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
Scamardo, Joseph Anthony Jr. Arkansas Sebastian 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse 12 years 3.3 35 White Male 2013 12-30-2013
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder 14 to 28 years 2.7 40 White Male 2006 07-11-2013
Scheer, Dana Fed-FL (Southern) 1995 1999 Fraud Probation 0 34 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Scheidell, Daniel Wisconsin Racine 1995 2017 Sexual Assault 25 years 19.8 46 White Male 2015 09-27-2017
Schledwitz, Karl Fed-TN (Eastern) 1992 1999 Fraud 6 months 0.5 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Schmieder, Jeff Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.4 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Schocker, Christopher South Dakota Roberts 2019 2025 Assault 10 years 0 53 White Male 2019 03-09-2026
Schoettle, Micah Kentucky Kenton 2018 2019 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 1.3 35 White Male 2019 04-06-2020
Schoppe, Carl California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0 30 Hispanic Male 2015 02-06-2017
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery 11 years 10.3 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 22.9 20 Other Male 2023 02-15-2023
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter 1 year 0 16 Other Male 2000 11-01-2023
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault 25 years 20.2 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scott, Christopher Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2006 12-03-2018
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery 25 years 3.9 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scott, Kendrick Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 18.5 20 Black Male 2018 12-03-2018
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder 30 years 3.7 27 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Scott, Michael Texas Travis 2002 2009 Murder Life 6.8 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, Rachel Texas Harris 2017 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 3.0 32 Black Female 2020 09-29-2020
Scott, Scotty Arkansas Pulaski 1983 1989 Murder 25 years 0 20 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Scott, Winston Virginia Fairfax 1976 2019 Sexual Assault 14 years 5.3 19 Black Male 1981 03-15-2019
Scrimo, Paul New York Nassau 2002 2023 Murder 25 to Life 18.2 42 White Male 2020 10-20-2023
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6.0 21 Black Male 1979 03-13-2018
Seats, Devin Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 2009 12-12-2022
Seeland, Benjamin Alaska Sitka 2014 2015 Assault 2 months 0 32 White Male 2014 06-11-2015
Seiber, George Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 1999 Assault 10 to 25 years 12.0 41 White Male 1999 12-04-2012
Self, Grant California Kern 1985 2008 Child Sex Abuse 31 years 22.8 31 White Male 2008 05-12-2013
Seri, Michael Caesar Connecticut Fairfield 2001 2003 Child Sex Abuse 6 months to 5 years 0.6 42 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Serrano, Armando Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder 55 years 21.7 20 Hispanic Male 2016 07-23-2016
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 17.6 17 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Serrano, Jason New York Richmond 2018 2021 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 5 days 0 30 Hispanic Male 2018 12-02-2021
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 2016 12-06-2017
Settle, Daniel Roy Texas Hale 1999 2011 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 8.0 18 White Male 2008 10-31-2012
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery 8 to 16 years 1.2 27 White Male 1920 03-13-2018
Shabazz, Omar New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 5.0 27 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Shafer, Thomas New York Broome 2012 2024 Theft Probation 0 25 White Male 2012 10-14-2024
Shakirov, Mansur Illinois McLean 2014 2018 Manslaughter 4 years 1.7 28 White Male 2015 06-05-2018
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery 5 years 0.2 White Male 1926 03-13-2018
Shannon, Mason Illinois LaSalle 2018 2024 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 42 White Male 2018 07-15-2024
Shannon, Rasaan Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 months 0.3 17 Black Male 2006 03-13-2022
Sharpe, Dontae North Carolina Pitt 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.1 18 Black Male 2019 09-12-2019
Shaughnessy, Eric Massachusetts Suffolk 1997 1998 Assault 5 years 0.5 21 White Male 1997 10-07-2012
Shaw, Frank New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.5 50 Black Male 2009 09-19-2022
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery 5 to 15 years 0.5 23 Black Male 1961 03-13-2018
Shaw, Willie Jr. North Carolina Mecklenburg 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 4.6 43 Black Male 2021 02-16-2021
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6.3 26 White Male 1966 03-13-2018
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12.1 23 White Male 1951 03-13-2018
Sheffield, Paul Utah Cache 1987 1990 Child Sex Abuse 5 to life 2.5 47 White Male 1989 09-24-2015
Sheffield, Ronell New York Richmond 1991 2026 Sexual Assault 12 1/2 to 25 years 22.5 28 Black Male 2013 02-11-2026
