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: 1540
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Hatton, Aren Minnesota Lincoln 2023 2026 Sexual Assault 15 years 2.1 42 White Male 05-21-2026
Haughey, William New York Putnam 2008 2016 Arson 10 years 8.2 35 White Male 05-31-2016
Hawkins, David Utah Salt Lake 2007 2019 Child Sex Abuse 2 to 30 years 7.4 45 White Male 09-11-2019
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.7 19 White Male 12-12-2022
Hayat, Hamid Fed-CA (Eastern) 2006 2020 Supporting Terrorism 24 years 13.3 21 Asian Male 03-03-2020
Hayden, Courtney Texas Nueces 2015 2018 Murder 40 years 2.2 24 White Female 01-30-2018
Hayes, Marlin Oregon Multnomah 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 36 Black Male 12-09-2016
Haynes, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 0.2 24 Black Male 05-04-2022
Haynes, Terrence Illinois Kankakee 2000 2019 Murder 45 years 18.4 22 Black Male 06-11-2019
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14.1 33 White Male 08-02-2015
Haywood, Antonio Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.4 19 Black Male 02-14-2022
Head, Charles California Orange 2006 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Black Male 05-09-2022
Hebrard, Alexander Texas Harris 2011 2013 Weapon Possession or Sale 4 years 2.5 25 White Male 07-25-2013
Hebshie, James Fed-MA 2006 2011 Arson 15 years 4.4 55 White Male 02-12-2012
Heffernan, Tyler Vermont Chittenden 2016 2018 Assault 30 days 0.1 25 White Male 04-06-2018
Heineman, Alex Wisconsin St. Croix 2017 2019 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 16 White Male 11-12-2020
Henderson, Cleveland Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 05-25-2022
Henderson, Rickey Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 3.5 34 Black Male 12-10-2018
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.4 54 Black Male 08-19-2022
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 52 Black Male 08-19-2022
Hendricks, Sonny Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 26 Black Male 02-15-2022
Henly, Brock Ohio Hamilton 2003 2007 Sex Offender Registration 90 days 2.9 44 Black Male 03-30-2015
Henry, Mandrell Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.5 21 Black Male 06-09-2022
Hernandez, Carlos Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 52 days 0 21 Hispanic Male 05-31-2016
Hernandez, Miguel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0.3 Hispanic Male 12-14-2021
Herrera, Antonio Arizona Maricopa 2015 2020 Traffic Offense 1 day 0 31 Hispanic Male 09-05-2024
Herrera, Eric Texas Galveston 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 42 Hispanic Male 04-26-2014
Herron, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 33 Black Male 03-02-2021
Hickingbottom, Michael Indiana Miami 2018 2019 Assault 6 years 0 38 Black Male 08-01-2019
Hicks, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 1.4 38 Black Male 12-06-2018
Hicks, Ray Texas Harris 2013 2022 Attempt, Nonviolent 6 months 0.2 18 Black Male 05-09-2022
Hill, Benjamin Minnesota Ramsey 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 3.5 30 White Male 03-30-2022
Hines, Jasmyn Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.1 24 Black Female 05-31-2016
Hinton, Larry Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.5 31 Black Male 05-06-2022
Hinton, Roy Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.2 29 Black Male 05-06-2022
Hintz, Marcia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 5 to 10 years 4.2 44 White Female 04-08-2021
Hobbs, Gregory New Mexico Chaves 2013 2023 Manslaughter 7 years 1.5 22 Hispanic Male 09-22-2023
Hobson, Forrest Texas Bowie 2019 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 1.6 22 White Male 05-06-2021
Hodges, Devron Texas Lavaca 2013 2015 Robbery 10 years 2.1 21 Black Male 02-27-2015
Hoehmann, Joseph New York Rockland 1996 1998 Child Sex Abuse 1 year 0 35 White Male 12-30-2013
Hogan, Samuel Wisconsin Milwaukee 1995 1998 Sexual Assault 6 years 2.6 49 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hogans, Terrance Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.8 20 Black Male 02-14-2022
Holbrook, Bradley Oregon Yamhill 2002 2018 Child Sex Abuse 6 years and 3 months 6.3 32 White Male 06-28-2018
Holbrook, Matthew Michigan Wayne 2006 2009 Murder 17 to 27 years 2.8 35 White Male 07-05-2017
Holmes, Charles III California San Diego 2005 2014 Sex Offender Registration 9 years 7.0 41 White Male 09-02-2015
Holmes, Christine Texas Montgomery 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 37 White Female 04-15-2024
Holmes, David Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 25 Black Male 01-19-2021
Holmes, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 22 Black Male 05-06-2022
Holmes, Phillip Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.1 33 Black Male 03-06-2015
Holsomback, John Alabama Shelby 1988 2000 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 10.1 33 White Male 12-30-2015
Hooper, John New York Kings 2013 2015 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year 0 48 Black Male 08-03-2015
Hooper, Robert New York New York 2016 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 6.5 51 Black Male 04-06-2026
