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
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 06-11-2015
Bowers, Anthony Kansas Jackson 2016 2021 Child Sex Abuse 75 to Life 2.8 47 White Male 06-16-2025
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder 10 years and 3 months 3.1 42 White Female 01-25-2023
Dunn, Lisa Kansas Thomas 1985 1992 Murder Life without parole 7.2 18 White Female 12-07-2023
Ellison, Jason Kansas Douglas 2006 2011 Sexual Assault 23 years 4.9 23 White Male 01-16-2012
Garza, Merardo Jr. Kansas Sedgwick 2008 2021 Child Sex Abuse 25 to Life 13.0 37 Hispanic Male 02-08-2022
Harper, Bobby Kansas Sedgwick 1987 2020 Burglary 3 1/2 to 7 years 1.9 28 White Male 04-20-2020
Hunter, James Kansas Thomas 1985 1988 Murder Life without parole 7.2 33 White Male 12-07-2023
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6.4 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jones, Richard Kansas Johnson 2001 2017 Robbery 19 years 16.1 23 Black Male 06-21-2017
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault 11 to Life 9.8 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Mata, Michael Kansas Clay 2011 2011 Child Sex Abuse 2 years 0.6 13 White Male 06-12-2019
Morris, Arthur Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 34 White Male 06-11-2015
Swenson, Nathaniel Kansas Sedgwick 2000 2013 Attempted Murder 16 years and 11 months 10.2 21 Black Male 12-11-2013
Tedtaotao, Jathan Guam 2014 2015 Robbery 21 years 1.0 18 Other Male 05-07-2015
Wilson, Albert Kansas Douglas 2019 2021 Sexual Assault 12 years and 3 months 2.2 20 Black Male 03-21-2022