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: 678
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Vega, Jose New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2022
Velasquez, Neftali Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2023 Murder Life without parole 7.5 27 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023
Velasquez, Ronald Jr. California Los Angeles 2001 2024 Murder 50 to Life 22.4 18 Hispanic Male 2024 03-27-2024
Velez, John Illinois Cook 2002 2017 Murder 55 years 15.2 18 Hispanic Male 2017 12-22-2017
Vent, Eugene Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder 38 years 16.4 17 Native American Male 2015 12-24-2015
Villalobos, Abraham California Los Angeles 2001 2024 Murder 15 to Life 13.9 21 Hispanic Male 2015 03-27-2024
Villegas, Daniel Texas El Paso 1995 2018 Murder Life 18.4 16 Hispanic Male 2014 10-15-2018
Virgil, William Kentucky Campbell 1988 2017 Murder 70 years 27.2 35 Black Male 2015 01-26-2017
von Schlieffen, Wolfgang Fed-FL (Southern) 1994 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 6.4 47 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Walker, Danny Illinois DuPage 2012 2018 Fraud 6 months 0.5 47 Black Male 2012 04-20-2018
Walker, Jamal Illinois Cook 2016 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years and 6 months 3.4 31 Black Male 2019 05-27-2021
Walker, James New York Kings 1971 1990 Murder 20 to Life 18.7 30 Black Male 1990 05-16-2013
Walker, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 22 years 9.8 29 Black Male 2016 04-26-2016
Walker, Keith Illinois Cook 1994 2020 Murder Life without parole 25.7 23 Black Male 2020 08-26-2020
Walker, Russell Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years 2.3 30 Black Male 2009 05-13-2018
Walker, Xavier Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder 35 years 15.5 19 Black Male 2019 01-02-2020
Walters, Earl New York Queens 1994 2023 Kidnapping 17 1/2 to 40 19.0 17 Black Male 2013 09-05-2023
Ward, Ramon Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25.1 18 Black Male 2020 03-23-2020
Wardell, Billy Illinois Cook 1988 1997 Sexual Assault 69 years 9.6 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Warren, Cedric Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder 50 to Life 14.2 18 Black Male 2024 01-23-2025
Warthen, Marando Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2023 Murder Life 38.4 22 Black Male 2023 08-20-2025
Washington, Jabbar New York Kings 1997 2017 Murder 25 to Life 20.3 21 Black Male 2017 07-17-2017
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 17.8 25 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 21.5 19 White Male 2023 10-17-2023
Watkins, Kimberly Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 31 Black Female 2007 03-01-2022
Watkins, Ledura Michigan Wayne 1976 2017 Murder Life without parole 41.2 19 Black Male 2017 06-29-2017
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Weatherly, Harold Oklahoma Oklahoma 1984 2007 Attempted Murder 40 years 14.6 25 White Male 1998 08-01-2019
Webb, Ricky Tennessee Gibson 1978 2024 Murder Life without parole 45.9 21 Black Male 2024 11-12-2024
Webster, Bernard Maryland Baltimore 1983 2002 Sexual Assault 30 years 19.7 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Weekly, London Illinois Cook 2005 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 15 Black Male 2005 06-21-2024
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder 15 to 30 years 9.5 23 White Female 2015 06-29-2016
West, Keith Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2019 Murder Life 3.7 19 Black Male 1998 01-20-2020
Westbrooks, Lashane New York Kings 2007 2007 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 0.1 29 Black Male 2007 09-03-2013
Westmoreland, Donte Kansas Riley 2017 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years and 8 months. 3.7 23 Black Male 2020 05-04-2021
Weston, Demond Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder 75 years 27.7 17 Black Male 2019 01-09-2020
Whirl, Shawn Illinois Cook 1991 2015 Murder 60 years 24.0 20 Black Male 2015 10-22-2015
White, Kareem Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 60 years 2.8 22 Black Male 2003 06-09-2022
White, Kizzie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 3.2 21 Black Female 2003 06-09-2022