Hoover-Moore, Kim Ohio Franklin 2003 2021 Murder 15 to life 18.0 38 White Female 11-05-2021
Hopkins, Maurice Arkansas Jefferson 2016 2019 Sexual Assault 12 years and 6 months 3.0 32 Black Male 02-21-2019
Horner, Joshua Oregon Deschutes 2017 2018 Child Sex Abuse 50 years 1.3 37 White Male 09-17-2018
Horton, Alice Texas Angelina 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.5 20 White Female 04-26-2014
Hostetler, Daniel Kentucky Hart 2013 2019 Manslaughter 13 years 6.3 18 White Male 01-02-2020
Howard, Darnell Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 0.5 23 Black Male 12-06-2021
Hubbard, Donna Sue California Kern 1985 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 10.7 30 White Female 08-29-2011
Hudson, Jermaine Louisiana Orleans 2000 2021 Robbery Life 21.0 20 Black Male 04-13-2021
Hungerford, Jordan Texas Denton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.6 24 White Male 12-18-2014
Hunt, Brian Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 12-05-2018
Hunt, H. Guy Alabama Montgomery 1993 1998 Official Misconduct Probation 0 54 White Male 08-29-2011
Hunter, Tyeona Ohio Hamilton 1994 2001 Child Sex Abuse 10 to 25 years 4.0 20 Black Female 10-25-2018
Hurt, Paul Kentucky Jefferson 2001 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 17.9 25 White Male 12-09-2019
Hussein, Abdiaziz Maine Androscoggin 2018 2019 Other Violent Misdemeanor 10 days 0 20 White Male 12-23-2019
Iannacone, Dominic New York New York 2015 2018 Robbery 7 years and 6 months 2.6 30 White Male 03-15-2018
Irizarry, Julio New York New York 2017 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 46 Hispanic Male 06-06-2019
Irving, Melvin Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 18 Black Male 10-04-2022
Irving, Turrell New York New York 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 3 days 0 48 Black Male 05-28-2019
Ishak, Nadhir Arizona Maricopa 2015 2018 Traffic Offense 3 months 0 38 Other Male 09-27-2018
Isham, Rommain Wisconsin Douglas 1990 2010 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.9 31 Native American Male 11-06-2012
Ivory, Torrence Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 25 Black Male 05-17-2022
Jackson, Allen Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0 22 Black Male 11-28-2018
Jackson, Christopher Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 20 years 3.4 27 Black Male 05-23-2022
Jackson, Joseph Fed-NJ 2009 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale 21 months 1.3 20 Black Male 08-19-2022
Jackson, Martina Connecticut New Haven 2018 2019 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 1.0 44 Don't Know Female 11-21-2019
Jackson, Raynard Wisconsin Milwaukee 2004 2009 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years and 9 months 5.5 22 Black Male 01-12-2017
Jackson, Sammy Minnesota Ramsey 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 3 months 0.3 42 Black Male 08-26-2017
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder 25 to Life 7.9 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jacobs, Wandra Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.2 28 Black Female 07-14-2016
Jacobson, Barry Massachusetts Berkshire 1983 2022 Arson 6 months 1.1 38 White Male 04-05-2022
Jacobson, Nathan Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2014 Fraud Not Sentenced 5.3 51 White Male 10-13-2014
Jaggar, Jesse Wisconsin Portage 2019 2023 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 0 39 White Male 09-15-2023
James, Morris Louisiana Iberia 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 2.4 40 Black Male 01-20-2023
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.0 27 Black Male 01-19-2021
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2004 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 23 Black Male 12-07-2018
Jamison, Demetrius South Carolina Orangeburg 2018 2019 Other Violent Misdemeanor 53 days 0 26 Black Male 12-20-2019
Jamison, Reinaldo Michigan Macomb 2019 2025 Murder 23 to 50 years 3.7 24 Black Male 01-28-2026
Jefferson, Goleather Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 1.4 45 Black Male 12-09-2018
Jefferson, Thomas Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.4 24 Black Male 12-06-2018
Jefferson-Dust, Joseph Montana Yellowstone 2016 2024 Other Violent Felony 4 years and 353 days 3.0 31 Native American Male 06-28-2024
Jeffery, Frederick Texas Harris 2010 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.5 27 Black Male 06-21-2023
Jeffery, Frederick Texas Harris 2018 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 4.4 34 Black Male 12-19-2022
Jenkins, LaWanda Michigan Wayne 2015 2019 Assault Probation 0 48 Black Female 08-23-2019
Jennings, Brad Missouri Dallas 2009 2018 Murder 25 years 8.5 50 White Male 07-17-2018
Jimenez, Rosa Texas Travis 2005 2023 Murder Life 15.4 20 Hispanic Female 08-22-2023
Johnson, Allen Texas Taylor 2017 2023 Sex Offender Registration 15 years 3.9 54 Black Male 06-14-2023
Johnson, Antione Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2019 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 32 Black Male 03-27-2020
Johnson, Antrone Texas Dallas 1996 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 12.8 17 Black Male 01-15-2012