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
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.4 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Staten, Harold Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1986 2024 Murder Life without parole 37.3 31 Black Male 2024 02-14-2024
Steidl, Gordon Illinois Edgar 1987 2004 Murder Death 16.9 35 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 30.9 32 White Male 2017 09-20-2021
Stevenson, Christopher Texas Waller 2019 2021 Burglary 2 years 1.0 22 Black Male 2020 04-04-2021
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Stewart, Coleman Colorado Boulder 2015 2018 Menacing 45 days 0.1 23 White Male 2015 02-04-2019
Stewart, Everold Texas Dallas 1988 2019 Murder 25 years 2.9 19 Black Male 1990 12-23-2019
Stewart, George New Jersey Camden 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.7 28 Black Male 2009 09-06-2022
Stewart, Zackary Lee Missouri Greene 2008 2010 Murder Life without parole 2.7 18 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stingley, Warren California Contra Costa 2013 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 20 days 0 40 Black Male 2013 02-06-2017
Stokes, Alhummza Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.3 21 Black Male 2007 04-13-2020
Stokes, Jabal Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.3 22 Black Male 2007 02-21-2019
Stokes, Willie Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2022 Murder Life without parole 37.4 20 Black Male 2022 02-11-2022
Stoll, John California Kern 1985 2004 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 18.6 41 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Streater, Maceo Connecticut New Haven 1993 2022 Murder 35 years 24.8 23 Black Male 2017 10-30-2023
Strickland, Kevin Missouri Jackson 1979 2021 Murder Life 42.6 18 Black Male 2021 12-06-2021
Strickland, Romona Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 3 days 0 23 Black Female 2000 06-08-2022
Strong, Jason Illinois Lake 2000 2015 Murder 46 years 14.6 24 White Male 2015 05-30-2015
Strughold, James Missouri St. Louis 1997 1999 Child Sex Abuse 30 days 0.1 53 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Stuckey, Willie New York Kings 1986 2014 Murder 25 to life 15.1 16 Black Male 2001 10-16-2014
Sturgeon, Michael Wisconsin Walworth 1997 2000 Burglary 120 days 0.3 16 White Male 1997 07-15-2014
Sturgeon, Richard Texas Harris 1999 2009 Robbery 50 years 10.1 32 Black Male 2009 06-18-2012
Suares, Juan California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.3 21 Hispanic Male 2000 12-13-2021
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 4.6 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Sutton, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder 46 years 13.9 18 Black Male 2021 10-10-2022
Swain, Lorinda Michigan Calhoun 2002 2016 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 7.0 36 White Female 2009 05-24-2016
Swainson, Andrew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2020 Murder Life without parole 31.2 22 Black Male 2020 07-13-2020
Swalley, Terry Ohio Ashtabula 2010 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.3 39 White Male 2011 10-18-2018
Swift, Walter Michigan Wayne 1982 2008 Sexual Assault 30 to 55 years 25.5 21 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Tait, Walter New York Richmond 1993 2025 Robbery Four to 12 years 2.9 22 White Male 1996 07-02-2025
Talley, Dell Virginia Henrico 1991 1991 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.3 23 Black Male 1991 10-13-2014
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39.3 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Tameleo, Henry Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 17.0 63 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Tankleff, Martin New York Suffolk 1990 2008 Murder 50 to Life 17.5 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Tanner, Hattie Michigan Calhoun 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 16.8 35 Black Female 2017 04-03-2018
Tapia, Daniel California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Hispanic Male 1998 12-14-2021
Tapp, Christopher Idaho Bonneville 1998 2019 Murder Life 19.0 20 White Male 2017 08-01-2019
Tatum, Adam Tennessee Hamilton 2012 2013 Assault 2 years 0.7 36 Black Male 2013 06-25-2013
Tatum, Maxwell Florida Martin 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 18 months 0.3 26 White Male 2019 07-17-2023
Taylor, Ada JoAnn Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Murder 40 years 19.2 21 White Female 2008 08-29-2011
Taylor, Andre California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder 28 to life 3.7 Black Male 1994 10-06-2012
Taylor, Daniel Illinois Cook 1995 2013 Murder Life without parole 17.8 17 Black Male 2013 06-28-2013
Taylor, Don New York Bronx 1989 2004 Murder 22 1/2 to Life 14.7 20 Black Male 2004 07-03-2012
Taylor, Edward Florida Duval 1986 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 32.5 21 Black Male 2019 05-26-2022
Taylor, JT Keyshawn Michigan Wayne 2018 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 3.8 24 Black Male 2022 01-09-2024
Taylor, Rhian New York Queens 2010 2017 Murder 20 to life 6.7 21 Black Male 2016 11-20-2019
Taylor, Robert Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder 80 years 14.3 14 Black Male 2011 01-15-2012
Taylor, Ronald Connecticut New Haven 1995 2024 Murder 80 years 15.2 35 Black Male 2010 10-28-2024