Shelden, Debra Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder 10 years 5.2 26 White Female 1994 08-29-2011
Shelton, Finaye Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 2000 06-01-2022
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
Shelton, Joseph Texas Dallas 2001 2003 Sex Offender Registration 5 years 2.4 40 White Male 2003 07-18-2023
Shelton, Michael Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 17.1 22 White Male 2011 11-06-2019
Shelton, Stephen Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 33 Black Male 2008 05-24-2022
Shenault, Angelo Jr. Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.6 18 Black Male 2007 12-03-2018
Shenault, Angelo Jr. Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 6 months 1.6 20 Black Male 2009 12-03-2018
Shenault, Angelo Sr. Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years and 3 months 1.2 41 Black Male 2006 12-09-2018
Shepard, Ann North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Other Violent Felony 15 years 5.3 33 White Female 1978 11-17-2016
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 49 White Male 1936 03-13-2018
Shephard, David L. New Jersey Essex 1984 1995 Sexual Assault 30 years 10.6 21 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shepherd, Charles New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder 15 to Life 13.0 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Sheppard, Samuel Ohio Cuyahoga 1954 1966 Murder Life 9.6 30 White Male 1964 03-13-2018
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3.5 Black Male 1911 03-13-2018
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud 6 months 0 53 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration 4 years 2.5 53 White Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 0.6 52 White Male 2015 05-05-2020
Shomberg, Forest Wisconsin Dane 2003 2009 Sexual Assault 12 years 6.6 38 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Shomo, Aubrey Ellen Colorado Broomfield 2001 2016 Assault Probation 0 16 White Male 2001 04-22-2016
Shortt, James California Los Angeles 1982 2010 Murder Life without parole 27.6 21 Black Male 2010 09-17-2012
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4.3 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Shreve, Thomas North Carolina Onslow 1988 1989 Threats Probation 0 31 White Male 1988 04-14-2015
Shull, George Edward California Santa Clara 1989 2009 Sexual Assault 5 years 2.6 30 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Shved, Olga Washington Franklin 2009 2014 Assault 10 years 2.0 23 White Female 2011 07-31-2014
Siehl, Kevin Pennsylvania Cambria 1992 2016 Murder Life without parole 24.4 35 White Male 2016 10-29-2016
Sierra, Thomas Illinois Cook 1997 2018 Murder 55 years 20.8 19 Hispanic Male 2017 01-16-2018
Sifuentes, Alberto Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 9.6 22 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Siller, Thomas Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Murder 30 to life 12.7 41 White Male 2011 10-04-2013
Silva, Juan Sr. Wisconsin Milwaukee 2014 2015 Manslaughter 5 years 1.5 43 Hispanic Male 2015 08-20-2015
Sime, Jeffrey Oregon Deschutes 2013 2025 Traffic Offense Fine 0 45 White Male 2013 11-03-2025
Simmers, Ian Washington King 1996 2019 Murder 46 years and 8 months 22.9 16 White Male 2019 04-08-2019
Simmons, Claude Jr. Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 42 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Simmons, Glynn Oklahoma Oklahoma 1975 2023 Murder Death 48.1 22 Black Male 2023 10-01-2023
Simmons, James Washington King 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 1 day 1.0 47 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Simmons, Lawrence New Jersey Passaic 1977 2000 Murder Life 22.6 19 Black Male 2000 06-07-2013
Simmons, Mariah Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 12 days 0 21 Black Female 2016 05-31-2016
Simmons, Vincent Louisiana Avoyelles 1977 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 44.6 24 Black Male 2022 02-22-2022
Sims, Germin Illinois Cook 2010 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.2 29 Black Male 2011 02-22-2019
Sims, Lennie Darrold California Los Angeles 1992 1994 Robbery 7 years 0.3 24 Black Male 1992 05-01-2013
Sims, Mack Indiana Elkhart 1994 2019 Attempted Murder 35 years 16.4 21 Black Male 2011 05-16-2019
Sims, Oliver Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 17 Black Male 2004 03-08-2022
Sinegal, Layo Alaska Petersburg 1995 2000 Sexual Assault 5 years 2.5 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Singleton, Edward Indiana Lake 1931 1935 Robbery 10 years 3.7 39 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Sipe, David Fed-TX (Southern) 2001 2007 Assault Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Sisson, Robert District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault 5 years 1.6 Don't Know Male 1924 03-13-2018
Skakel, Michael Connecticut Fairfield 2002 2020 Murder 20 to Life 11.5 15 White Male 2013 11-25-2020
Skinner, Gregory Texas Dallas 2012 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 10 years 6.5 42 Black Male 2018 02-15-2019
Slack, Frederic New York New York 1986 1988 Theft 2 to 4 years 1.1 45 Don't Know Male 1988 06-01-2020