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 Posting Date
Walker, Derek Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 19 Black Male 03-02-2022
Walker, Gene Texas Harris 2017 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years 1.9 38 Black Male 01-02-2025
Walker, Jabar New York New York 1998 2023 Murder 50 to Life 25.7 22 Black Male 12-04-2023
Walker, Jamal Illinois Cook 2016 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years and 6 months 3.4 31 Black Male 05-27-2021
Walker, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 22 years 9.8 29 Black Male 04-26-2016
Walker, Joseph South Carolina Bamberg 2003 2014 Sexual Assault 24 years 10.7 44 Black Male 11-25-2014
Walker, Russell Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years 2.3 30 Black Male 05-13-2018
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7.3 29 Black Male 03-13-2018
Wallace, Vincent Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2023 Murder Life 10.3 51 Black Male 11-12-2025
Wallach, E. Robert Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1993 Fraud 6 years 0 50 White Male 03-29-2013
Walls, Dorian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.1 24 Black Male 04-27-2022
Walpole, Merla California San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 26 Hispanic Female 03-13-2018
Ward, James Ohio Franklin 1991 1993 Theft 1 year 0.5 34 Black Male 12-21-2018
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft 5 years 0.8 20 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Ward, Ramon Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25.1 18 Black Male 03-23-2020
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter 10 years 1.4 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1.0 30 Black Female 10-11-2011
Warner, Colin New York Kings 1982 2001 Murder 15 to Life 18.6 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
Warren, Cedric Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder 50 to Life 14.2 18 Black Male 01-23-2025
Warren, Dawan Indiana DeKalb 1998 2013 Robbery 6 years 4.8 18 Black Male 07-24-2022
Warren, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 28 Black Male 12-10-2018
Warrior, Kevin Oklahoma Tulsa 2016 2019 Murder Life 3.6 23 Black Male 11-25-2019
Warthen, Marando Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2023 Murder Life 38.4 22 Black Male 08-20-2025
Washington, Brandon California Sacramento 2013 2023 Assault 8 years 2.2 21 Black Male 04-22-2024
Washington, Darryl Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Life 16.0 24 Black Male 06-18-2012
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 31.6 25 Black Male 02-16-2019
Washington, Jabbar New York Kings 1997 2017 Murder 25 to Life 20.3 21 Black Male 07-17-2017
Washington, Mahlik Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Black Male 09-13-2023
Washington, Phillip Michigan Berrien 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 2.0 24 Black Male 01-09-2023
Washington, Sean New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder 60 to life 23.5 23 Black Male 02-28-2020
Washington, Terrance Florida Leon 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 2.5 16 Black Male 10-02-2022
Washington, Wayne Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder 25 years 10.6 20 Black Male 02-12-2015
Washington-Riley, Alexander Illinois Cook 2014 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 03-13-2020
Watford, Roy III Virginia Portsmouth City 1978 2018 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 18 Black Male 03-08-2018
Watkins, Cathy New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder 25 to life 15.1 27 Black Female 12-13-2012
Watkins, John Arizona Maricopa 2004 2010 Sexual Assault 14 years 6.9 19 White Male 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joyce Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 27.2 39 Black Female 01-24-2022
Watkins, Kimberly Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 31 Black Female 03-01-2022
Watkins, Ledura Michigan Wayne 1976 2017 Murder Life without parole 41.2 19 Black Male 06-29-2017
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 12-09-2019
Watson, Robert Lamar Florida Polk 1965 1965 Robbery 10 years 0.3 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Watts, Oneal New York Bronx 2015 2020 Attempt, Violent 6 years 2.9 20 Black Male 02-16-2021
Weathers, Nathaniel Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 15 days 0 21 Black Male 10-04-2016
Weaver, David North Carolina Wake 2020 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 11 months to 4 years and 3 months 2.1 40 Black Male 06-27-2022
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2.0 33 Black Male 03-13-2018
Webster, Joseph Tennessee Davidson 2006 2020 Murder Life 14.7 19 Black Male 11-30-2020
Weekly, Isaac Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 12-10-2018
Weekly, London Illinois Cook 2005 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 15 Black Male 06-21-2024
Weeks, Carlos New York Kings 1995 2019 Murder 27 1/2 to Life 24.6 20 Black Male 10-09-2019
Weimer, Howard California Kern 1985 2005 Child Sex Abuse 42 years 12.8 57 White Male 08-29-2011
Weir, John Oklahoma Comanche 1986 1987 Sexual Assault 51 years 1.1 22 White Male 01-09-2020