Taylor, Ruth California Kern 1985 2001 Child Sex Abuse 6 years 2.9 31 White Female 1988 08-29-2011
Tejada, Dieter Connecticut Fairfield 2009 2023 Assault 9 months 0.4 17 Hispanic Male 2009 01-25-2024
Tennison, John California San Francisco 1990 2003 Murder 25 to Life 12.9 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Terry, Antoine Missouri Cole 2008 2010 Child Sex Abuse 7 years 2.1 17 Black Male 2010 12-14-2015
Terry, Paul Illinois Cook 1977 2003 Murder Life 26.1 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Thagard, Jerome New York Erie 2010 2014 Murder 25 to life 3.9 16 Black Male 2013 01-13-2014
Thames, Vincent Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder 30 years 13.4 17 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15.0 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012
Thomas, Adrian New York Rensselaer 2009 2014 Murder 25 to life 4.6 26 Black Male 2014 06-21-2014
Thomas, Clayton "Mustafa" Jr. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 24.4 23 Black Male 2019 06-06-2019
Thomas, Henry Illinois Cook 2003 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.9 22 Black Male 2006 12-07-2018
Thomas, Henry Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.4 26 Black Male 2008 02-22-2019
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 5.7 20 White Male 1993 04-10-2013
Thomas, Nephus Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.2 37 Black Male 2009 12-09-2018
Thomas, Phillip Illinois Cook 2008 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 3.8 47 Black Male 2011 11-28-2018
Thomas, Sharay Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.5 31 Black Female 2013 08-09-2024
Thomas, Shaurn Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2017 Murder Life without parole 22.4 16 Black Male 2017 06-20-2017
Thomas, Sheldon New York Kings 2006 2023 Murder 25 to life 16.4 17 Black Male 2023 04-10-2023
Thomas, Walter Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.2 21 Black Male 2004 03-14-2022
Thompson, Grover Illinois Jefferson 1981 2019 Attempted Murder 40 years 14.6 46 Black Male 1996 02-15-2019
Thompson, Joseph Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0.1 19 Black Male 2003 03-02-2022
Thompson, Lapon Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.5 29 Black Male 2008 12-06-2018
Thompson, Michael Mississippi Tunica 2014 2014 Traffic Offense Unknown 0 36 Black Male 2014 06-27-2024
Thompson, Terrance Illinois Cook 2003 2006 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 3.1 36 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Thompson, Troy Michigan Calhoun 2014 2017 Child Sex Abuse 4 to 15 years 2.2 40 White Male 2017 04-10-2017
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9.3 25 Black Male 2019 05-16-2019
Tice, Derek Virginia Norfolk City 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 9.5 27 White Male 2009 10-17-2011
Tillman, Michael Illinois Cook 1986 2010 Murder Life 23.1 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Tinajero, Jose Illinois Cook 2001 2024 Murder 30 years 22.5 19 Hispanic Male 2024 02-05-2024
Titus, Jeff Michigan Kalamazoo 2002 2023 Murder Life without parole 20.6 38 White Male 2023 06-30-2023
Tobias, Art California Los Angeles 2013 2015 Murder 25 years 2.1 13 Hispanic Male 2015 05-07-2020
Toney, Michael Texas Tarrant 1999 2009 Murder Death 10.3 19 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13.3 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1.5 30 White Male 1984 08-29-2011
Torres Rivera, José Armando Puerto Rico Carolina 1991 2020 Sexual Assault Life 27.6 17 Hispanic Male 2019 08-13-2025
Torres, Cesar Illinois Cook 2018 2023 Murder 71 years 4.0 22 Hispanic Male 2022 12-13-2024
Torres, Jesus New York Bronx 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 40 years 4.0 29 Hispanic Male 1990 02-26-2012
Towery, Timothy Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 18 years 3.4 24 Black Male 2003 06-09-2022
Town, Meredith Washington Chelan 1994 2000 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 5.9 36 White Male 2000 02-18-2012
Townsend, Jerry Florida Broward 1980 2001 Murder Life 2.3 27 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Townsend, Jerry Florida Miami-Dade 1982 2001 Murder Life 18.5 27 Black Male 2001 05-30-2024
Trakhtenberg, Jacob Michigan Oakland 2006 2013 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 6.8 67 White Male 2012 10-15-2013
Traudt, Scott New Hampshire Grafton 2008 2023 Other Violent Misdemeanor 1 to 3 years 1.0 41 White Male 2009 03-25-2023
Triplett, Eddie Louisiana Orleans 1998 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 13.1 38 Black Male 2011 02-11-2013
Troche, Juan New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 1.2 41 Hispanic Male 2010 08-31-2022
Turner, Christopher Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.8 20 Black Male 2007 03-14-2022
Turner, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2025 Murder Life without parole 37.7 29 Black Male 2025 12-23-2025
Tyler, Sean Illinois Cook 1995 2021 Murder 58 years 23.4 17 Black Male 2019 10-12-2021
Tyson, Betty New York Monroe 1973 1998 Murder 25 to Life 24.4 24 Black Female 1998 08-29-2011
Umana, Alex California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.6 31 Hispanic Male 2000 02-09-2021
Vaile, Darnai Washington Spokane 2020 2023 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0.1 23 Black Male 2020 08-21-2023