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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Total records: 922
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Abdal, Warith Habib New York Erie 1983 1999 Sexual Assault 20 to Life 16.2 43 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28.1 17 White Male 2015 02-13-2015
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5.4 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder 1 year 0.7 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Adams, Kenneth Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder 75 years 17.7 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30.1 19 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 11.9 28 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Adams, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 30.7 26 Black Male 2014 05-13-2014
Adams, Sandra New York Monroe 1998 1999 Menacing Not Sentenced 0 29 Black Female 1998 04-01-2013
Adams, Seneca Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 20 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Adams, Tari Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 18 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27.3 17 Black Male 2003 11-21-2014
Ala, Kadafi New York Kings 2001 2021 Attempt, Violent 21 years 17.8 20 Black Male 2018 07-16-2021
Aldape Guerra, Ricardo Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 14.5 20 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37.2 19 Black Male 2018 02-06-2018
Allen, Dwight Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2003 Assault Probation 0 28 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
Allen, George Jr. Missouri Cole 1983 2013 Murder 95 years 29.3 25 Black Male 2012 01-18-2013
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 1987 09-27-2021
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.9 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Almanza, Fernando Arizona Pinal 2013 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life 9.8 49 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2024
Alvarez, Roy California Los Angeles 1995 2002 Robbery 14 years 6.8 38 Hispanic Male 2002 01-20-2014
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder 55 years 25.1 19 White Male 2007 08-15-2015
Anderson, David Pennsylvania Venango 2001 2011 Sexual Assault 5 to 15 years 0 34 White Male 2001 11-24-2014
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Andino, Carlos Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder 60 years 25.7 21 Hispanic Male 2022 08-23-2022
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23.0 17 White Male 2021 02-19-2021
Armstrong, Ralph Wisconsin Dane 1981 2009 Murder Life 28.4 27 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Armstrong, Richard Michigan Otsego 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse 14 to 30 years 5.6 25 White Male 2011 04-12-2012
Arroyo, Bladimil New York Kings 2002 2019 Murder 20 to Life 16.2 21 Hispanic Male 2019 03-07-2019
Artis, John New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder 15 years to life 14.6 19 Black Male 1981 08-04-2020
Atkins, Herman California Riverside 1988 2000 Sexual Assault 45 years and 8 months 8.4 20 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 26.8 25 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Baillie, Nissa Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter 15 years 0 20 White Female 1997 01-29-2014
Baker, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 2002 Murder Life 25.2 17 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Ballard, Frances Tennessee Shelby 1987 1993 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 0.2 54 White Female 1988 03-21-2013
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22.0 18 Black Male 2021 08-21-2021
Ballinger, Gene Curtis New Mexico Grant 1981 1993 Murder 9 years 8.9 45 White Male 1990 12-12-2012
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 5.9 23 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Bargery, Joshua Tennessee Lake 2015 2022 Murder Life without parole 7.0 20 White Male 2022 02-01-2023
Barnes, Donald Jr. Florida Sarasota 2011 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 3.6 32 White Male 2014 09-15-2014
Barnes, Lamar Virginia Portsmouth City 2003 2022 Murder Life 18.4 20 Black Male 2022 01-27-2022
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 36 years 7.4 19 White Male 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 40 years 9.5 22 White Male 2018 10-25-2021
Bass, Jimmy Mississippi Bolivar 1988 2010 Robbery 50 years 21.2 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Batista, Luis New York Rensselaer 1994 2018 Robbery 25 to life 23.4 32 Hispanic Male 2018 12-11-2020
Batten, Floyd New York Kings 1984 2004 Murder 20 to life 19.3 20 Black Male 2003 12-15-2015
Bauer, Chester Montana Silver Bow 1983 1997 Sexual Assault 30 years 14.3 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Baugh, Jimmie Michigan Wayne 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 0 35 Black Male 2003 01-16-2024
