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
Goodwin, Darnell Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.4 23 Black Male 02-16-2022
Gordon, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2002 2008 Theft 9 years 3.8 40 Black Male 02-11-2016
Goree, Erica Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.8 31 Black Female 05-16-2022
Gray, Adam Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.0 14 White Male 05-12-2017
Gray, David A. Illinois Madison 1978 1999 Attempted Murder 60 years 20.3 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Gray, Paula Illinois Cook 1978 2002 Murder 50 years 6.7 17 Black Female 08-29-2011
Green, Debra Illinois Cook 2010 2011 Assault Probation 0 31 Black Female 08-26-2013
Green, Jaron Illinois Cook 2015 2022 Murder 51 Years 6.9 23 Black Male 05-06-2026
Green, Pierre Illinois Cook 2011 2013 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 2.2 24 Black Male 12-07-2025
Gresham, Lakiya Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 26 Black Female 02-15-2022
Griffin, Alonzo Illinois Cook 2007 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 2.7 21 Black Male 04-17-2025
Hall, Darryl Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 1.1 23 Black Male 05-03-2022
Hampton, Patrick Illinois Cook 1982 2011 Sexual Assault 60 years 19.3 18 Black Male 07-06-2014
Hannan, Ahmed Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Fraud 5 years 1.3 32 Other Male 08-29-2011
Harden, James Illinois Cook 1995 2011 Murder 80 years 16.3 16 Black Male 01-23-2012
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter 3 to 9 years 1.9 31 White Male 04-19-2021
Harper, Lafayette Illinois Vermilion 2014 2019 Murder 65 years 4.3 35 Black Male 02-14-2019
Harper, Maurice Illinois Jackson 2002 2007 Murder 25 years 2.8 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20.1 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Harris, Darien Illinois Cook 2014 2023 Murder 76 years 9.7 18 Black Male 01-03-2024
Harris, Darnell Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 0.9 31 Black Male 12-06-2021
Harris, Eveless Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.1 44 Black Male 03-02-2021
Harris, Keith Illinois St. Clair 1979 2003 Attempted Murder 50 years 22.0 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Harris, Lee Illinois Cook 1992 2023 Murder 90 years 31.0 34 Black Male 04-08-2023
Harris, Maurice Illinois Cook 2006 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.3 28 Black Male 12-06-2021
Harris, Nicole Illinois Cook 2005 2013 Murder 30 years 7.3 23 Black Female 06-17-2013
Harris, Rodney Illinois Cook 2002 2013 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 8.2 15 Black Male 04-11-2017
Harris, Warren Illinois Cook 1977 1990 Murder 50 to Life 12.2 29 Black Male 07-05-2014
Harrison, Stefon Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.4 25 Black Male 04-13-2020
Harvey, Sydney Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 6 months 1.4 47 Black Male 02-22-2019
Haynes, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.2 24 Black Male 05-04-2022
Haynes, Terrence Illinois Kankakee 2000 2019 Murder 45 years 18.4 22 Black Male 06-11-2019
Haywood, Antonio Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.4 19 Black Male 02-14-2022
Henderson, Reginald Illinois Cook 1996 2021 Murder 55 years 23.7 18 Black Male 10-12-2021
Henderson, Rickey Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 3.5 34 Black Male 12-10-2018
Hendricks, Sonny Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 26 Black Male 02-15-2022
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Hernandez, Juan Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 86 years 20.7 20 Hispanic Male 08-15-2022
Hernandez, Rosendo Illinois Cook 1999 2022 Murder 75 years 22.9 19 Hispanic Male 08-15-2022
Hernandez, Ruben Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder 60 years 23.3 27 Hispanic Male 05-20-2026
Herrington, Jerry Illinois Cook 1992 2025 Murder 60 years 27.9 16 Black Male 05-06-2025
Herron, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 33 Black Male 03-02-2021
Hester, Lee Arthur Illinois Cook 1961 2019 Murder 55 years 10.8 14 Black Male 01-23-2020
Hicks, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 1.4 38 Black Male 12-06-2018
Higgins-Bey, Lowell Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Burglary 4 years 0 18 Black Male 07-23-2025
Hill, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder 26 years 5.7 33 Black Male 05-30-2023
Hill, Harold Illinois Cook 1994 2005 Murder Life without parole 10.4 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hill, Robert Illinois Cook 2012 2021 Murder 70 years 5.4 36 Black Male 05-24-2022
Hinton, Larry Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.5 31 Black Male 05-06-2022
Hinton, Roy Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.2 29 Black Male 05-06-2022
Hobley, Madison Illinois Cook 1990 2003 Murder Death 12.4 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hogans, Terrance Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.8 20 Black Male 02-14-2022
