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
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6.0 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder 25 to life 1.6 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 0.6 34 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 11.7 31 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder 20 years to life 2.0 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder 20 years to life 3.9 Don't Know Male 10-05-2020
Grimaldi, Robert New York Queens 1972 1974 Murder 15 years to life 1.6 39 Don't Know Male 09-15-2020
Ivey, J.L. Jr. New York Erie 1976 1982 Murder 25 years to life 5.6 32 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder 25 years 0.8 65 Don't Know Male 07-16-2019
Olson, Henry Illinois Winnebago 1928 1928 Murder Life 0 26 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Parrott, Lemuel North Carolina Lenoir 1947 1948 Murder Death 1.0 27 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Rosario, Willie New York Kings 1976 1988 Murder 20 years to life 11.7 Don't Know Male 10-05-2020
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1.4 24 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Wilks, Calvin Mississippi Hinds 1981 1984 Murder Life 3.8 21 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018