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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Total records: 162
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Adams, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 30.7 26 Black Male 2014 05-13-2014
Addison, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2005 Murder 30 years 7.7 19 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37.2 19 Black Male 2018 02-06-2018
Allen, Dwight Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2003 Assault Probation 0 28 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
Arrington, Jermaine Maryland Montgomery 1995 2010 Murder 25 years 15.3 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 26.8 25 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22.0 18 Black Male 2021 08-21-2021
Beridon, Cheryl Louisiana Terrebonne 1979 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 21.4 23 Black Female 2000 08-29-2011
Bibbins, Gene Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1987 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 15.9 29 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Billinger, Willie Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2024 Murder 60 years 5.5 39 Black Male 2024 06-06-2024
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6.0 Don't Know Male 1980 03-13-2018
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8.3 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Bright, Dan L. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2004 Murder Death 8.0 35 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Bright, Gregory Louisiana Orleans 1976 2003 Murder Life 26.9 20 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery 60 years 7.9 19 Black Male 2021 04-05-2021
Brooks, Elvis Louisiana Orleans 1977 2022 Murder Life without parole 42.1 19 Black Male 2019 01-17-2023
Brooks, Riley Maryland Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7.0 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Broussard, Kenrard Louisiana Iberia 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 18 years 4.4 33 Black Male 2016 02-21-2023
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Nathan Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2014 Sexual Assault 25 years 16.6 23 Black Male 2014 06-25-2014
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28.4 20 Black Male 2023 05-22-2023
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault 45 years 11.3 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 16.8 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2.4 19 Hispanic Male 2021 08-02-2021
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6.0 29 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 18.7 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014
Burley, Umar Maryland Baltimore City 2011 2018 Manslaughter 15 years 6.1 39 Black Male 2017 06-06-2019
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13.4 31 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Castro Santos, Darvin Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery 50 years 9.5 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0.2 21 Don't Know Male 1936 03-13-2018
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14.0 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17.5 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Clark, Royal Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 2003 2019 Robbery 49 years and six months 16.0 24 Black Male 2019 06-28-2019
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 8.9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Cousin, Shareef Louisiana Orleans 1996 1999 Murder Death 0 16 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Craig, Sandra Maryland Howard 1987 1991 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 4.3 37 Black Female 1991 02-21-2012
Crawford, Rodricus Louisiana Caddo 2013 2017 Murder Death 3.4 22 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Curley, Catina Louisiana Orleans 2007 2019 Murder Life 11.3 32 Black Female 2018 03-07-2019
Curtin, Melanie Louisiana Livingston 2021 2026 Sexual Assault Life without parole 4.3 32 White Female 2026 04-06-2026
Davis, Glenn Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 13.9 18 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Davis, Jerry Louisiana Orleans 1984 2024 Murder Life without parole 39.5 24 Black Male 2023 04-21-2024
Davis, Keith Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2023 Murder 50 years 5.2 23 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
Daye, Anthony Louisiana Iberia 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Life 4.9 30 Black Male 2017 07-13-2017
Delmore, Larry Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 15.2 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Dent, Cedric Louisiana Orleans 1999 2022 Murder Life without parole 23.2 22 Black Male 2022 08-16-2022
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13.5 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Duncan, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1985 2021 Murder Life without parole 25.9 18 Black Male 2011 01-31-2023
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder 20 years 4.4 15 Black Male 1983 03-13-2018
