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
Anderson, Mark Hawaii Maui 2011 2014 Other Violent Felony 9 days 0 51 White Male 02-25-2014
Daniels, Elmer Delaware New Castle 1980 2018 Child Sex Abuse Life 38.6 18 Black Male 12-17-2018
Dollard, Jermaine Delaware Kent 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 20 years 1.2 38 Black Male 02-01-2015
Drennen, Gabriel Wyoming Fremont 2011 2013 Murder Life 2.9 36 White Male 12-26-2013
Dural, Roynes II Hawaii Honolulu 2003 2019 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 8.3 26 Black Male 12-16-2019
Jardine, Alvin Hawaii Maui 1992 2011 Sexual Assault 35 years 18.6 20 Other Male 09-08-2011
Johnson, Andrew Wyoming Laramie 1989 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23.6 39 Black Male 07-19-2013
Matsumoto, Keith Hawaii Honolulu 2014 2020 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.5 54 Asian Male 12-07-2020
McCoy, Isaiah Delaware Kent 2012 2017 Murder Death 4.6 22 Black Male 02-03-2017
Mersereau, Adam Wyoming Converse 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 18 to 24 years 1.8 23 White Male 05-27-2017
Purnell, Mark Delaware New Castle 2008 2022 Murder 43 years 14.0 16 Black Male 06-06-2022
Rodrigues, Shaun Hawaii Hawaii 2002 2014 Kidnapping 20 years 9.8 20 Other Male 12-17-2014
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 22.9 20 Other Male 02-15-2023
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter 1 year 0 16 Other Male 11-01-2023
Willoughby, Troy Wyoming Sublette 2010 2012 Murder Life 2.0 20 White Male 04-18-2012
Wright, Jermaine Marlow Delaware New Castle 1992 2026 Murder Death 23.1 18 Black Male 08-19-2026