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
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery 1.17 years 0.3 White Male 1914 03-13-2018
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery 2 to 14 years 1.1 27 White Female 1935 03-13-2018
Campbell, Bertram New York New York 1938 1945 Forgery 5 to 10 years 3.4 51 White Male 1941 03-13-2018
Donnelly, Terrence New York Kings 1878 1878 Forgery 2.5 years 0.4 Don't Know Male 1878 09-02-2022
Elmardoudi, Abdel-Ilah Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Supporting Terrorism 15 years 1.3 35 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Greenwald, Irving New York Erie 1924 1924 Forgery 7.5 years 0.3 White Male 1924 03-13-2018
Hayat, Hamid Fed-CA (Eastern) 2006 2020 Supporting Terrorism 24 years 13.3 21 Asian Male 2019 03-03-2020
Johnson, Robert New York Westchester 1980 1992 Forgery 2 1/2 years to 5 years 1.7 Don't Know Male 1982 02-08-2021
Koubriti, Karim Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Supporting Terrorism 5 years 1.3 22 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
LaFratta, Joseph Massachusetts Essex 2009 2010 Forgery 2 years 1.1 33 White Male 2010 02-15-2018
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 46 White Female 1936 03-13-2018
Paracha, Uzair Fed-NY (Southern) 2005 2020 Supporting Terrorism 30 years 14.3 23 Asian Male 2020 04-02-2020
Shelton, Horace North Carolina Buncombe 2012 2014 Forgery 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years 2.3 51 Black Male 2014 11-28-2016
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 49 White Male 1936 03-13-2018
Sullivan, Percy Fed-IN (Southern) 1896 1898 Forgery 4 years 1.5 Don't Know Male 1898 03-13-2018
Tucker, Eugene Michigan Macomb 1956 1958 Forgery 4 to 14 years 2.0 24 Don't Know Male 1958 03-13-2018
Wilson, Carol Jean Michigan Wayne 2011 2013 Forgery Probation 0 57 Black Female 2011 12-30-2013
Zambino, Luigi New Jersey Mercer 1906 1909 Forgery 6 years 3.4 White Male 1909 03-13-2018