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
Palmer, Dale Sr. Ohio Medina 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.9 37 White Male 1997 01-07-2015
Palmer, Lamar New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault 9 years 0.7 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Palmer, Sylvian North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Palomo, Tim California Kern 1985 1990 Child Sex Abuse 14 years 3.8 28 White Male 1989 08-31-2011
Paracha, Uzair Fed-NY (Southern) 2005 2020 Supporting Terrorism 30 years 14.3 23 Asian Male 2020 04-02-2020
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1995 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Parkes, Timothy Fed-TN (Eastern) 2009 2012 Fraud 6 years and 6 months 2.4 49 White Male 2012 06-25-2013
Parks, Cornelius Mississippi Kemper 2011 2017 Assault Fine 0 30 Black Male 2011 08-18-2017
Parks, Garreth Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2015 Murder 80 years 15.7 16 Black Male 2015 10-25-2018
Parlton, Edward District of Columbia 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony 2 to 9 years 1.3 22 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Parse, David Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2016 Tax Evasion/Fraud 3 years and 6 months 0 42 White Male 2011 12-07-2016
Passley, Marlon Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Life 2.5 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Patel, Jigar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud 1 year and 1 month 1.5 27 Asian Male 2016 06-01-2017
Patel, Vipinkumar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 29 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017
Patrick, Bryant Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.6 25 Black Male 2010 01-19-2021
Patrick, Bryant Illinois Cook 2005 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2005 03-02-2021
Patterson, Aaron Illinois Cook 1989 2003 Murder Death 13.3 21 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Patterson, Dontia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 17 Black Male 2018 05-24-2018
Patterson, Javon Illinois Cook 2007 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale 6 years 1.2 25 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Patterson, Maurice Illinois Cook 2003 2010 Murder 30 years 7.3 35 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Patterson, Ronnie Jr. Minnesota Hennepin 2008 2012 Sex Offender Registration 1 year and 8 months 1.9 31 Black Male 2010 08-17-2018
Patterson, Stephen California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder 50 to life 16.6 18 Black Male 2024 04-11-2024
Paulus, Richard Fed-KY (Eastern) 2016 2024 Fraud 5 years 0.7 66 White Male 2017 01-16-2024
Paylor, Keyon Fed-MD 2015 2024 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 3.1 22 Black Male 2018 03-18-2024
Payne, Cordero Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.3 18 Black Male 2007 02-22-2019
Payne, Cordero Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.8 17 Black Male 2005 03-05-2023
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse 27 years 14.3 28 Black Male 2005 01-29-2018
Peacock, Freddie New York Monroe 1976 2010 Sexual Assault 5 years 5.4 26 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Pearson, Mister Lucky Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.6 27 Black Male 2011 12-09-2018
Pecho, Walter Michigan Wayne 1954 1960 Murder 15 to 20 years 5.6 35 White Male 1960 03-13-2018
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 8.7 19 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Peel, John Florida Pinellas 2000 2002 Manslaughter 10 years 1.8 18 White Male 2002 10-11-2011
Peets, Norberto New York Bronx 1999 2023 Attempted Murder 30 to Life 23.4 26 Hispanic Male 2022 05-22-2023
Pejcinovic, Adam New York Bronx 1988 1993 Assault 3 to 9 years 2.7 19 White Male 1991 06-30-2014
Pejcinovic, Frank New York Bronx 1989 1993 Assault 1 to 3 years 0.2 17 White Male 1990 06-30-2014
Peña, Anthony New Mexico Rio Arriba 2022 2025 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 2.7 53 Hispanic Male 2025 12-05-2025
Pena, Jose Luis Texas Leon 2003 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life 8.9 36 Hispanic Male 2011 01-21-2014
Pendleton, Marlon Illinois Cook 1996 2006 Sexual Assault 20 years 10.9 35 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Peralta, David Georgia DeKalb 2001 2013 Murder Life 12.0 23 Hispanic Male 2013 09-19-2013
Perez, Carlos New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder 25 to life 15.8 25 Hispanic Male 2012 12-13-2012
Perez, Carlos New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder 25 to life 0.1 25 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2013
Perez, Duarnis Fed-NY (Northern) 2000 2006 Immigration 4 3/4 years 3.9 27 Hispanic Male 2004 09-11-2012
Perez, Jose California Ventura 2012 2019 Robbery 13 years 7.4 19 Hispanic Male 2019 10-29-2019
Perez, Josefina Rhode Island Providence 2002 2005 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0 31 Hispanic Female 2002 04-01-2015
Perez, Richard California Orange 2001 2001 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.7 19 Hispanic Male 2001 07-29-2012
Perez, Vanessa Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.2 17 Hispanic Female 2015 05-23-2016
Perez, Victor Illinois Kane 1996 2001 Murder 20 years 3.7 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-21-2020
Perkins, Donnell New York Kings 2001 2023 Murder 22 to Life 20.2 17 Black Male 2021 10-25-2023
Perkins, Jarvis Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.5 23 Black Male 2009 02-12-2022
