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
Majczek, Joseph Illinois Cook 1933 1946 Murder Life 11.8 24 White Male 1945 03-13-2018
Maldonado-Nunez, Asterio Texas Harris 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 4.3 45 Hispanic Male 2017 08-18-2017
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud 4 years 0 38 White Male 2009 06-14-2018
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3.0 26 White Male 1946 03-13-2018
Mallet, Otis Jr. Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 3.1 52 Black Male 2014 08-20-2020
Mallet, Steven Texas Harris 2009 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 10 months 0 49 Black Male 2009 06-16-2021
Malloy, Everett Baily Texas Harris 1984 1984 Murder 15 years 1.2 31 White Male 1985 03-13-2018
Manfredi, John New York Kings 1989 1994 Bribery 2 to 6 years 3.8 48 White Male 1993 09-26-2014
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20.2 17 White Male 2023 09-19-2023
Mannava, Venkata Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Probation 0 44 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017
Manning, Jay Cee Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8.1 28 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Mansfield, Troy Texas Williamson 1993 2016 Child Sex Abuse 3 months 0 25 White Male 1993 01-30-2018
Manzo-Diaz, Antonio Michigan Wayne 2016 2025 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 40 years 8.1 46 Hispanic Male 2025 05-01-2025
Maples, David Michigan Macomb 1995 2006 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 20 years 10.3 25 White Male 2006 04-30-2020
Mapp, Derrick Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.8 33 Black Male 2008 01-19-2021
Marble, Cody Montana Missoula 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 13.4 17 White Male 2016 01-08-2017
Marcinkiewicz, Theodore Illinois Cook 1933 1950 Murder Life 16.3 25 White Male 1950 03-13-2018
Marcucci, Paul Massachusetts Bristol 2011 2016 Arson 8 to 10 years 5.1 47 White Male 2016 08-04-2016
Marcum, Chad Indiana Madison 1997 2011 Murder 71 years 13.3 20 White Male 2011 06-21-2024
Marden, Jonathan New Hampshire Hillsborough 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.3 20 White Male 2017 02-10-2020
Mardlin, Frederick Michigan St. Clair 2007 2013 Arson 3 to 20 years 4.5 31 White Male 2011 02-25-2013
Marez, Vincent Arizona Maricopa 2018 2019 Traffic Offense 1 day 0 20 Hispanic Male 2018 09-05-2024
Marino, Richard J. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder 25 years to life 1.6 32 White Male 1978 03-13-2018
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887 03-13-2018
Marotta, Thomas E. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder 25 years to life 1.2 30 White Male 1978 03-13-2018
Marsh, Floyd Jr. Oregon Clackamas 2017 2024 Robbery 6 years and 10 months 4.6 54 White Male 2022 01-26-2024
Marsh, Guy Gordon Maryland Anne Arundel 1973 1987 Murder Life 13.8 25 White Male 1987 03-13-2018
Marsh, Kenneth California San Diego 1983 2004 Murder 15 to Life 20.7 28 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Marshall, James Illinois Cook 1991 2024 Murder 60 years 28.1 32 Black Male 2019 08-28-2024
Marshall, Joseph Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Marshall, Michael Georgia Fulton 2008 2009 Robbery 4 years 1.8 41 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.4 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Martel, Clayton Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 32 Black Male 2013 10-28-2015
Martin, Darnell Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Male 2004 02-14-2022
Martin, Doris Texas Harris 2011 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.5 49 Black Female 2011 10-02-2024
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 24.9 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024
Martin, Lawrence California Santa Clara 1998 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale 25 to Life 19.6 38 Don't Know Male 2017 05-03-2021
Martin, Mario Texas Harris 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 17 Black Male 2008 04-26-2014
Martin, Willie Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 1.4 24 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018
Martinez, Angelo New York Queens 1986 2002 Murder 25 to Life 15.8 19 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Martinez, Antonio Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2020 Murder Life 30.5 37 Hispanic Male 2020 11-09-2020
Martinez, Benny New Mexico Eddy 1998 2001 Murder 20 years 3.0 42 Hispanic Male 2001 02-28-2017
Martinez, Joaquin Jose Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Murder Death 4.1 23 Hispanic Male 2001 08-31-2011
Martinez, John Illinois Cook 2001 2023 Murder 25 years 21.5 18 Hispanic Male 2023 03-03-2023
Martinez, Rodrigo California Orange 2008 2014 Murder 25 to life 6.6 22 Hispanic Male 2014 03-31-2018
Martinez, Ruben Jr. California Los Angeles 2008 2019 Robbery 40 years and 8 months 11.6 Hispanic Male 2019 11-18-2019
Martinez-Mercado, Alexy Connecticut Hartford 2016 2023 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 0 27 Hispanic Male 2016 01-02-2025
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15.3 53 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
Mason, Lucius Jr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder 20 to Life 4.3 18 White Male 1988 03-13-2018
