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: 832
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
King, Evin Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2017 Murder 15 to life 22.1 37 Black Male 2017 11-13-2017
King, Joshua Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0.5 18 Black Male 2007 10-04-2022
Kingwood, Curtis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9.2 22 Black Male 2023 11-15-2023
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 22.9 18 White Male 2012 05-31-2012
Koonce, Jeffrey New York Westchester 1983 2024 Robbery 7 1/2 to 15 years 7.2 24 Black Male 1990 01-10-2025
Kruppa, Cathy Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 48 White Female 2006 05-26-2016
Kyles, Anthony Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life without parole 25.0 27 Black Male 2022 10-29-2022
Lackey, Kevin Michigan Wayne 1993 2019 Child Sex Abuse 15 to 25 years 21.8 18 Black Male 2014 02-04-2019
Lacy, Leonard Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2025 Murder Life without parole 35.1 28 Black Male 2010 09-23-2025
LaFell, Damien Texas Harris 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 28 Black Male 2009 04-06-2020
Landin, Juan Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 19 Hispanic Male 2015 05-20-2016
Langhorne, James Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2025 Murder Life 27.0 20 Black Male 2025 07-30-2025
Lawson, Michael Michigan Wayne 2014 2025 Murder 37 1/2 to 75 years 10.4 37 Black Male 2025 06-16-2025
Lazar, Steven Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2023 Murder Life 12.9 22 White Male 2023 04-10-2023
Leaks, Marie Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.9 44 Black Female 2009 02-14-2022
Leblanc, David Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 43 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Legion, Anthony Michigan Wayne 2001 2020 Murder Life without parole 19.0 27 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Lerma, Roumaldo Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 21 days 0 42 Hispanic Male 2015 10-30-2015
Lewis, Derrick Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years and 6 months 2.0 25 Black Male 2007 02-22-2019
Lewis, Earl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 2005 04-27-2022
Lewis, Jamar Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 3.6 22 Black Male 2008 11-28-2018
Lewis, Sherman Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.6 23 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Lewis, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1999 2019 Murder Life without parole 20.0 17 Black Male 2019 06-03-2019
Linan-Juarez, Rexina Texas Bexar 2018 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Hispanic Female 2018 11-16-2020
Lindsey, Johnnie Texas Dallas 1983 2009 Sexual Assault Life 25.5 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Lindsey, Robert Illinois Cook 2010 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.1 30 Black Male 2010 02-22-2019
Lipscomb, Russ Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.2 40 Black Male 2007 02-14-2022
Livingston, Detroy New York Kings 1987 2023 Murder 20 to Life 31.5 18 Black Male 2019 12-02-2023
Loach, Jerome Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2011 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony 25 to 50 years 9.2 42 Black Male 2020 09-01-2021
Logan, Roger New York Kings 1999 2014 Murder 25 to life 15.1 35 Black Male 2014 06-04-2014
Lomax, Larry Illinois Cook 2003 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 Black Male 2003 12-09-2018
Lomax, Walter Maryland Baltimore City 1968 2014 Murder Life 38.2 20 Black Male 2006 04-07-2014
Lopez, Steven New York New York 1991 2022 Robbery 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years 2.5 15 Hispanic Male 1993 08-08-2022
Lopez, William New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder 25 to life 22.3 30 Hispanic Male 2013 04-02-2014
Love, Corey Anthony Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 210 days 0.8 20 Black Male 2007 10-12-2015
Loyd, Courtney Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 32 Black Male 2014 03-04-2015
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26.0 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Luckovich, Derek Oregon Multnomah 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 46 White Male 2010 12-09-2016
Luna, Richard California Ventura 1983 2025 Sexual Assault 6 years 1.8 26 Hispanic Male 1985 12-18-2025
Lunsford, Kacie Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 29 White Female 2014 12-29-2014
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder 25 to life 23.9 39 Black Female 2022 01-16-2024
Lynn, Devin Texas Bexar 2019 2020 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 30 days 0 20 Black Male 2019 10-05-2021
Mable, Dorothy Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.5 51 Black Female 2014 01-02-2025
Mable, Kendrick Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.1 38 Black Male 2014 10-17-2014
