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
Smith, Richard Michigan Berrien 2007 2008 Drug Possession or Sale 2 to 8 years 1.6 Black Male 09-19-2022
Smith, Tammy Iowa Humboldt 2007 2011 Child Abuse 10 years 4.3 32 White Female 01-23-2014
Souter, Larry Pat Michigan Newaygo 1992 2005 Murder 20 to 60 years 13.1 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse 1 1/2 to 10 years 3.3 23 White Female 02-01-2021
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 26.6 40 White Female 03-13-2018
Sullivan, Donald Jr. Michigan Wayne 1975 1982 Murder Life 6.9 22 Black Male 05-15-2020
Swain, Lorinda Michigan Calhoun 2002 2016 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 7.0 36 White Female 05-24-2016
Swift, Walter Michigan Wayne 1982 2008 Sexual Assault 30 to 55 years 25.5 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Tanner, Hattie Michigan Calhoun 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 16.8 35 Black Female 04-03-2018
Taylor, JT Keyshawn Michigan Wayne 2018 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 3.8 24 Black Male 01-09-2024
Thain, Leeann Michigan Berrien 2011 2014 Theft 90 days 0 40 White Female 02-17-2014
Thomas, Gerry Michigan Wayne 1991 2020 Attempted Murder 40 to 60 years 29.0 30 Black Male 01-31-2020
Thompson, Troy Michigan Calhoun 2014 2017 Child Sex Abuse 4 to 15 years 2.2 40 White Male 04-10-2017
Thorn, Michael Michigan Branch 1995 1999 Fraud 5 years 4.1 46 White Male 08-29-2011
Titus, Jeff Michigan Kalamazoo 2002 2023 Murder Life without parole 20.6 38 White Male 06-30-2023
Tomasik, Dennis Michigan Kent 2007 2017 Child Sex Abuse 12 to 50 years 7.9 34 White Male 02-24-2017
Towns, Parrish Michigan Wayne 1983 2007 Murder Life without parole 20.4 20 Black Male 04-13-2020
Tracy, Ronald Iowa Jackson 1989 1992 Sexual Assault 10 years 2.3 37 White Male 08-01-2019
Trakhtenberg, Jacob Michigan Oakland 2006 2013 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 6.8 67 White Male 10-15-2013
Travis, James Michigan Wayne 2016 2024 Attempted Murder 25 to 52 years 7.9 16 Black Male 04-22-2025
Tucker, David Michigan Wayne 1992 1999 Assault 6 to 10 years 6.3 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Tucker, Eugene Michigan Macomb 1956 1958 Forgery 4 to 14 years 2.0 24 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Upshaw, Lafayette Michigan Wayne 2014 2024 Robbery 18 to 40 years 0 22 Black Male 04-26-2025
Veres, Rose Michigan Wayne 1931 1945 Murder Life 14.2 48 White Female 11-27-2017
Walden, Derrick Michigan Berrien 2015 2017 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 75 years 2.2 36 White Male 01-25-2018
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18.5 41 Black Male 03-13-2018
Ward, Ramon Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25.1 18 Black Male 03-23-2020
Washington, Phillip Michigan Berrien 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 2.0 24 Black Male 01-09-2023
Watkins, Ledura Michigan Wayne 1976 2017 Murder Life without parole 41.2 19 Black Male 06-29-2017
Weaver, Mary Iowa Marshall 1994 1997 Murder Life without parole 2.0 41 White Female 07-29-2012
Webb, Kenneth Michigan Washtenaw 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.2 30 White Male 11-14-2022
Weldon, Kyle Iowa Polk 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 31 days 0.1 21 White Male 01-27-2017
Wells, Harold Michigan Wayne 1992 1993 Possession of Stolen Property 1 1/2 to 5 years 1.0 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Whateley, William Michigan Wayne 2017 2026 Arson 18 to 30 years 8.8 51 White Male 08-28-2026
Williams, Duane Michigan Wayne 2013 2024 Murder Life without parole 10.8 42 Black Male 11-01-2024
Williams, Paul Michigan Berrien 2008 2008 Drug Possession or Sale 3 to 40 years 0.9 25 Black Male 01-09-2023
Williams, Ronald Michigan Wayne 2010 2013 Manslaughter 10 to 20 years 2.3 44 Black Male 09-19-2022
Wilson, Carol Jean Michigan Wayne 2011 2013 Forgery Probation 0 57 Black Female 12-30-2013
Wright, Louis Michigan Calhoun 1988 2023 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 35.1 29 White Male 12-06-2023
Wyniemko, Kenneth Michigan Macomb 1994 2003 Sexual Assault 40 to 60 years 8.6 42 White Male 08-29-2011
Young, Bernard Michigan Wayne 1989 2017 Child Sex Abuse 60 to 100 years 27.5 29 Black Male 12-19-2017
Young, Paul Michigan Wayne 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 31.8 17 Black Male 01-24-2022