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 Date of Release Posting Date
Alexander, John Randall Mississippi Panola 1989 2010 Murder Life 5.7 22 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Anderson, Roland Mississippi Hinds 1997 2007 Assault 15 years 7.2 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Aryee, Isaac Colorado Denver 2011 2020 Child Sex Abuse 30 to Life 8.0 40 Black Male 2019 12-11-2024
Bass, Jimmy Mississippi Bolivar 1988 2010 Robbery 50 years 21.2 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.9 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12.4 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16.1 31 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 33 Black Male 2015 07-26-2021
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26.4 24 Black Male 2021 10-04-2021
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 5.8 18 Black Female 1995 08-29-2011
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2.4 Black Male 1973 03-13-2018
Dewey, Robert Colorado Mesa 1996 2012 Murder Life 15.8 33 White Male 2012 06-10-2012
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.8 22 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Edmonds, Tyler Mississippi Oktibbeha 2004 2008 Murder Life 2.8 13 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault 6 to 16 years 0.9 18 White Male 2019 06-11-2019
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22.2 26 Black Male 2019 09-25-2020
Fox, Anthony Mississippi Hinds 2022 2024 Manslaughter 5 years 1.5 34 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024
Garner, James Colorado Adams 2012 2025 Attempt, Violent 36 years 12.7 36 Hispanic Male 2025 05-15-2025
Gonser, Shannon Colorado Arapahoe 2006 2010 Child Sex Abuse 20 to life 4.3 34 White Female 2010 12-14-2016
Hall, Jason Mississippi Forrest 2012 2016 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years 2.0 26 Black Male 2014 04-26-2019
Hamby, Loren Colorado Huerfano 1939 1946 Murder Life 6.4 20 White Male 1946 03-13-2018
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 26.6 38 Black Male 2020 02-25-2021
Hughes, Elicia Mississippi Hinds 2007 2007 Murder Life 0.1 32 Black Female 2007 07-19-2013
Johnson, Arthur Mississippi Sunflower 1993 2008 Sexual Assault 55 years 14.4 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Jones, DeShawn Colorado Denver 2011 2015 Sexual Assault 6 to Life 3.0 26 Black Male 2014 04-17-2019
Jordan, Carl Mississippi Harrison 2014 2018 Assault 20 years 3.1 32 Black Male 2017 03-30-2022
Kennard, Clyde Mississippi Forrest 1960 2006 Burglary 7 years 2.2 33 Black Male 1963 10-05-2024
Lyndarr, Acacia Colorado Pueblo 2012 2025 Murder Life without parole 13.0 31 White Female 2025 08-22-2025
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20.2 17 White Male 2023 09-19-2023
Manning, Willie Mississippi Oktibbeha 1996 2015 Murder Death 18.7 24 Black Male 2015 04-29-2015
Masters, Timothy Colorado Larimer 1999 2008 Murder Life 8.8 15 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 0.5 33 White Male 1937 03-13-2018
Medina, Alarico Colorado Denver 1991 1995 Murder Life 4.0 25 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 13.6 14 Hispanic Male 2014 06-19-2014
Moses-EL, Clarence Colorado Denver 1988 2016 Sexual Assault 48 years 27.7 31 Black Male 2015 12-03-2016
Norwood, Matthew Mississippi Hinds 1997 2010 Robbery 15 years 10.0 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Parks, Cornelius Mississippi Kemper 2011 2017 Assault Fine 0 30 Black Male 2011 08-18-2017
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5.4 19 White Male 1898 03-13-2018
Richardson, Harvill Sr. Mississippi Harrison 2011 2017 Murder Life 3.4 66 White Male 2014 04-05-2017
Rios-Vargas, Nora Colorado Weld 2017 2023 Burglary 4 years 4.0 36 Hispanic Female 2021 02-05-2024
Ruffin, Larry Mississippi Forrest 1980 2011 Murder Life 21.6 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Shomo, Aubrey Ellen Colorado Broomfield 2001 2016 Assault Probation 0 16 White Male 2001 04-22-2016
Stewart, Coleman Colorado Boulder 2015 2018 Menacing 45 days 0.1 23 White Male 2015 02-04-2019
Stubbs, Leigh Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault 44 years 11.0 20 White Female 2012 10-25-2018
Thompson, Michael Mississippi Tunica 2014 2014 Traffic Offense Unknown 0 36 Black Male 2014 06-27-2024
Townsend, Bobby Mississippi Webster 1999 2001 Sexual Assault 30 years 2.2 43 Black Male 2001 12-16-2016
Vance, Tammy Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault 44 years 12.0 31 White Female 2013 10-25-2018
Voss, Krystal Colorado Alamosa 2004 2017 Murder 20 years 8.6 28 White Female 2013 09-20-2017
Walker, Moses Mississippi Lauderdale 1907 1912 Attempted Murder 10 years 5.2 Black Male 1912 03-13-2018
Wilks, Calvin Mississippi Hinds 1981 1984 Murder Life 3.8 21 Don't Know Male 1984 03-13-2018
Willis, Cedric Mississippi Hinds 1997 2006 Murder Life 8.6 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011