Baylor, Ronnie California Riverside 1987 1996 Sexual Assault 16 years 7.6 25 Black Male 1995 02-26-2014
Beaman, Alan W. Illinois McLean 1995 2009 Murder 50 years 13.8 20 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Beaty, Kara Indiana St. Joseph 2023 2025 Manslaughter 3 years 0.8 18 White Female 2024 05-01-2025
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter 20 years 1.8 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013
Bell, George New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Life without parole 21.7 19 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18.2 36 White Male 2020 11-23-2020
Benson, Leon Indiana Marion 1999 2023 Murder 60 years 23.7 22 Black Male 2023 03-21-2023
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Life 27.4 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Berry, DeMarlo Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life 22.1 18 Black Male 2017 07-06-2017
Bharadia, Sandeep Georgia Chatham 2003 2025 Sexual Assault Life without parole 21.2 27 Asian Male 2024 05-30-2025
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder 25 to Life 7.0 19 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Birch, Ralph Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder 55 years 30.1 18 White Male 2019 07-15-2020
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.9 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 40 years 10.1 19 White Male 2018 10-25-2021
Blankenship, Brice Texas Waller 2021 2025 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 2.0 24 White Male 2023 07-01-2025
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 15.6 23 White Male 2015 12-14-2015
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8.3 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Blyden, Malisha New York Bronx 2007 2014 Attempted Murder 40 years 6.6 22 Black Female 2014 03-12-2014
Bolt, Rohan New York Queens 2000 2021 Murder 50 to Life 20.9 35 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery 25 years 5.6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Bostick, Yeidja Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 1993 Manslaughter 5 to 10 years 2.8 21 Black Female 1993 11-10-2014
Bowman, James Missouri Jackson 1986 2001 Murder Life 15.1 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22.1 19 White Male 2013 09-24-2013
Boyd, Darryl New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder 20 to Life 23.7 16 Black Male 2001 10-13-2021
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder 82 years 22.9 24 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Bozella, Dewey New York Dutchess 1983 2009 Murder 20 to Life 25.9 16 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Bradford, Marcellius Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Kidnapping 12 years 5.8 17 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder 20 years 2.4 45 White Male 1998 04-05-2014
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 8.9 29 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 10.8 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37.3 20 Black Male 2012 11-21-2014
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 24.7 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery 60 years 7.9 19 Black Male 2021 04-05-2021
Briscoe, Johnny Missouri St. Louis 1983 2006 Sexual Assault 45 years 23.2 28 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 30 3/4 years 4.3 37 White Male 2017 12-03-2017
Broadwater, Anthony New York Onondaga 1982 2021 Sexual Assault 8 1/3 to 25 years 16.6 20 Black Male 1998 12-08-2021
Broam, Jack Ray Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8.1 29 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Brock, Corey Michigan Oakland 2000 2025 Sexual Assault 7 to 32 years 25.1 18 Black Male 2025 06-06-2025
Bromgard, Jimmy Ray Montana Yellowstone 1987 2002 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 14.9 18 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Brooks, Elvis Louisiana Orleans 1977 2022 Murder Life without parole 42.1 19 Black Male 2019 01-17-2023
Brown, Alfred Texas Harris 2005 2015 Murder Death 9.7 21 Black Male 2015 06-10-2015
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 15.6 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, John Jr. Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26.1 21 Black Male 2018 10-08-2020
Brown, Joseph "Shabaka" Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 12.7 24 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Brown, Joyce Ann Texas Dallas 1980 1990 Murder 25 to Life 9.0 33 Black Female 1989 08-29-2011
Brown, Roy New York Cayuga 1992 2007 Murder 25 to Life 15.0 29 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9.5 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 32.7 29 Black Male 2019 04-30-2020
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery 30 years 8.6 20 Black Male 2015 10-06-2015
Bryson, David Oklahoma Oklahoma 1983 2003 Sexual Assault 85 years 16.7 28 White Male 1999 08-29-2011