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: 1685
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Sanders, Rodell Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder 80 years 19.5 28 Black Male 2014 07-29-2014
Sanford, Davontae Michigan Wayne 2008 2016 Murder 39 to 90 years 8.2 14 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016
Santana, Raymond New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 12.3 14 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Santiago, Fabian Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder 90 years 25.3 16 Hispanic Male 2019 10-22-2023
Santos, Edar Duarte Illinois Cook 2002 2003 Murder 12 years 0.5 26 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Santos, Jeffrey New York New York 1998 2004 Assault 6 years 2.7 40 Black Male 2001 12-17-2013
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3.0 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Sapp, Marcus Ohio Hamilton 2010 2024 Murder Life without parole 12.7 21 Black Male 2023 06-06-2024
Saraceno, David Connecticut Middlesex 1998 1999 Arson Not Sentenced 0.9 18 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault 10 to 15 years 7.6 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Saunders, Frank Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.0 25 Black Male 2009 12-07-2018
Saunders, Leonard Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.5 38 Black Male 2006 02-12-2022
Saunders, Michael Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder 40 years 13.8 15 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Saunders, Omar Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 13.6 18 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Savory, Johnnie Illinois Peoria 1977 2015 Murder 50 to 100 years 29.5 14 Black Male 2006 02-02-2015
Scales, Richard Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.8 19 Black Male 2005 05-18-2022
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 25.9 21 Black Male 2013 10-16-2013
Schoppe, Carl California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0 30 Hispanic Male 2015 02-06-2017
Scott, Christopher Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2006 12-03-2018
Scott, Kendrick Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 18.5 20 Black Male 2018 12-03-2018
Scott, Malcolm Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 20.5 17 Black Male 2016 11-28-2016
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
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, Jason New York Richmond 2018 2021 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 5 days 0 30 Hispanic Male 2018 12-02-2021
Settle, Daniel Roy Texas Hale 1999 2011 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 8.0 18 White Male 2008 10-31-2012
Shakur, Shabaka New York Kings 1989 2015 Murder 20 to life 26.3 23 Black Male 2015 06-09-2015
Shannon, Rasaan Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 months 0.3 17 Black Male 2006 03-13-2022
Sharp, Shainne Illinois Cook 1994 2011 Murder 20 years 8.0 16 Black Male 2002 01-23-2012
Sharpe, Dontae North Carolina Pitt 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.1 18 Black Male 2019 09-12-2019
Shaw, Frank New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.5 50 Black Male 2009 09-19-2022
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
Shelton, Finaye Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 2000 06-01-2022
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
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 26.5 20 Black Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shortt, James California Los Angeles 1982 2010 Murder Life without parole 27.6 21 Black Male 2010 09-17-2012
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
Siggers, Darrell Michigan Wayne 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34.0 20 Black Male 2018 10-23-2018
Sime, Jeffrey Oregon Deschutes 2013 2025 Traffic Offense Fine 0 45 White Male 2013 11-03-2025
Simmons, Glynn Oklahoma Oklahoma 1975 2023 Murder Death 48.1 22 Black Male 2023 10-01-2023
Simmons, Jamaal Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2018 Murder 15 to 30 years 6.9 26 Black Male 2018 02-22-2019
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, 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, Jerry Jr. Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2025 Murder 40 years and six months to life 5.5 29 Black Male 2025 05-20-2025
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
Sipe, David Fed-TX (Southern) 2001 2007 Assault Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Slade, Parrish North Carolina Moore 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.1 21 Black Male 2011 09-14-2015
Slaughter, Charles Illinois Cook 2011 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 42 Black Male 2011 10-11-2022
Slaughter, Mumin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Murder 25 to 50 years 16.7 23 Black Male 2024 07-22-2024
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27.3 15 White Male 2016 09-15-2016
Smith, Alonzo Illinois Cook 1984 2015 Murder 40 years 18.3 35 Black Male 2002 03-21-2017
Smith, Christopher C. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder 38 years 2.0 32 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Smith, Donald Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 3.4 28 Black Male 2003 05-25-2022
Smith, Frank Lee Florida Broward 1986 2000 Murder Death 14.0 37 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Smith, Jay C. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1986 1992 Murder Death 6.4 50 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Smith, John Edward California Los Angeles 1994 2012 Murder Life 17.9 18 Black Male 2012 09-24-2012
Smith, Jon Keith Missouri Jackson 1987 2000 Murder Life 13.7 17 Black Male 2000 09-05-2014
Smith, Joseph New York Oneida 2002 2002 Murder Not Sentenced 0.4 32 White Male 2002 11-07-2012
Smith, Kaliegh Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11.4 31 Black Male 2021 06-25-2021
Smith, Michael California Los Angeles 1994 2009 Murder Life without parole 15.7 32 Black Male 2009 07-29-2012
Smith, Nancy Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse 30 to 90 years 14.5 35 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Smith, Paul California Orange 2010 2022 Attempt, Violent 4 years and 8 months 1.1 49 White Male 2011 09-13-2022
Smith, Ralph Ohio Fairfield 2000 2021 Kidnapping 67 years 20.9 24 Black Male 2021 10-14-2021
Smith, Richard Michigan Berrien 2007 2008 Drug Possession or Sale 2 to 8 years 1.6 Black Male 2008 09-19-2022
Smith, Robert Illinois Cook 1990 2020 Murder Life without parole 30.1 38 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Smith, Sarah Florida Manatee 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 month 0 19 White Female 1998 07-10-2012
Smith, Taurus Illinois Cook 2004 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2004 12-07-2018
Smith, Tyree Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0.7 17 Black Male 2008 05-24-2022
Smith, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2020 2024 Murder Not Sentenced 3.9 24 Black Male 2024 01-17-2024
Smith, William New Mexico Bernalillo 1978 1996 Murder Life 18.2 24 White Male 1996 12-04-2012
Smith, Yolanda Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 3.4 23 Black Female 2003 06-08-2022
Smith, Yusuf Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 0.1 23 Black Male 2018 05-07-2020
Smokes, Eric New York New York 1987 2024 Murder 25 to Life 24.0 19 Black Male 2011 02-12-2024
Smythe, Jamar New York Westchester 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 15 years 2.3 30 Black Male 2015 05-20-2015
Snyder, Walter Virginia Arlington 1986 1993 Sexual Assault 45 years 6.8 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Solache, Gabriel Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Death 17.5 23 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018
Solorio, Miguel California Los Angeles 2000 2023 Murder Life without parole 23.7 19 Hispanic Male 2023 12-13-2023
Sopron, Matthew Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder Life without parole 20.9 22 White Male 2018 12-31-2018
Soto, James Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41.2 20 Hispanic Male 2023 12-21-2023
Span, Darlene Fed-AZ 1990 1996 Assault Probation 0 39 White Female 1990 08-30-2013
Span, Jerry Fed-AZ 1990 1996 Assault Probation 0 57 White Male 1990 08-30-2013
Sparks, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2023 Murder Life without parole 15.5 16 Black Male 2023 11-27-2023
Spears, Darryl New Jersey Mercer 2014 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 15 years 2.2 23 Black Male 2017 03-20-2018
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder 30 to Life 10.0 17 Black Female 2023 02-17-2023
Spencer, Benjamine Texas Dallas 1987 2024 Murder 35 years 33.4 22 Black Male 2021 10-01-2024
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.6 37 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Spriggs, Terrence Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 4 days 0 23 Black Male 2013 01-09-2024
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 17.9 17 Black Male 2020 05-22-2020
Spruill, Jeremiah New York New York 2014 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.6 36 Black Male 2017 10-03-2022