Mack, Leonard New York Westchester 1976 2023 Sexual Assault 7 1/2 to 15 years 6.7 23 Black Male 1982 09-14-2023
Madison, Lonnell Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.3 21 Black Male 2003 02-14-2022
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder 50 years 30.3 29 Black Male 2021 01-15-2022
Malik, Thomas New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder 25 to Life 25.6 18 Black Male 2022 08-10-2022
Mallet, Antonio New York Bronx 1999 2024 Murder 20 to life 19.8 26 Black Male 2019 10-22-2024
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
Mapp, Derrick Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.8 33 Black Male 2008 01-19-2021
Marshall, Arvel New York Kings 2009 2024 Murder 25 to life 14.7 35 Black Male 2024 08-16-2024
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, Mario Texas Harris 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 17 Black Male 2008 04-26-2014
Martin, Rashon New York Bronx 2013 2019 Weapon Possession or Sale 3 years 5.3 20 Black Male 2018 07-28-2020
Martin, Wayne New York Kings 2010 2016 Murder Life without parole 6.1 35 Black Male 2016 09-12-2016
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, Antonio Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2020 Murder Life 30.5 37 Hispanic Male 2020 11-09-2020
Martinez, Ruben Jr. California Los Angeles 2008 2019 Robbery 40 years and 8 months 11.6 Hispanic Male 2019 11-18-2019
Massingill, Anthony Texas Dallas 1980 2014 Robbery Life 0 18 Black Male 1980 10-23-2014
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
Maxson, Mark Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 22.5 31 Black Male 2016 10-02-2016
Mayberry, David Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 35 Black Male 2006 04-13-2020
Mayfield, Barry Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2009 09-04-2016
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 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.9 22 Black Male 2005 05-10-2022
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.2 20 Black Male 2004 02-13-2022
Mazur, Andre Oregon Multnomah 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Male 2012 12-09-2016
McBride, Dorreon Michigan Wayne 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 3.6 21 Black Male 2019 11-08-2025
McCall, Corey Michigan Berrien 2005 2021 Murder Life 15.6 22 Black Male 2021 07-09-2021
McCallum, David New York Kings 1986 2014 Murder 25 to life 28.0 16 Black Male 2014 10-16-2014
McCardle, Da Vontae Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 15 days 0 22 Black Male 2015 05-31-2016
McCarty, Desmond Illinois Cook 2001 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 17 Black Male 2003 08-07-2024
McCloud, Armond Jr. New York Queens 1996 2023 Murder 25 to life 26.9 20 Black Male 2023 09-12-2023
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 2.6 20 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder 55 years 18.2 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2017
McDaniels, Anthony Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 12 years 7.3 40 Black Male 2018 11-28-2018
McDonald, Leon Texas Harris 2007 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 9 months 0.4 39 Black Male 2008 07-15-2016
McDonald, Octayvia Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Female 2005 12-09-2018
McDowell, Emel New York Kings 1992 2023 Murder 22 to Life 17.8 17 Black Male 2009 05-01-2023
McGee, Marvin Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 32 Black Male 2015 11-02-2015
McGee, Rickey Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2025 Murder Life without parole 26.0 19 Black Male 2024 11-23-2025
McGinnis, Damian Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.6 24 Black Male 2014 01-09-2024
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22.4 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McIntosh, Norman Illinois Cook 2003 2016 Murder 45 years 12.8 23 Black Male 2016 10-26-2016
McKee, Larry New York Bronx 1997 2018 Murder 24 to life 20.7 25 Black Male 2018 02-01-2018
McKelvey, Michael Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 20 Black Male 2009 07-15-2016
McLean, Keyiede Virginia Arlington 2023 2025 Theft Fine 0 45 Black Female 2023 02-07-2025
McNairy, Andre Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 6.1 44 Black Male 2015 11-28-2018
McPherson, Kenneth Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.0 20 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Mejia, Carmen Texas Travis 2005 2026 Murder Life 20.4 31 Hispanic Female 2026 03-18-2026
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2023 Murder Death 34.1 22 White Male 2023 01-02-2025
Mendez, Alexandra Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0 18 White Female 2014 01-14-2015
Middlebrooks, Chad Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2016 11-05-2016
Miles, Richard Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Murder 60 years 14.3 19 Black Male 2009 05-19-2012
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault 40 years 16.4 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018