Mason, Terrence New York Queens 1987 1995 Robbery 10 to 20 years 6.7 32 Black Male 1994 12-03-2013
Massey, Kenneth Texas El Paso 1953 1954 Robbery 15 years 1.9 25 White Male 1954 03-15-2021
Massey, Shawn Giovanni North Carolina Mecklenburg 1999 2010 Kidnapping 11 1/2 to 15 1/4 years 10.6 25 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Massingill, Anthony Texas Dallas 1980 2014 Robbery Life 0 18 Black Male 1980 10-23-2014
Massingill, Jamille Ohio Cuyahoga 2020 2023 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years 1.5 38 Black Male 2021 01-04-2024
Masters, Timothy Colorado Larimer 1999 2008 Murder Life 8.8 15 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Masterson, Kerry Illinois Cook 2011 2017 Murder 58 years 6.0 23 Hispanic Female 2017 11-10-2017
Mata, Laura Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 4.0 21 Hispanic Female 2003 06-07-2022
Mata, Michael Kansas Clay 2011 2011 Child Sex Abuse 2 years 0.6 13 White Male 2011 06-12-2019
Matamoros, Carlos Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 19 Hispanic Male 2015 05-20-2016
Mathews, Aaron Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.5 25 Black Male 2014 05-01-2023
Mathis, Kelly Florida Seminole 2013 2017 Fraud 6 years 0 59 White Male 2013 04-19-2017
Matsumoto, Keith Hawaii Honolulu 2014 2020 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.5 54 Asian Male 2014 12-07-2020
Matta Ballesteros, Juan Fed-CA (Central) 1990 2018 Kidnapping Life without parole 0 40 Hispanic Male 1990 04-20-2020
Matthews, Brent Fed-MD 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 10 months 2.3 36 Black Male 2013 06-06-2019
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder 20 years 6.9 20 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
Matthews, Ryan Louisiana Jefferson 1999 2004 Murder Death 5.1 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 0.5 33 White Male 1937 03-13-2018
Mawson, Kimberly Rhode Island Kent 2007 2012 Murder 35 years 2.7 32 White Female 2010 08-21-2013
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34.1 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
Mayberry, David Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 35 Black Male 2006 04-13-2020
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 19.5 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Mayfield, Barry Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2009 09-04-2016
Mayhugh, Kristie Texas Bexar 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 15.8 21 Hispanic Female 2013 12-31-2016
Maynard, William A. New York New York 1970 1974 Manslaughter 10 to 20 years 3.3 33 Black Male 1974 03-13-2018
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 1.3 24 Black Male 2007 02-26-2020
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.2 20 Black Male 2004 02-13-2022
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.9 22 Black Male 2005 05-10-2022
Mazur, Andre Oregon Multnomah 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Male 2012 12-09-2016
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47.2 25 White Male 2020 06-13-2021
McAlister, Michael Virginia Richmond City 1986 2015 Sexual Assault 35 years 28.6 29 White Male 2015 05-18-2015
McAllister, Norman Vermont Franklin 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2017 11-18-2019
McAllister, Patrick Washington Jefferson 2012 2018 Sexual Assault 20 years and 10 months 5.2 46 White Male 2017 05-17-2018
McAnally, Tamara California San Diego 2004 2011 Fraud Probation 0 32 White Female 2004 06-21-2012
McCabe, Travis Fed-LA (Eastern) 2010 2014 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 39 White Male 2010 02-20-2014
McCaffrey, William New York New York 2006 2009 Sexual Assault 20 years 2.9 28 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
McCallum, David New York Kings 1986 2014 Murder 25 to life 28.0 16 Black Male 2014 10-16-2014
McCallum, Ronald Wisconsin Brown 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.5 White Male 1993 07-26-2021
McCann, Raymond II Michigan St. Joseph 2015 2017 Perjury 1 year and 8 months 0.8 45 White Male 2015 12-11-2017
McCardle, Da Vontae Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 15 days 0 22 Black Male 2015 05-31-2016
McCarn, Herschel Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 25 years 6.7 26 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21.1 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
McCarty, Desmond Illinois Cook 2001 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 17 Black Male 2003 08-07-2024
McCastle, Michael Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 28.9 27 Black Male 2018 07-23-2025
McCaughn, Patrick Illinois Lake 1996 1999 Robbery 12 years 2.7 25 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2.2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014
McClendon, Myrickki Arkansas Pulaski 2011 2018 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 2.3 32 Black Male 2013 12-13-2018
McClendon, Sean Illinois Cook 2016 2024 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 5.9 26 Black Male 2022 06-03-2025
McCloud, Armond Jr. New York Queens 1996 2023 Murder 25 to life 26.9 20 Black Male 2023 09-12-2023
McCollum, Claude Michigan Ingham 2006 2007 Murder Life 1.7 26 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
McCord, Todd New York Queens 1987 1994 Murder 25 to life 6.3 21 Black Male 1994 03-11-2015