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 19.8 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022
Favor, Jack Louisiana Bossier Parish 1967 1974 Murder Life 7.0 52 White Male 1974 03-13-2018
Flanks, Raymond Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 37.5 20 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35.5 31 White Male 2017 12-03-2018
Ford, Glenn Louisiana Caddo 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.3 34 Black Male 2014 03-12-2014
Gable, Kunta Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 26.6 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Gibson, Roland Louisiana Orleans 1968 1993 Murder Life 24.9 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 20 Black Male 1967 03-13-2018
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 22 Black Male 1967 03-13-2018
Goods, Darron Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2006 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 1.0 19 Black Male 2006 07-23-2013
Gordon, Kendale Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11.5 18 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 13.6 23 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Gray, Anthony Maryland Calvert 1991 1999 Murder Life 7.3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Hall, A.G. Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2023 Murder 50 years 24.9 28 Black Male 2017 05-09-2023
Hammons, Robert Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Robbery 40 years 6.3 31 White Male 1992 12-14-2018
Harmon, Skylor Maryland Worcester 2011 2021 Murder Life 9.6 17 Black Male 2021 11-14-2022
Harris, Patrick Louisiana Bossier 2019 2021 Manslaughter 39 years 1.5 39 White Male 2021 04-26-2022
Harrison, Kendall Louisiana Orleans 2014 2025 Murder Life 10.8 17 Black Male 2025 09-26-2025
Hayes, Travis Louisiana Jefferson 1998 2007 Murder Life 8.0 17 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Haynie, Douglass Maryland Worcester 1993 2025 Murder Life without parole 31.5 29 Black Male 2025 06-21-2025
Hebert, Larry Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish 1987 1987 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.5 29 Black Male 1987 05-18-2020
Henry, Darrill Louisiana Orleans 2011 2023 Murder Life without parole 8.7 28 Black Male 2020 02-21-2023
Hill, Darrin Louisiana Orleans 1999 2012 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 13.2 26 Black Male 2012 07-03-2012
Hudson, Jermaine Louisiana Orleans 2000 2021 Robbery Life 21.0 20 Black Male 2021 04-13-2021
Hudson, Larry Louisiana Orleans 1967 1993 Murder Death 25.5 19 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 31.7 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
Hugee, Larry Lane Maryland Wicomico 2004 2013 Robbery 25 years 8.3 48 Black Male 2012 05-16-2013
Hunt, Ronnie Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2022 Murder Life 30.4 23 Black Male 2022 07-07-2025
Jackson, Willie Louisiana Jefferson 1989 2006 Sexual Assault 40 years 16.7 17 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
James, Henry Louisiana Jefferson 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Life without parole 29.5 20 Black Male 2011 01-13-2012
James, Morris Louisiana Iberia 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 2.4 40 Black Male 2016 01-20-2023
Jenkins, Jerry Lee Maryland Charles 1987 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23.0 25 White Male 2010 06-07-2013
Johnson, Anthony Louisiana Washington 1986 2010 Murder Life 21.0 27 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Johnson, Craig Louisiana Orleans 1996 1997 Robbery 70 years 0.5 27 Black Male 1997 03-10-2014
Johnson, Jerome Maryland Baltimore City 1989 2018 Murder Life 29.3 20 Black Male 2018 07-04-2018
Johnson, Joseph Maryland Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5.4 Black Male 1968 03-13-2018
Johnson, Lamar Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2017 Murder Life 12.0 20 Black Male 2017 09-24-2017
Johnson, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 2013 2018 Murder Not Sentenced 2.0 26 Black Male 2015 04-21-2018
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25.0 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Jones, Clarence III Maryland Baltimore 1999 2021 Murder 30 years 18.6 36 Black Male 2017 09-08-2021
Jones, Grant Maryland Wicomico 1993 2023 Sexual Assault 7 years 4.0 34 Black Male 1997 09-06-2023
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 19.7 19 Black Male 2015 02-24-2017
Jones, Tyrone Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2010 Murder Life 10.5 21 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 44.8 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 1.5 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020
Jordano, Iorlando Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Life 1.5 68 White Male 1920 07-08-2020
Juluke, Bernell Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 26.6 18 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Karibi-Ikiriko, Abere Maryland Prince George's 2005 2007 Murder 15 years 2.3 27 Black Female 2007 07-11-2013
Keko, Anthony Louisiana Plaquemines 1993 1998 Murder Life 1.1 62 White Male 1994 06-22-2013
Kimball, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1926 1927 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.2 47 White Male 1927 03-13-2018