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: 177
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Abrego, Eruby Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Murder 90 years 17.8 20 Hispanic Male 2022 08-25-2022
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
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 1987 09-27-2021
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32.5 19 Hispanic Male 2022 08-08-2022
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.4 19 Hispanic Male 2017 04-26-2017
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder 55 years 25.1 19 White Male 2007 08-15-2015
Anderson, Deonta Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.4 19 Black Male 2005 05-02-2022
Andino, Carlos Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder 60 years 25.7 21 Hispanic Male 2022 08-23-2022
Anthony, Richard Illinois Cook 1994 2025 Assault 40 years 19.3 20 Black Male 2014 08-01-2025
Bailey, Kevin Illinois Cook 1990 2018 Murder 80 years 27.3 19 Black Male 2018 02-03-2018
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 18 years 9.6 32 Black Male 2016 01-19-2016
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0 33 Black Male 2006 03-28-2016
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder 50 years 5.1 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder 20 years 8.7 18 Black Male 1994 01-30-2015
Beals, Brian Illinois Cook 1990 2023 Murder 80 years 33.9 22 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Benitez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 32.0 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-05-2023
Blair, Harvey Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.3 35 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder 45 years 19.2 17 White Male 2015 07-02-2018
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder 82 years 22.9 24 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 27.6 37 Black Male 2017 11-26-2017
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 25 years 20.9 23 White Male 2022 08-25-2022
Cardona, Gregorio Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 25.7 16 Hispanic Male 2015 07-23-2025
Cardona, Robert Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 25.7 17 Hispanic Male 2014 07-23-2025
Carter, William Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 3.0 20 Black Male 2010 07-17-2017
Castillo, Miguel Illinois Cook 1991 2001 Murder 48 years 9.2 35 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Cerami, Sean Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.4 47 White Male 2013 06-08-2016
Coleman, Nevest Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 20.5 25 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Colon, David Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder 50 years 24.1 20 Hispanic Male 2017 08-25-2022
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 months and 25 days 0 30 Black Male 2004 02-12-2022
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.3 31 Black Male 2006 05-16-2022
Craine, Alandis Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 2 months 0.4 29 Black Male 2017 11-30-2022
Cruz, Rolando Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Danny Illinois Alexander 1992 2025 Murder Life without parole 32.1 20 Black Male 2024 12-05-2025
Day, Arnold Illinois Cook 1994 2018 Murder 60 years 24.5 18 Black Male 2018 12-20-2018
DeLeon-Reyes, Arturo Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Life without parole 17.5 25 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018
Diaz, Angel Illinois Cook 1996 2023 Murder 44 years 14.0 21 Hispanic Male 2010 08-15-2024
Dobbins, Gregory Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 0.7 29 Black Male 2010 04-30-2022
Dotson, Gary Illinois Cook 1979 1989 Sexual Assault 25 to 50 years 6.0 20 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Drew, Frank Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder 60 years 23.3 16 Black Male 2022 04-10-2024
Edwards, James Illinois Lake 1996 2012 Murder Life without parole 0.8 44 Black Male 1997 06-10-2012
Ellis, Christopher Illinois Cook 2017 2025 Assault 6 years 2.0 31 Black Male 2019 12-11-2025
Elsayed, Jessica Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Female 2012 06-23-2016
Escamilla, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1994 2023 Murder 29 years 14.0 20 Hispanic Male 2008 11-14-2023
Fletcher, James Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Murder Life without parole 14.9 27 Black Male 2020 02-24-2020
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder 26 years 5.7 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 20.5 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Fulton, John Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder 31 years 12.5 18 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Galvan, John Illinois Cook 1989 2022 Murder Life without parole 33.1 18 Hispanic Male 2022 08-08-2022
Gardner, Lewis Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder 30 years 12.3 15 Black Male 2007 06-24-2014
