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
Adams, Seneca Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 20 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Adams, Tari Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 18 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Agnew, Gregory Illinois Lake 1988 2001 Robbery 30 years 13.4 28 Black Male 2001 01-18-2018
Allen, Dwight Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2003 Assault Probation 0 28 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
Alvarez, George Texas Cameron 2006 2010 Assault 8 years 4.5 17 Hispanic Male 2010 07-06-2017
Alvarez, Roy California Los Angeles 1995 2002 Robbery 14 years 6.8 38 Hispanic Male 2002 01-20-2014
Amezquita, Gilbert Texas Harris 1998 2007 Assault 15 years 8.4 20 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Amon-Ra, Nubian Arizona Cochise 2006 2012 Assault 7 years and 6 months 6.0 43 Black Male 2012 08-25-2015
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
Anderson, Roland Mississippi Hinds 1997 2007 Assault 15 years 7.2 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Anthony, Richard Illinois Cook 1994 2025 Assault 40 years 19.3 20 Black Male 2014 08-01-2025
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery 10 to 25 years 3.1 21 White Male 1995 12-10-2018
Appling, Riolordo California Los Angeles 2012 2013 Assault Not Sentenced 0.8 28 Black Male 2013 03-13-2013
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
Baker, Jimmy Lee Oklahoma Bryan 2009 2010 Assault Life 1.6 22 White Male 2010 09-24-2013
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931 03-13-2018
Barner, Glenn California Los Angeles 1992 1993 Robbery 16 years 0.7 31 Black Male 1993 07-12-2016
Bass, Jimmy Mississippi Bolivar 1988 2010 Robbery 50 years 21.2 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Batista, Luis New York Rensselaer 1994 2018 Robbery 25 to life 23.4 32 Hispanic Male 2018 12-11-2020
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
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 2014 06-11-2015
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
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault 15 years 1.5 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Bess, Ben South Carolina Florence 1915 1929 Assault 30 years 14.4 Black Male 1929 03-13-2018
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery 15 years 2.5 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault 2 to 4 years 2.8 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Bolduc, Frank Fed-WI (Eastern) 1991 1999 Robbery 48 years and 4 months 8.6 42 White Male 1999 08-31-2011
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery 25 years 5.6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Bradford, Ty Montana Gallatin 1999 2003 Assault 10 years 3.9 39 White Male 2003 08-26-2013
Bradley, Adam New York Westchester 2010 2013 Assault Probation 0 48 White Male 2010 08-20-2013
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault 20 years 4.8 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017
Breland, Chad New York Queens 1997 2021 Robbery 15 years 15.0 26 Black Male 2012 10-25-2021
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
Brim, Dominique Michigan Wayne 2002 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 14 Black Female 2002 08-29-2011
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
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault 45 years 11.3 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery 30 years 8.6 20 Black Male 2015 10-06-2015
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, Darrell Illinois Cook 1991 1992 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.0 19 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
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
Cantave, Jean New York Queens 2009 2014 Assault 1 year 0 43 Black Male 2009 12-19-2021
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
Carmon, Darron North Carolina Pitt 1994 2022 Robbery 14 to 40 years 7.7 19 Black Male 2001 09-19-2022
Carmona, Arthur California Orange 1998 2000 Robbery 12 years 1.9 16 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Cartee, Frank Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery 12 years 2.1 29 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Carter, Steven Florida Manatee 1990 1990 Assault Not Sentenced 0.3 19 Black Male 1990 10-10-2014
Carter, William Douglas Virginia Loudoun 1988 1992 Assault 14 years 3.9 55 White Male 1992 03-11-2013
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
Catalan, Moises Texas Dallas 1997 2003 Assault 35 years 5.9 25 Hispanic Male 2003 08-24-2014
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0.2 21 Don't Know Male 1936 03-13-2018
Chavis, Benjamin Jr. North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 34 years 8.3 23 Black Male 1981 11-17-2016
Chiappini, Wayne Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Assault 2 years and 6 months 1.2 48 White Male 2007 09-30-2016
Childers, Brad Texas Collin 2004 2018 Robbery 50 years 14.2 20 White Male 2018 07-01-2018
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
Cobb, Travis Texas Bexar 2019 2025 Robbery 25 years 3.5 39 White Male 2022 05-15-2025
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
Conteh, Maligie Virginia Fairfax 2010 2013 Robbery 1 year and 11 months 1.5 19 Black Male 2011 04-23-2013
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery 40 years 8.6 29 Black Male 2006 02-18-2017
Cosenza, Natale Massachusetts Worcester 2002 2017 Assault 12 to 20 years 13.9 26 White Male 2016 11-29-2017
Cottingham, Jamaka Texas Harris 1997 2023 Robbery 30 years 14.7 17 Black Male 2012 08-02-2023
Courteau, Paul Rhode Island Providence 1981 1999 Robbery 15 years 12.8 21 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Courtney, Sedrick Oklahoma Tulsa 1996 2012 Robbery 30 years 15.3 23 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Craig, Andrew Massachusetts Worcester 2005 2006 Assault 2 years and 6 months 0.5 24 Black Male 2006 10-06-2016
Crosby, Timothy New York Kings 1989 1999 Assault 10 to Life 10.7 27 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
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
Cullipher, Ricky Virginia Hampton City 1997 2001 Assault 9 years 4.3 15 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery 30 years 1.1 26 Don't Know Male 1940 03-13-2018
Cure, Leonard Florida Broward 2004 2020 Robbery Life 15.6 33 Black Male 2020 01-04-2021
Daniels, Erick North Carolina Durham 2001 2008 Robbery 10 to 14 years 6.8 14 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
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
DeBerry, Eric New York Kings 2000 2020 Robbery 25 to Life 20.4 23 Black Male 2020 08-20-2020
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
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1976 1976 Assault 1 year 0.1 22 Black Male 1976 05-29-2020
Dombrowski, Peter New York Erie 1985 1990 Robbery 9 to 18 years 5.4 37 White Male 1990 03-10-2014
Dominguez, Jonathan California Los Angeles 2006 2006 Assault Not Sentenced 0.1 15 Hispanic Male 2006 10-31-2012
Donaldson, Elwin Wisconsin Dane 1982 1982 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.2 27 Black Male 1982 11-02-2022
Douglas, Marc New York Westchester 2007 2020 Assault 20 years 13.7 22 Black Male 2020 05-17-2022
Dudley, Ronald New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault 15 years 0.7 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Dupree, Cornelius Jr. Texas Dallas 1980 2011 Robbery 75 years 30.1 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011