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
Alexander, John Randall Mississippi Panola 1989 2010 Murder Life 5.7 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Anderson, Roland Mississippi Hinds 1997 2007 Assault 15 years 7.2 32 Black Male 08-29-2011
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 10.5 35 White Male 03-13-2018
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 36 years 7.4 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 40 years 9.5 22 White Male 10-25-2021
Bass, Jimmy Mississippi Bolivar 1988 2010 Robbery 50 years 21.2 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 2.8 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 5.6 34 White Male 07-30-2012
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.9 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 40 years 10.1 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 0.7 Black Male 03-13-2018
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12.4 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16.1 31 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 33 Black Male 07-26-2021
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26.4 24 Black Male 10-04-2021
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 5.8 18 Black Female 08-29-2011
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Davis, Dewey West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1994 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 7.0 55 White Male 08-29-2011
Davis, Gerald West Virginia Kanawha 1986 1995 Sexual Assault 14 to 35 years 9.4 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.8 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Edmonds, Tyler Mississippi Oktibbeha 2004 2008 Murder Life 2.8 13 White Male 08-29-2011
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22.2 26 Black Male 09-25-2020
Fox, Anthony Mississippi Hinds 2022 2024 Manslaughter 5 years 1.5 34 Black Male 08-06-2024
Gardner, Jimmie West Virginia Kanawha 1990 2016 Sexual Assault 33 to life 26.2 20 Black Male 09-15-2016
Hall, Jason Mississippi Forrest 2012 2016 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years 2.0 26 Black Male 04-26-2019
Harris, William O'Dell West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 8.0 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Holdren, Larry West Virginia Kanawha 1984 2000 Sexual Assault 30 to 60 years 14.9 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 26.6 38 Black Male 02-25-2021
Howell, Frank West Virginia Marshall 1929 1931 Robbery 15 years 1.2 28 White Male 03-13-2018
Hughes, Elicia Mississippi Hinds 2007 2007 Murder Life 0.1 32 Black Female 07-19-2013
Hurt, Davie West Virginia Mercer 1998 2014 Murder Life 12.9 17 Black Male 08-24-2014
Johnson, Arthur Mississippi Sunflower 1993 2008 Sexual Assault 55 years 14.4 33 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jordan, Carl Mississippi Harrison 2014 2018 Assault 20 years 3.1 32 Black Male 03-30-2022
Kennard, Clyde Mississippi Forrest 1960 2006 Burglary 7 years 2.2 33 Black Male 10-05-2024
Lively, Charles Jason West Virginia McDowell 2006 2020 Murder Life 13.8 27 White Male 10-12-2020
Manning, Willie Mississippi Oktibbeha 1996 2015 Murder Death 18.7 24 Black Male 04-29-2015
Norwood, Matthew Mississippi Hinds 1997 2010 Robbery 15 years 10.0 15 Black Male 08-29-2011
Parks, Cornelius Mississippi Kemper 2011 2017 Assault Fine 0 30 Black Male 08-18-2017
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5.4 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Richardson, Harvill Sr. Mississippi Harrison 2011 2017 Murder Life 3.4 66 White Male 04-05-2017
Richardson, James E. Jr. West Virginia Kanawha 1989 1999 Murder Life 7.1 36 White Male 08-29-2011
Ruffin, Larry Mississippi Forrest 1980 2011 Murder Life 21.6 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Stubbs, Leigh Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault 44 years 11.0 20 White Female 10-25-2018
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 5.7 20 White Male 04-10-2013
Thompson, Michael Mississippi Tunica 2014 2014 Traffic Offense Unknown 0 36 Black Male 06-27-2024
Townsend, Bobby Mississippi Webster 1999 2001 Sexual Assault 30 years 2.2 43 Black Male 12-16-2016
Vance, Tammy Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault 44 years 12.0 31 White Female 10-25-2018
Walker, Moses Mississippi Lauderdale 1907 1912 Attempted Murder 10 years 5.2 Black Male 03-13-2018
Wilks, Calvin Mississippi Hinds 1981 1984 Murder Life 3.8 21 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Willis, Cedric Mississippi Hinds 1997 2006 Murder Life 8.6 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4.0 28 White Male 08-29-2011