Perrington, Donald New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 4.9 30 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Perry, Dennis Georgia Camden 2003 2021 Murder Life without parole 17.4 23 White Male 2020 08-09-2021
Perry, James Norman Michigan Oakland 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0.4 31 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Perry, Joseph Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 3 years 1.3 19 Black Male 2006 10-11-2022
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault 7 to 14 years 9.7 21 Black Male 2001 05-10-2018
Peters, Gerald California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 2.0 28 White Male 1998 04-13-2021
Peters, Harold Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0 39 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Peterson, Larry New Jersey Burlington 1989 2006 Murder Life 16.4 36 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Peterson, Mark Wisconsin Winnebago 1990 1990 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1990 10-10-2014
Peterson, Nicholas Minnesota Mille Lacs 2012 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 25 White Male 2014 07-07-2022
Pettiford, Antoine Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2000 Murder Life 2.2 23 Black Male 1997 12-28-2012
Petty, Jerome Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.2 33 Black Male 2009 03-08-2016
Pham, Thomas Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 20 Asian Male 2015 10-29-2015
Phillips, Lacey Fed-WI (Western) 2011 2014 Fraud 2 months 0.2 22 White Female 2011 02-03-2014
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 30.6 22 Black Male 1930 03-13-2018
Phillips, Richard Michigan Wayne 1972 2018 Murder Life without parole 45.2 25 Black Male 2017 04-01-2018
Piano, Anthony Pennsylvania Allegheny 1937 1937 Robbery 2 to 4 years 0.5 18 Don't Know Male 1937 03-13-2018
Pichardo, Juan Carlos New York New York 1994 2000 Murder 20 to life 5.7 23 Hispanic Male 2000 03-16-2013
Pierce, Milyn Texas Montgomery 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.4 32 White Female 2014 01-15-2015
Pierpoint, Jonathan Scott North Carolina Madison 1992 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 18.0 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Pierre, Duquene New Jersey Union 1996 2016 Murder 60 years 20.4 22 Black Male 2016 07-13-2016
Pina, Daniel Massachusetts Suffolk 2003 2025 Murder Life 16.6 22 Black Male 2020 10-28-2025
Pinchback, Johnny Texas Dallas 1984 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 26.6 28 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Pineda, Lisa California Los Angeles 2005 2009 Murder 40 to life 3.5 26 Hispanic Female 2008 02-21-2015
Pines, Frank Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 120 days 0.1 26 Black Male 2006 10-04-2016
Pippen, Roderick Michigan Wayne 2014 2024 Murder Life without parole 8.7 21 Black Male 2022 09-26-2024
Pitman, Perman New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Manslaughter 5 years 2.4 34 Black Male 2010 02-12-2016
Pitre, Derick Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.1 40 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Pitts, Kenneth New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 0.9 33 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Pleytez, Charlotte California Los Angeles 2009 2024 Murder 50 to Life 15.2 20 Hispanic Female 2024 02-03-2025
Poindexter, Quinn Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Assault 15 1/2 to 22 years 6.6 29 Black Male 2007 01-19-2021
Polanco, Dionisio Rhode Island Providence 2008 2011 Assault 10 years 2.7 38 Hispanic Male 2011 02-21-2023
Polk, Eric Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 27 Black Male 2014 01-06-2015
Polonia, Diomedes New York Bronx 1998 2003 Attempted Murder 14 to 18 years 4.2 26 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Pondexter, Ronald New York Kings 1993 1997 Murder 25 to life 4.2 22 Black Male 1997 09-02-2014
Poole, Gilbert Jr. Michigan Oakland 1989 2021 Murder Life without parole 32.0 23 White Male 2021 06-18-2021
Pope, Graylan Texas Dallas 2014 2018 Sex Offender Registration 180 days 0.1 51 Black Male 2014 11-02-2018
Pope, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2022 Murder Life 35.4 30 Black Male 2021 11-09-2022
Porter, Allen Wayne Texas Harris 1991 2010 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Porter, Anthony Illinois Cook 1983 1999 Murder Death 15.4 27 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Porter, Kerry Kentucky Jefferson 1998 2011 Murder 60 years 13.5 34 Black Male 2011 01-14-2012
Posey, Joseph Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.7 35 Black Male 2014 01-02-2025
Potts, Cameo Illinois Cook 2004 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0.1 17 Black Male 2004 04-17-2025
Potts, Hasaan Illinois Cook 2003 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.7 23 Black Male 2004 04-13-2020
Powell, Benny California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17.0 26 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Powell, Bruce Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.4 42 Black Male 2010 08-03-2017
Powell, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2026 Attempted Murder 62 1/2 to 125 years 18.0 17 Black Male 2025 02-05-2026
Powell, Kenneth Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 38 Black Male 2000 06-07-2022
Powell, Paris Oklahoma Cleveland 1997 2009 Murder Death 12.4 19 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Powell, Willard Fed-IA (Southern) 1910 1910 Fraud 2 years and $10,000 fine 0.3 38 White Male 1910 03-13-2018
Powels, Michael Michigan Wayne 2007 2019 Murder 45 to 75 years 11.1 26 Black Male 2019 02-20-2019