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: 3311
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20.1 36 White Male 1953 03-13-2018
Hanline, Michael California Ventura 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34.2 31 White Male 2014 04-23-2015
Hannan, Ahmed Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Fraud 5 years 1.3 32 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Hannon, Donald Iowa Pottawattamie 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.1 18 Black Male 1990 10-22-2014
Hansen, Lisa Michigan Kent 2006 2006 Theft Community Service 0 25 White Female 2006 08-29-2011
Hansen, Michael Minnesota Douglas 2006 2011 Murder 14 years and 6 months 5.5 27 White Male 2011 05-31-2012
Hanzlik, Kimberly New York Bronx 2011 2024 Murder 20 to Life 13.8 34 White Female 2024 12-13-2024
Harbin, Phillip Texas Denton 2001 2009 Sex Offender Registration 10 years 8.0 36 White Male 2009 10-03-2017
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21.4 22 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Harding, Christopher Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1998 Assault 10 to 12 years 5.4 36 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Harding, Kevin Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 10 months 0.4 52 Black Male 2009 01-25-2017
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29.4 30 White Male 1953 03-13-2018
Harmon, Ricky Dale Texas Dallas 1994 2004 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 9.7 35 White Male 2003 10-19-2012
Harper, Bobby Kansas Sedgwick 1987 2020 Burglary 3 1/2 to 7 years 1.9 28 White Male 1989 04-20-2020
Harper, James Tennessee Knox 1985 2005 Assault 5 years 2.2 45 White Male 1987 11-14-2017
Harper, Lafayette Illinois Vermilion 2014 2019 Murder 65 years 4.3 35 Black Male 2019 02-14-2019
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0.1 22 Black Male 1931 03-13-2018
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20.1 24 White Male 1949 03-13-2018
Harra, Robert Jr. Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud 6 years 0 61 White Male 2018 07-16-2021
Harrington, Terry Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2003 Murder Life 24.7 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Harris, Anthony Ohio Tuscarawas 1999 2000 Murder 7 years 1.2 12 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Harris, Calvin New York Tioga 2007 2016 Murder 25 to life 5.4 40 White Male 2012 06-02-2016
Harris, Clinton California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 3 years 3.0 32 Black Male 1999 01-26-2021
Harris, Darnell Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 0.9 31 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
Harris, Derek Texas Harris 2008 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.3 32 Black Male 2009 06-18-2024
Harris, Eveless Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.1 44 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021
Harris, Gerald New York Queens 1992 2000 Robbery 9 to 18 years 8.1 23 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Harris, James Texas Harris 2010 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 3.7 34 Black Male 2013 04-20-2022
Harris, Keith Illinois St. Clair 1979 2003 Attempted Murder 50 years 22.0 19 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 2.6 25 Black Male 1949 03-13-2018
Harris, Lee Illinois Cook 1992 2023 Murder 90 years 31.0 34 Black Male 2023 04-08-2023
Harris, Leroy Connecticut New Haven 1989 2022 Sexual Assault 80 years 28.6 22 Black Male 2017 12-21-2022
Harris, Lynnette Fed-WI (Eastern) 1990 1991 Tax Evasion/Fraud 10 months 0 33 White Female 1990 10-18-2014
Harris, Maurice Illinois Cook 2006 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.3 28 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
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
Harrison, Stefon Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.4 25 Black Male 2009 04-13-2020
Hart, Anthony Michigan Hillsdale 2013 2015 Sex Offender Registration Probation 0 29 White Male 2013 05-01-2018
Hart, Anthony Michigan Hillsdale 2014 2015 Sex Offender Registration 1 1/3 to 2 years 1.5 30 White Male 2015 05-01-2018
Hart, James Thomas California Napa 1990 2001 Child Sex Abuse 12 years 8.7 43 White Male 1999 01-25-2014
Hart, Keith California Alameda 1978 1980 Sexual Assault 10 years 2.3 34 Black Male 1980 03-16-2026
Harvey, Frank James Utah Box Elder 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 0.4 45 Don't Know Male 1988 10-21-2019
Harvey, John Michael Texas Tarrant 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 12.1 24 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Harvey, Sydney Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 6 months 1.4 47 Black Male 2008 02-22-2019
Harward, Keith Virginia Newport News City 1983 2016 Murder Life 32.4 26 White Male 2016 04-15-2016
Hash, Michael Virginia Culpeper 2001 2012 Murder Life without parole 11.1 15 White Male 2012 08-29-2012
Hassan, Hussein Oregon Umatilla 2019 2022 Child Sex Abuse 6 years and 3 months 3.3 65 Other Male 2022 06-20-2023
Hatcher, Gerald Indiana Marion 1978 1989 Robbery 90 years 10.1 24 Black Male 1989 05-01-2023