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1997 2003 Sexual Assault 90 years 0 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1995 2003 Attempted Murder 28 years 8.2 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Holmes, David Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 25 Black Male 01-19-2021
Holmes, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 22 Black Male 05-06-2022
Hood, Tyrone Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder 75 years 18.7 29 Black Male 02-12-2015
Horton, John Illinois Winnebago 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.9 17 Black Male 10-09-2017
Houston, Elton Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder 35 years 5.1 27 Black Male 08-29-2011
Howard, Darnell Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 0.5 23 Black Male 12-06-2021
Howard, Stanley Illinois Cook 1987 2003 Murder Death 15.7 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Howell, Everett Illinois Adams 1928 1930 Robbery 1 year to life 1.9 White Male 03-13-2018
Hunt, Brian Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 12-05-2018
Iglesias, Geraldo Illinois Cook 1994 2019 Murder 35 years 15.7 24 Hispanic Male 01-30-2019
Irving, Melvin Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 18 Black Male 10-04-2022
Ivory, Torrence Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 25 Black Male 05-17-2022
Jackson, Allen Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0 22 Black Male 11-28-2018
Jackson, Donta Illinois Kankakee 2007 2024 Attempted Murder 32 years 17.2 26 Black Male 05-05-2025
Jackson, Ieliot Illinois Cook 2010 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 13 years 7.6 26 Black Male 10-10-2019
Jackson, Jeremy Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Murder 50 years 19.6 16 Black Male 07-26-2022
Jackson, Kevin Illinois Cook 2003 2025 Murder 45 years 21.2 19 Black Male 06-30-2025
Jakes, Anthony Illinois Cook 1993 2018 Murder 40 years 18.8 15 Black Male 05-16-2018
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2004 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 23 Black Male 12-07-2018
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.0 27 Black Male 01-19-2021
Janke, Joseph Illinois Cook 2015 2023 Attempted Murder 60 years 7.2 22 White Male 07-18-2023
Jefferson, Goleather Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 1.4 45 Black Male 12-09-2018
Jefferson, Thomas Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.4 24 Black Male 12-06-2018
Jimenez, Thaddeus Illinois Cook 1994 2009 Murder 50 years 14.5 13 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Jimerson, Verneal Illinois Cook 1985 1996 Murder Death 10.2 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Johnson, Anthony Illinois Cook 2007 2014 Murder 47 years 6.3 17 Black Male 02-27-2015
Johnson, Anthony Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Murder Life without parole 4.4 26 Black Male 07-14-2025
Johnson, Chad Illinois Cook 2009 2018 Murder 80 years 9.3 28 Black Male 09-29-2019
Johnson, Charles Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Life without parole 18.7 19 Black Male 03-01-2017
Johnson, Charles Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 14 Black Male 09-19-2023
Johnson, Demetrius Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder 25 years 11.9 15 Black Male 01-02-2020
Johnson, Donald Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 41 Black Male 02-14-2022
Johnson, Juan Illinois Cook 1991 2004 Murder 30 years 11.1 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Johnson, Lumont Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder 50 years 10.4 29 Black Male 11-24-2015
Johnson, Richard Illinois Cook 1992 1996 Sexual Assault 36 years 3.0 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Johnson, Robert Illinois Cook 1997 2025 Murder 80 years 27.8 16 Black Male 04-26-2025
Johnson, Sherman Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.0 28 Black Male 05-06-2022
Johnson, Trinere Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Female 03-02-2021
Johnson, Zarice Illinois Cook 2008 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.1 18 Black Male 02-26-2019
Jones, Christopher Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 4 years 1.7 27 Black Male 10-11-2022
Jones, Isiah Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 18 months 0 16 Black Male 12-11-2023
Jones, Melvin Illinois Cook 1983 1989 Murder Life without parole 5.9 30 Black Male 05-18-2013
Jones, Michael Illinois Cook 2015 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.1 44 Black Male 05-23-2023
Jones, Ronald Illinois Cook 1989 1999 Murder Death 9.8 34 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jordan, Elgin Illinois Cook 2016 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 2.8 46 Black Male 05-24-2023
Jordan, Sam Illinois Cook 2013 2019 Theft 6 months 0 57 Black Male 09-26-2019