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 Date of Release Posting Date
Abney, Quentin New York New York 2006 2012 Robbery 20 to Life 5.8 32 Black Male 2012 05-13-2019
Agnew, Gregory Illinois Lake 1988 2001 Robbery 30 years 13.4 28 Black Male 2001 01-18-2018
Anderson, Eric Michigan Wayne 2010 2019 Robbery 15 to 22 years 8.5 20 Black Male 2019 05-06-2019
Anderson, James S. Washington Pierce 2005 2009 Robbery 17 years 3.6 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery 10 to 25 years 3.1 21 White Male 1995 12-10-2018
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery 7 years to life 0.3 29 Hispanic Male 1957 03-13-2018
Awbrey, William Fed-OK 1931 1932 Robbery 3 years 1.1 Don't Know Male 1932 03-13-2018
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0.4 25 Don't Know Male 1977 09-30-2019
Baker, Dontrell Florida Pinellas 1997 1997 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 18 Black Male 1997 09-14-2015
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931 03-13-2018
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.4 22 White Male 1947 03-13-2018
Beaver, Antonio Missouri St. Louis City 1997 2007 Robbery 18 years 9.9 30 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bell, Derrick New York Kings 1997 2007 Robbery 12 1/2 to 25 years 10.5 22 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Benitez, Ricardo New York Queens 2010 2015 Robbery 22 to life 4.4 54 Hispanic Male 2015 04-12-2017
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery 15 years 2.5 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery 25 years 5.6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery 60 years 7.9 19 Black Male 2021 04-05-2021
Brinson, Jeremiah New York Ontario 1999 2009 Robbery 18 years 9.5 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Briscoe, Terence Texas Harris 2009 2010 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.6 19 Black Male 2010 01-30-2023
Brown, Patrick Pennsylvania Dauphin 2002 2010 Robbery 22 to 70 years 8.0 21 Black Male 2010 06-30-2012
Bullock, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2012 2025 Robbery 32 to 72 years 13.0 30 Black Male 2025 06-03-2025
Bush, Gary Virginia Petersburg City 2007 2018 Robbery 12 years 9.1 56 White Male 2016 05-30-2018
Cameron, Reginald New York Queens 1996 2023 Robbery 3 years and nine months to 11 years 7.3 19 Black Male 2003 09-12-2023
Cardenas, Carlos New York Queens 1996 2007 Robbery 8 to 25 years 10.7 23 Hispanic Male 2007 08-29-2011
Cardenas, Napoleon New York Queens 1999 2007 Robbery 15 to 30 years 7.8 24 Hispanic Male 2007 08-29-2011
Cartee, Frank Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery 12 years 2.1 29 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Caruso, Philip New York Kings 1939 1939 Robbery 10 to 20 years 0.5 24 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Cash, Tazell Michigan Wayne 2017 2019 Robbery 10 to 20 years 2.0 18 Black Male 2019 06-12-2019
Castro Santos, Darvin Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery 50 years 9.5 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.5 30 White Male 2020 08-12-2024
Clark, Royal Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 2003 2019 Robbery 49 years and six months 16.0 24 Black Male 2019 06-28-2019
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery 5 years 1.6 White Male 1927 03-13-2018
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928 03-13-2018
Comer, Willie Pennsylvania Dauphin 1961 1962 Robbery 2 to 4 years 0.3 20 Don't Know Male 1962 03-13-2018
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38.4 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Courtney, Sedrick Oklahoma Tulsa 1996 2012 Robbery 30 years 15.3 23 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Cuevas, Roberto California Los Angeles 2003 2008 Robbery 12 years 4.7 21 Hispanic Male 2008 06-26-2012
Culbertson, Aaron Jr. Ohio Stark 2018 2022 Robbery 8 years 4.1 16 Black Male 2022 01-12-2023
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery 30 years 1.1 26 Don't Know Male 1940 03-13-2018
Davis, Cody Florida Palm Beach 2006 2007 Robbery 3 years 0.4 21 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Davis, Glenn Alabama Fayette 1933 1940 Robbery 25 years 7.0 24 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
Deckinga, Shaun Fed-MN 1993 1993 Robbery 10 years 0.1 26 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery 15 Years 5.6 30 White Male 1974 03-13-2018
Donaldson, Elwin Wisconsin Dane 1982 1982 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.2 27 Black Male 1982 11-02-2022
Dupree, Cornelius Jr. Texas Dallas 1980 2011 Robbery 75 years 30.1 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Dyer, William California Los Angeles 1928 1931 Robbery 5 years to life 2.3 Don't Know Male 1931 03-13-2018
Ealy, Marcus Michigan Wayne 2018 2020 Robbery 48 to 82 years 1.8 26 Black Male 2020 02-01-2021
Eaton, Roy Illinois Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery 1 year to life 15.8 34 White Male 1956 03-13-2018
Emery, Arthur Washington King 1953 1954 Robbery 5 to 20 years 0.6 19 Don't Know Male 1954 03-13-2018
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0.2 21 White Male 1942 03-13-2018
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery 10 years to life 1.1 24 White Male 1926 03-13-2018
