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
Cestoni, Enzo Fed-CA (Northern) 2016 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0.6 28 Hispanic Male 04-26-2019
Cook, Quinton Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.6 20 Black Male 01-06-2023
Davis, Glenn Alabama Fayette 1933 1940 Robbery 25 years 7.0 24 White Male 12-07-2025
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 5.7 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Embry, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1993 1997 Murder 20 years 4.0 21 Black Male 10-24-2013
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder 30 years 10.7 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Geeslin, Mark Alabama Madison 1985 1988 Sexual Assault Life 2.9 23 White Male 07-17-2025
Grimes, Don Alabama Henry 1987 1996 Robbery Life without parole 9.3 30 Black Male 10-03-2018
Gurley, Timothy Alabama Madison 2000 2002 Attempted Murder 35 years 1.5 22 White Male 07-05-2016
Hathaway, Bill Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 10 years 6.7 26 White Male 12-07-2025
Hayat, Hamid Fed-CA (Eastern) 2006 2020 Supporting Terrorism 24 years 13.3 21 Asian Male 03-03-2020
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 28.5 29 Black Male 04-09-2015
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 10.6 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Hunt, H. Guy Alabama Montgomery 1993 1998 Official Misconduct Probation 0 54 White Male 08-29-2011
Jacobson, Nathan Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2014 Fraud Not Sentenced 5.3 51 White Male 10-13-2014
Jones, Lydia Diane Alabama Jefferson 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 5.8 40 Black Female 08-24-2014
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder 25 years 0.8 65 Don't Know Male 07-16-2019
Lewis, David Fed-CA (Northern) 2000 2005 Assault 7 years and 8 months 1.5 46 White Male 09-30-2012
Mahan, Dale Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault 35 years 11.4 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Mahan, Ronnie Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Life without parole 11.4 36 White Male 08-29-2011
McCarn, Herschel Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 25 years 6.7 26 White Male 12-07-2025
Meadows, Frank Jr. Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault 20 years 21.4 18 Black Male 01-06-2023
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5.4 24 White Male 08-29-2011
Padgett, Larry Randal Alabama Marshall 1992 1997 Murder Death 5.5 40 White Male 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1995 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 08-01-2023
Quick, Wesley Alabama Jefferson 1997 2003 Murder Death 5.6 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Samueli, Henry Fed-CA (Central) 2008 2009 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 48 White Male 05-17-2012
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo Fed-CA (Southern) 2009 2012 Immigration 7 years 2.7 51 Hispanic Male 07-15-2012
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Tullos, Nancy Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2010 Obstruction of Justice Not Sentenced 0 56 White Female 06-30-2012
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter 10 years 1.4 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
White, George Alabama Coffee 1987 1992 Murder Life 2.3 36 White Male 08-29-2011