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
Chaparro, Anthony New Jersey Union 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Life 11.3 48 Hispanic Male 2014 12-05-2014
Cromedy, McKinley New Jersey Middlesex 1994 1999 Sexual Assault 60 years 5.4 29 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Dixon, John New Jersey Essex 1991 2001 Sexual Assault 45 years 10.4 27 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Eisemann, Osher New Jersey Middlesex 2019 2024 Fraud 60 days 0 58 White Male 2019 08-21-2024
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 35 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Gentry, Jacob New Jersey Sussex 2011 2016 Manslaughter 30 years 4.7 27 White Male 2016 11-21-2016
Harrell, Dion New Jersey Monmouth 1992 2016 Sexual Assault 8 years 5.3 22 Black Male 1997 08-06-2016
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 46 White Female 1936 03-13-2018
MacFarland, Allison New Jersey Essex 1912 1912 Murder Death 0.7 33 White Male 1912 10-06-2025
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 24 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Mervilus, Emmanuel New Jersey Union 2008 2013 Robbery 11 years 3.3 22 Black Male 2011 05-03-2018
Miller, Dion New Jersey Hudson 2006 2023 Murder 30 years 16.8 33 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023
Moore, Clarence New Jersey Atlantic 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 14.4 36 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11.1 25 White Male 1929 03-13-2018
Ortiz, Sandra New Jersey Passaic 2001 2003 Murder Not Sentenced 0 30 Hispanic Female 2001 06-25-2013
Prati, Ronald Jr. New Jersey Mercer 1996 2009 Sexual Assault 20 years 13.2 28 White Male 2009 11-06-2017
Puskas, Timothy New Jersey Middlesex 2017 2024 Murder 40 years 4.1 38 White Male 2021 04-02-2024
Richardson, Gerard New Jersey Somerset 1995 2013 Murder 30 years 17.9 28 Black Male 2013 12-18-2013
Roberts, Rodney New Jersey Essex 1996 2014 Kidnapping 7 years 17.6 29 Black Male 2014 03-25-2014
Ryan, Michael New Jersey Atlantic 2016 2018 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 50 White Male 2016 04-17-2019
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 49 White Male 1936 03-13-2018
Shephard, David L. New Jersey Essex 1984 1995 Sexual Assault 30 years 10.6 21 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Smith, Julius New Jersey Hudson 2010 2017 Robbery 20 years 5.2 30 Black Male 2016 02-17-2018
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 24 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Walker, Nathaniel New Jersey Union 1976 1986 Sexual Assault Life 10.5 32 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018