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3.0 41 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Gecht, David Illinois Cook 2000 2022 Murder 45 years 22.3 18 White Male 2022 08-04-2022
Gibson, James Illinois Cook 1991 2019 Murder Life without parole 27.5 23 Black Male 2019 05-04-2019
Gillespie, Jerry Illinois Cook 1994 2024 Murder 40 years 19.8 18 Black Male 2014 04-18-2024
Gipson, Leonard Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and four months 2.1 26 Black Male 2009 11-28-2018
Glenn, Clarissa Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 34 Black Female 2006 03-28-2016
Gomez, Ariel Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder 35 years 19.2 17 Hispanic Male 2017 02-20-2018
Gordon, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2002 2008 Theft 9 years 3.8 40 Black Male 2006 02-11-2016
Green, Debra Illinois Cook 2010 2011 Assault Probation 0 31 Black Female 2010 08-26-2013
Green, Pierre Illinois Cook 2011 2013 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 2.2 24 Black Male 2013 12-07-2025
Harris, Darien Illinois Cook 2014 2023 Murder 76 years 9.7 18 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Harris, Lee Illinois Cook 1992 2023 Murder 90 years 31.0 34 Black Male 2023 04-08-2023
Harvey, Sydney Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 6 months 1.4 47 Black Male 2008 02-22-2019
Henderson, Reginald Illinois Cook 1996 2021 Murder 55 years 23.7 18 Black Male 2020 10-12-2021
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Hernandez, Juan Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 86 years 20.7 20 Hispanic Male 2022 08-15-2022
Hernandez, Rosendo Illinois Cook 1999 2022 Murder 75 years 22.9 19 Hispanic Male 2022 08-15-2022
Herrington, Jerry Illinois Cook 1992 2025 Murder 60 years 27.9 16 Black Male 2020 05-06-2025
Hester, Lee Arthur Illinois Cook 1961 2019 Murder 55 years 10.8 14 Black Male 1972 01-23-2020
Hill, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder 26 years 5.7 33 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Hobley, Madison Illinois Cook 1990 2003 Murder Death 12.4 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Iglesias, Geraldo Illinois Cook 1994 2019 Murder 35 years 15.7 24 Hispanic Male 2010 01-30-2019
Jackson, Allen Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0 22 Black Male 2006 11-28-2018
Jackson, Jeremy Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Murder 50 years 19.6 16 Black Male 2022 07-26-2022
Jackson, Kevin Illinois Cook 2003 2025 Murder 45 years 21.2 19 Black Male 2024 06-30-2025
Jakes, Anthony Illinois Cook 1993 2018 Murder 40 years 18.8 15 Black Male 2012 05-16-2018
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.0 27 Black Male 2010 01-19-2021
Johnson, Demetrius Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder 25 years 11.9 15 Black Male 2004 01-02-2020
Johnson, Juan Illinois Cook 1991 2004 Murder 30 years 11.1 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Jones, Melvin Illinois Cook 1983 1989 Murder Life without parole 5.9 30 Black Male 1989 05-18-2013
Jones, Michael Illinois Cook 2015 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.1 44 Black Male 2016 05-23-2023
Jones, Ronald Illinois Cook 1989 1999 Murder Death 9.8 34 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Jordan, Elgin Illinois Cook 2016 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 2.8 46 Black Male 2018 05-24-2023
Kelly, Thomas Illinois Cook 2001 2024 Murder 25 years 22.4 17 Hispanic Male 2024 02-05-2024
Kwil, Richard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder 30 years 23.1 19 Native American Male 2023 04-24-2023
Lewis, Derrick Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years and 6 months 2.0 25 Black Male 2007 02-22-2019
Lewis, Earl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 2005 04-27-2022
Lewis, Jamar Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 3.6 22 Black Male 2008 11-28-2018
Logan, Alton Illinois Cook 1982 2008 Murder Life 25.8 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Logan, Leonard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder 45 years 19.0 24 Black Male 2019 10-26-2023
Marshall, James Illinois Cook 1991 2024 Murder 60 years 28.1 32 Black Male 2019 08-28-2024
Martinez, John Illinois Cook 2001 2023 Murder 25 years 21.5 18 Hispanic Male 2023 03-03-2023
Maxson, Mark Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 22.5 31 Black Male 2016 10-02-2016
Maysonet, Jose Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22.3 22 Hispanic Male 2017 11-20-2017
McCastle, Michael Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 28.9 27 Black Male 2018 07-23-2025
McClendon, Sean Illinois Cook 2016 2024 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 5.9 26 Black Male 2022 06-03-2025
McDaniels, Anthony Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 12 years 7.3 40 Black Male 2018 11-28-2018
McIntosh, Norman Illinois Cook 2003 2016 Murder 45 years 12.8 23 Black Male 2016 10-26-2016
McNairy, Andre Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 6.1 44 Black Male 2015 11-28-2018
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2023 Murder Death 34.1 22 White Male 2023 01-02-2025