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
Arciliares, Victor Rhode Island Providence 2013 2016 Murder Life 3.3 21 Hispanic Male 06-20-2018
Aryee, Isaac Colorado Denver 2011 2020 Child Sex Abuse 30 to Life 8.0 40 Black Male 12-11-2024
Brett, Scott Fed-WA (Eastern) 2017 2018 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 55 White Male 12-09-2018
Carsetti, Emil Jr. Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony 15 years 4.2 25 White Male 01-09-2023
Courteau, Paul Rhode Island Providence 1981 1999 Robbery 15 years 12.8 21 White Male 08-29-2011
Dewey, Robert Colorado Mesa 1996 2012 Murder Life 15.8 33 White Male 06-10-2012
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault 6 to 16 years 0.9 18 White Male 06-11-2019
Garner, James Colorado Adams 2012 2025 Attempt, Violent 36 years 12.7 36 Hispanic Male 05-15-2025
Gonser, Shannon Colorado Arapahoe 2006 2010 Child Sex Abuse 20 to life 4.3 34 White Female 12-14-2016
Hamby, Loren Colorado Huerfano 1939 1946 Murder Life 6.4 20 White Male 03-13-2018
Hornoff, Jeffrey Scott Rhode Island Kent 1996 2003 Murder Life 6.4 26 White Male 08-29-2011
James, Ernestine Fed-WA (Western) 1995 1999 Manslaughter Probation 0 42 Native American Female 06-11-2014
Jones, DeShawn Colorado Denver 2011 2015 Sexual Assault 6 to Life 3.0 26 Black Male 04-17-2019
Lyn-Darr, Acacia Colorado Pueblo 2012 2025 Murder Life without parole 13.0 31 White Female 08-22-2025
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20.2 17 White Male 09-19-2023
Martinez, Stephen Colorado Denver 2000 2026 Murder Life without parole 26.3 30 Hispanic Male 05-11-2026
Masters, Timothy Colorado Larimer 1999 2008 Murder Life 8.8 15 White Male 08-29-2011
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 0.5 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Mawson, Kimberly Rhode Island Kent 2007 2012 Murder 35 years 2.7 32 White Female 08-21-2013
Medina, Alarico Colorado Denver 1991 1995 Murder Life 4.0 25 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Mendoza, Michael Rhode Island Providence 1994 2025 Murder Life 21.8 35 Black Male 05-15-2025
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 13.6 14 Hispanic Male 06-19-2014
Moran, Christopher Rhode Island Providence 1994 2022 Robbery 68 years 2.6 22 White Male 01-13-2023
Moses-EL, Clarence Colorado Denver 1988 2016 Sexual Assault 48 years 27.7 31 Black Male 12-03-2016
Perez, Josefina Rhode Island Providence 2002 2005 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0 31 Hispanic Female 04-01-2015
Polanco, Dionisio Rhode Island Providence 2008 2011 Assault 10 years 2.7 38 Hispanic Male 02-21-2023
Quattrocchi, John III Rhode Island Providence 1994 2001 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 2.1 39 White Male 08-02-2012
Rios-Vargas, Nora Colorado Weld 2017 2023 Burglary 4 years 4.0 36 Hispanic Female 02-05-2024
Shomo, Aubrey Ellen Colorado Broomfield 2001 2016 Assault Probation 0 16 White Male 04-22-2016
Stewart, Coleman Colorado Boulder 2015 2018 Menacing 45 days 0.1 23 White Male 02-04-2019
Voss, Krystal Colorado Alamosa 2004 2017 Murder 20 years 8.6 28 White Female 09-20-2017
Wilbur, Raymond Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony 15 years 4.2 28 Don't Know Male 01-09-2023