Welcome, Ernest New York Bronx 1970 1977 Murder 25 years to life 7.7 20 Black Male 03-30-2021
Weldon, Kyle Iowa Polk 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 31 days 0.1 21 White Male 01-27-2017
Wells, Harold Michigan Wayne 1992 1993 Possession of Stolen Property 1 1/2 to 5 years 1.0 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Wells, Keith Texas Johnson 1998 2018 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 2.9 17 Black Male 08-07-2018
Wenzel, Michael Texas Montgomery 2025 2026 Drug Possession or Sale 120 days 0.3 19 White Male 08-05-2026
West, Antonio Fed-IL (Northern) 2013 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale 15 years 2.7 47 Black Male 04-15-2016
West, Keith Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2019 Murder Life 3.7 19 Black Male 01-20-2020
West, Mark Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0 47 Black Male 01-14-2015
Westbrooks, Lashane New York Kings 2007 2007 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 0.1 29 Black Male 09-03-2013
Westly, William New York Bronx 1999 2002 Sexual Assault 20 to Life 1.9 47 Black Male 08-29-2011
Westmoreland, Donte Kansas Riley 2017 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years and 8 months. 3.7 23 Black Male 05-04-2021
Weston, Demond Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder 75 years 27.7 17 Black Male 01-09-2020
Whateley, William Michigan Wayne 2017 2026 Arson 18 to 30 years 8.8 51 White Male 08-28-2026
Wheatt, Derrick Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder 18 to life 19.2 17 Black Male 08-17-2016
Wheeler, Michael Washington Thurston 2000 2015 Sex Offender Registration 20 days 0.1 51 White Male 01-27-2017
Wheeler, Michael Washington Pierce 2011 2013 Sex Offender Registration 1 year and 5 months 0.9 61 White Male 01-27-2017
Wheeler-Whichard, Jonathan New York Kings 1997 2009 Murder 25 to Life 0.1 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Whirl, Shawn Illinois Cook 1991 2015 Murder 60 years 24.0 20 Black Male 10-22-2015
White, Antoine Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 05-16-2022
White, Curtis Virginia Loudoun 1993 1994 Murder Not Sentenced 0.9 31 Black Male 03-11-2013
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 21.0 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
White, Kareem Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 60 years 2.8 22 Black Male 06-09-2022
White, Kizzie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 3.2 21 Black Female 06-09-2022
White, Lionel Jr. Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 11-28-2018
White, Lionel Sr. Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.3 33 Black Male 12-20-2016
White, Michael New York Erie 2006 2015 Sexual Assault 5 years 5.3 35 Native American Male 05-20-2015
White, Theodore Jr. Missouri Jackson 1999 2005 Child Sex Abuse 50 years 5.6 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Whitehead, Ronnie Texas Harris 2004 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.6 31 White Male 01-14-2015
Whitley, Harold New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 08-29-2022
Whitmore, George Jr. New York Kings 1966 1973 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 7.1 20 Black Male 03-13-2018
Wigfall, Carlton New York New York 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.3 46 Black Male 12-04-2016
Wilber, Danny Wisconsin Milwaukee 2005 2022 Murder Life 16.8 24 Native American Male 07-04-2022
Wilbourn, Kim Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.4 27 Black Male 02-26-2019
Wilbourn, Vondell Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years and 6 months 1.0 29 Black Male 12-09-2018
Wilbur, Raymond Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony 15 years 4.2 28 Don't Know Male 01-09-2023
Wilcox, George Arkansas Pulaski 1998 2001 Assault Not Sentenced 0 55 White Male 06-22-2016
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11.2 20 White Female 08-29-2011
Wilcoxson, Robert North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2011 Murder 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years 9.1 21 Black Male 10-12-2011
Wilhite, Charles Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2013 Murder Life without parole 2.1 25 Black Male 02-04-2013
Wilkins, Geary Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 40 Black Male 05-28-2014
Wilkins, Theodore Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 3.1 27 Black Male 03-13-2022
Wilkinson, Robert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1976 1977 Murder Not Sentenced 1.1 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Williams, Alberta Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 3.5 48 Black Female 06-10-2022
Williams, Alfred Texas Harris 1987 1989 Drug Possession or Sale 30 years 1.8 53 Black Male 07-05-2013
Williams, Antonio Alabama Jefferson 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.4 35 Black Male 11-06-2012
Williams, Arthur Texas Harris 2005 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.3 34 Black Male 11-05-2016
Williams, Barry California Los Angeles 1986 2021 Murder Death 0 19 Black Male 04-22-2021
Williams, Bernard Illinois Cook 1998 2023 Murder 80 years 20.6 17 Black Male 10-02-2023
Williams, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1977 1996 Murder Life 15.0 Black Male 08-29-2011