Wigfall, Carlton New York New York 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.3 46 Black Male 2013 12-04-2016
Williams, Alfred Texas Harris 1987 1989 Drug Possession or Sale 30 years 1.8 53 Black Male 1989 07-05-2013
Williams, Barry California Los Angeles 1986 2021 Murder Death 0 19 Black Male 1986 04-22-2021
Williams, Bernard Illinois Cook 1998 2023 Murder 80 years 20.6 17 Black Male 2019 10-02-2023
Williams, Clarence Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 17.9 25 Black Male 2020 05-22-2020
Williams, Cordell Illinois Cook 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 27.3 19 Black Male 2022 12-20-2022
Williams, Duane Michigan Wayne 2013 2024 Murder Life without parole 10.8 42 Black Male 2024 11-01-2024
Williams, Edward Ohio Summit 1997 2015 Assault Probation 0.3 25 Black Male 1997 04-05-2015
Williams, Grant New York Richmond 1997 2021 Murder Life 21.9 25 Black Male 2019 08-18-2021
Williams, Herman Illinois Lake 1994 2022 Murder Life without parole 28.5 29 White Male 2022 09-26-2022
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3.4 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Williams, Jason Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 45 years 3.4 20 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Williams, Michael California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 25 to life 0.2 39 Black Male 1996 09-20-2021
Williams, Paul Michigan Berrien 2008 2008 Drug Possession or Sale 3 to 40 years 0.9 25 Black Male 2008 01-09-2023
Williams, Randolph New York Kings 2008 2016 Murder 25 to life 7.9 22 Black Male 2016 03-28-2016
Williams, Shawn New York Kings 1994 2018 Murder 25 to life 23.9 19 Black Male 2018 07-24-2018
Williams, Thomas Wayne Texas Dallas 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 2.0 38 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Williams, Victor Wisconsin Jackson 2012 2014 Sexual Assault 12 years 1.7 32 Black Male 2014 11-12-2016
Willis, John Illinois Cook 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Life 6.0 42 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Wilson, Andrew California Los Angeles 1986 2017 Murder Life without parole 30.3 29 Black Male 2017 04-03-2017
Wilson, Donald Indiana Gibson 1995 1997 Other Violent Felony 2 years and 2 months 0.9 42 White Male 1996 09-29-2017
Wilson, Jackie Illinois Cook 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 35.4 21 Black Male 2018 10-16-2020
Wilson, Sharrif New York Kings 1994 2014 Murder 9 to Life 20.0 15 Black Male 2014 02-11-2014
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4.0 28 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Woods, Cathy Nevada Washoe 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 33.7 26 White Female 2014 03-09-2015
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 30.6 28 Black Male 2013 12-12-2013
Wright, Anthony Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2016 Murder Life without parole 23.2 20 Black Male 2016 08-26-2016
Wright, Anthony Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 1.5 19 Black Male 2006 05-11-2022
Wright, Cleveland District of Columbia 1979 2014 Murder 20 to Life 27.3 20 Black Male 2007 02-03-2014
Wright, David Illinois Cook 1996 2023 Murder Life without parole 25.9 17 Black Male 2022 04-20-2023
Wright, Edward Massachusetts Hampden 1985 2025 Murder Life without parole 40.3 22 Black Male 2025 09-08-2025
Wright, Isaac Jr. New Jersey Somerset 1991 1998 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5.6 28 Black Male 1996 05-10-2023
Wright, Louis Michigan Calhoun 1988 2023 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 35.1 29 White Male 2023 12-06-2023
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Life 30.4 25 Black Male 2012 08-30-2012
Wynn, Morris Illinois Cook 2005 2006 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 1.7 21 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Yarbough, Anthony New York Kings 1994 2014 Murder 75 to life 20.0 18 Black Male 2014 02-11-2014
Yusuf, Yassin Fed-TN (Middle) 2012 2016 Other Violent Felony Not Sentenced 3.8 19 Black Male 2016 03-18-2016
Zamora, Joseph Washington Grant 2019 2023 Assault 38 months 2.1 35 Hispanic Male 2021 06-06-2024
Zimmer, Walter Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Manslaughter 50 years 12.7 40 White Male 2011 10-04-2013