Foley, Kenneth Wayne California Santa Clara 1995 2007 Robbery 25 to Life 11.0 26 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 19 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Galindo, Broulio California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery 1 year to life 1.7 Hispanic Male 1924 03-13-2018
Gandy, Robert Texas Harris 1990 2020 Robbery Life 13.7 24 Black Male 2004 06-26-2020
Garner, David Fed-OH (Northern) 2005 2008 Robbery 13 years 0.5 20 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Gassman, Tyler W. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery 26 years 3.8 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1.2 25 Black Male 1983 03-13-2018
Gilbert, John F. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.1 22 White Male 1957 03-13-2018
Glenn, Eugene Wisconsin Milwaukee 2002 2003 Robbery 20 years 1.5 41 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Goodman, Warren Wisconsin Milwaukee 1994 2007 Robbery 22 years 12.3 30 Black Male 2007 07-10-2014
Gotti, Carmine J. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.1 21 White Male 1957 03-13-2018
Grant, Israel North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2019 Robbery 18 1/2 to 23 7/8 years 8.4 19 Black Male 2016 02-04-2019
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery 4 to 25 years 2.6 26 Don't Know Male 1984 05-01-2019
Groce, Tyrone New York Kings 1993 1995 Robbery 4 to 12 years 2.1 28 Black Male 1995 09-30-2014
Grover, Robert Washington King 1981 1982 Robbery 10 years 1.1 Don't Know Male 1982 05-21-2025
Guilfoyle, Stephen A. Florida Pinellas 1926 1932 Robbery 10 years 2.5 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Hamlin, Franklin California San Francisco 1953 1954 Robbery 5 years to life 0.2 40 White Male 1954 03-13-2018
Hammons, Robert Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Robbery 40 years 6.3 31 White Male 1992 12-14-2018
Harris, Derrick California Los Angeles 2013 2020 Robbery 15 years 6.8 21 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Harris, Gerald New York Queens 1992 2000 Robbery 9 to 18 years 8.1 23 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Hatcher, Gerald Indiana Marion 1978 1989 Robbery 90 years 10.1 24 Black Male 1989 05-01-2023
Hathaway, Bill Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 10 years 6.7 26 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
Hernandez, Jose California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery 1 year to Life 1.7 Hispanic Male 1924 03-13-2018
Hogan, Virgil Indiana Allen 1958 1962 Robbery 10 to 25 years 4.6 26 Don't Know Male 1962 04-14-2021
Holdsworth, Larry Ohio Portage 1988 1994 Robbery 4 to 25 years 3.3 35 White Male 1992 12-12-2018
Holmes, Sidney Florida Broward 1989 2023 Robbery Life 33.9 22 Black Male 2023 03-16-2023
Hopps, Tony Florida Hillsborough 1990 2021 Robbery Life 31.2 24 Black Male 2021 09-08-2021
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.3 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Howell, Everett Illinois Adams 1928 1930 Robbery 1 year to life 1.9 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Howell, Frank West Virginia Marshall 1929 1931 Robbery 15 years 1.2 28 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Howell, Mack Michigan Macomb 2016 2023 Robbery 25 to 50 years 6.6 53 Black Male 2023 03-28-2023
Hudson, Jermaine Louisiana Orleans 2000 2021 Robbery Life 21.0 20 Black Male 2021 04-13-2021
Hughes, George Minnesota Chisago 1921 1931 Robbery Life 9.8 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Hunt, Kenya California San Diego 1991 1991 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.1 17 Black Male 1991 09-07-2012
Iannacone, Dominic New York New York 2015 2018 Robbery 7 years and 6 months 2.6 30 White Male 2017 03-15-2018
Irby, Derius Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2017 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.5 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2018
Jackson, Dwayne Nevada Clark 2003 2011 Robbery 4 years 3.0 18 Black Male 2006 03-30-2012
Jacobs, Elmer California Los Angeles 1928 1928 Robbery 15 to Life 0.1 Don't Know Male 1928 03-13-2018
Johnson, Craig Louisiana Orleans 1996 1997 Robbery 70 years 0.5 27 Black Male 1997 03-10-2014
Jones, Richard Kansas Johnson 2001 2017 Robbery 19 years 16.1 23 Black Male 2017 06-21-2017
Keith, Thomas Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery 6 to 11 years 0.7 27 Don't Know Male 1959 05-18-2021
Kerr, Milo C. California Los Angeles 1934 1938 Robbery 5 years to life 3.0 39 White Male 1937 03-13-2018
Kimball, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1926 1927 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.2 47 White Male 1927 03-13-2018
Kimsey, Martin Texas Dallas 1985 1990 Robbery Life 4.3 45 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Kindle, Jason California Los Angeles 2000 2003 Robbery 70 to Life 2.3 31 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Kirkwood, Justin Pennsylvania Lawrence 2003 2006 Robbery 3 1/2 to 7 years 2.1 22 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Klass, Louis Minnesota Fillmore 1928 1931 Robbery 5 to 40 years 3.1 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Kloss, David S. Jr. Florida Pinellas 1926 1956 Robbery 5 years 2.5 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018