20 to life 26.3 23 Black Male 2015 06-09-2015
Shannon, Michael Louisiana Orleans 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 6.5 41 Black Male 2017 02-15-2018
Shannon, Rasaan Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 months 0.3 17 Black Male 2006 03-13-2022
Sharp, Shainne Illinois Cook 1994 2011 Murder 20 years 8.0 16 Black Male 2002 01-23-2012
Shaw, Anthony Illinois Cook 2012 2018 Robbery 6 years 2.4 29 Black Male 2015 04-24-2019
Shaw, Frank New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.5 50 Black Male 2009 09-19-2022
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery 5 to 15 years 0.5 23 Black Male 1961 03-13-2018
Shelman, Eron Michigan Wayne 1992 2025 Murder Life 30.2 19 Black Male 2023 02-04-2025
Shelton, Finaye Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 2000 06-01-2022
Shelton, Horace North Carolina Buncombe 2012 2014 Forgery 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years 2.3 51 Black Male 2014 11-28-2016
Shelton, Joseph Texas Dallas 2001 2003 Sex Offender Registration 5 years 2.4 40 White Male 2003 07-18-2023
Shelton, Stephen Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 33 Black Male 2008 05-24-2022
Shenault, Angelo Jr. Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.6 18 Black Male 2007 12-03-2018
Shenault, Angelo Jr. Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 6 months 1.6 20 Black Male 2009 12-03-2018
Shenault, Angelo Sr. Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 3 months 1.2 41 Black Male 2006 12-09-2018
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 49 White Male 1936 03-13-2018
Shepherd, Charles New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder 15 to Life 13.0 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud 6 months 0 53 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Shifflett, Wesley Virginia Fairfax 2024 2026 Other Violent Felony 3 years 0 34 Hispanic Male 2024 02-11-2026
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration 4 years 2.5 53 White Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 0.6 52 White Male 2015 05-05-2020
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 26.5 20 Black Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shortt, James California Los Angeles 1982 2010 Murder Life without parole 27.6 21 Black Male 2010 09-17-2012
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4.3 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Sierra, Thomas Illinois Cook 1997 2018 Murder 55 years 20.8 19 Hispanic Male 2017 01-16-2018
Sifuentes, Alberto Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 9.6 22 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Siggers, Darrell Michigan Wayne 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34.0 20 Black Male 2018 10-23-2018
Silva, Juan Sr. Wisconsin Milwaukee 2014 2015 Manslaughter 5 years 1.5 43 Hispanic Male 2015 08-20-2015
Silva-Santiago, Jesus Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Murder Life without parole 4.2 28 Hispanic Male 2010 10-06-2013
Sime, Jeffrey Oregon Deschutes 2013 2025 Traffic Offense Fine 0 45 White Male 2013 11-03-2025
Simmons, Claude Jr. Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 42 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Simmons, Eric Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.0 24 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Simmons, Jamaal Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2018 Murder 15 to 30 years 6.9 26 Black Male 2018 02-22-2019
Simmons, James Washington King 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 1 day 1.0 47 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Simmons, Mariah Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 12 days 0 21 Black Female 2016 05-31-2016
Simmons, Tommy III California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Murder Life 4.8 35 Black Male 2003 01-25-2014
Simon, Alstory Illinois Cook 1999 2014 Murder 37 years 15.1 32 Black Male 2014 10-31-2014
Sims, Germin Illinois Cook 2010 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.2 29 Black Male 2011 02-22-2019
Sims, Jerry Jr. Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2025 Murder 40 years and six months to life 5.5 29 Black Male 2025 05-20-2025
Sims, Oliver Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 17 Black Male 2004 03-08-2022
Singleton, Edward Indiana Lake 1931 1935 Robbery 10 years 3.7 39 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Sipe, David Fed-TX (Southern) 2001 2007 Assault Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Sisson, Robert District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault 5 years 1.6 Don't Know Male 1924 03-13-2018
Skinner, Gregory Texas Dallas 2012 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 10 years 6.5 42 Black Male 2018 02-15-2019
Slack, Frederic New York New York 1986 1988 Theft 2 to 4 years 1.1 45 Don't Know Male 1988 06-01-2020
Slade, Parrish North Carolina Moore 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.1 21 Black Male 2011 09-14-2015
Slater, Willie Lee Florida Orange 1999 2009 Assault Life 10.4 20 Black Male 2009 05-01-2013
Slaughter, Charles Illinois Cook 2011 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 42 Black Male 2011 10-11-2022
Slaughter, Mumin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Murder 25 to 50 years 16.7 23 Black Male 2024 07-22-2024
Sledge, Norris Wisconsin Milwaukee 1922 1922 Sexual Assault 15 years 0.2 Don't Know Male 1922 03-13-2018
Slyter, George Minnesota Hennepin 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Smart, Richard Michigan Oakland 1983 1988 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 4.4 33 White Male 1988 02-07-2020
Smigielski, Amy Massachusetts Hampden 2009 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 1.4 37 White Female 2011 11-06-2017
Smith, Alfred District of Columbia 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony 2 to 9 years 1.3 26 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Smith, Alonzo Illinois Cook 1984 2015 Murder 40 years 18.3 35 Black Male 2002 03-21-2017
Smith, Billy James Texas Dallas 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 19.4 34 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, Byron Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 33 Black Male 2009 08-25-2016
Smith, Donald Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 3.4 28 Black Male 2003 05-25-2022
Smith, Duran Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 3 months 0 25 Black Male 2014 10-04-2016
Smith, Eric Fed-Military 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.6 40 White Male 2013 09-22-2015
Smith, Feronda Michigan Genesee 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 7.5 30 Black Male 2018 02-04-2019
Smith, Frank Jr. New York Kings 1989 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 15 to life 14.1 20 White Male 2003 06-15-2020