Hatchett, Nathaniel Michigan Macomb 1998 2008 Sexual Assault 25 to 40 years 10.1 17 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Hathaway, Bill Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 10 years 6.7 26 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
Haughey, William New York Putnam 2008 2016 Arson 10 years 8.2 35 White Male 2016 05-31-2016
Hawkins, David Utah Salt Lake 2007 2019 Child Sex Abuse 2 to 30 years 7.4 45 White Male 2015 09-11-2019
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.7 19 White Male 2003 12-12-2022
Hayat, Hamid Fed-CA (Eastern) 2006 2020 Supporting Terrorism 24 years 13.3 21 Asian Male 2019 03-03-2020
Hayden, Courtney Texas Nueces 2015 2018 Murder 40 years 2.2 24 White Female 2018 01-30-2018
Hayden, Thomas Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Hayes, Marlin Oregon Multnomah 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 36 Black Male 2010 12-09-2016
Hayes, Travis Louisiana Jefferson 1998 2007 Murder Life 8.0 17 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Haynes, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.2 24 Black Male 2007 05-04-2022
Haynes, Marvin Minnesota Hennepin 2005 2023 Murder Life 18.3 16 Black Male 2023 12-18-2023
Haynesworth, Thomas Virginia Richmond City 1984 2011 Sexual Assault 74 years 26.7 18 Black Male 2011 02-24-2012
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14.1 33 White Male 2007 08-02-2015
Haywood, Antonio Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.4 19 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Hazelwood, Mark Fed-TN (Eastern) 2018 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony 12 years and 6 months 0 54 White Male 2018 08-18-2021
Head, Charles California Orange 2006 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Black Male 2006 05-09-2022
Heard, Charles California San Francisco 2010 2020 Murder 25 to Life 3.5 24 Black Male 2014 05-02-2024
Hebrard, Alexander Texas Harris 2011 2013 Weapon Possession or Sale 4 years 2.5 25 White Male 2013 07-25-2013
Hebshie, James Fed-MA 2006 2011 Arson 15 years 4.4 55 White Male 2010 02-12-2012
Heffernan, Tyler Vermont Chittenden 2016 2018 Assault 30 days 0.1 25 White Male 2016 04-06-2018
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder 15 years 0.3 White Male 1921 03-13-2018
Heineman, Alex Wisconsin St. Croix 2017 2019 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 16 White Male 2017 11-12-2020
Heins, Chad Florida Duval 1996 2007 Murder Life 11.0 19 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Heistand, Donald Michigan Otsego 1989 2002 Accessory to Murder 3 to 5 years 2.0 29 White Male 1991 01-19-2012
Helmig, Dale Missouri Osage 1996 2011 Murder Life without parole 14.8 37 White Male 2010 01-17-2012
Hemauer, Francis P. Wisconsin Milwaukee 1972 1981 Attempted Murder 60 years 8.5 45 White Male 1981 03-13-2018
Hemme, Sandra Missouri Buchanan 1981 2024 Murder Life without parole 43.3 20 White Female 2024 12-17-2024
Henderson, Cleveland Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2000 05-25-2022
Henderson, Rickey Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 3.5 34 Black Male 2010 12-10-2018
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 52 Black Male 2007 08-19-2022
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.4 54 Black Male 2010 08-19-2022
Hendricks, Sonny Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 26 Black Male 2009 02-15-2022
Henly, Brock Ohio Hamilton 2003 2007 Sex Offender Registration 90 days 2.9 44 Black Male 2006 03-30-2015
Henning, Shawn Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder 50 years 29.2 17 White Male 2018 07-28-2020
Henry, Jim Florida Citrus 1909 1911 Assault 5 years 1.7 Black Male 1911 03-13-2018
Henry, Mandrell Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.5 21 Black Male 2001 06-09-2022
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Hernandez, Alejandro Texas El Paso 1994 2006 Murder Life 11.9 22 Hispanic Male 2006 01-14-2013
Hernandez, Angel Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 10.5 42 Hispanic Male 2021 06-21-2021
Hernandez, Carlos Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 52 days 0 21 Hispanic Male 2015 05-31-2016
Hernandez, Francisco California Monterey 2002 2005 Murder 48 to life 3.0 26 Hispanic Male 2005 09-03-2012
Hernandez, Giovanni California Los Angeles 2012 2023 Murder 50 to life 11.0 14 Hispanic Male 2023 01-03-2024
Hernandez, Jose California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery 1 year to Life 1.7 Hispanic Male 1924 03-13-2018
Hernandez, Juan Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 86 years 20.7 20 Hispanic Male 2022 08-15-2022
Hernandez, Julian California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 Hispanic Male 1998 09-20-2021
Hernandez, Maria Fed-TX (Western) 2004 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 17 years 10.2 39 Hispanic Female 2014 05-12-2014
Hernandez, Miguel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0.3 Hispanic Male 1997 12-14-2021
Hernandez, Rocky Arizona Maricopa 2010 2017 Murder 19 years 7.2 18 Hispanic Male 2017 09-15-2019
Hernandez, Rosendo Illinois Cook 1999 2022 Murder 75 years 22.9 19 Hispanic Male 2022 08-15-2022
Herrera, Antonio Arizona Maricopa 2015 2020 Traffic Offense 1 day 0 31 Hispanic Male 2015 09-05-2024
Herrera, Bobby Paiste California Santa Clara 1998 2000 Assault 5 years 2.2 17 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011