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: 576
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 30.5 40 White Male 03-13-2018
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28.1 17 White Male 02-13-2015
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30.1 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 11.9 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Adams, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 30.7 26 Black Male 05-13-2014
Aguirre-Jarquin, Clemente Florida Seminole 2006 2018 Murder Death 12.7 24 Hispanic Male 11-11-2018
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27.3 17 Black Male 11-21-2014
Aldape Guerra, Ricardo Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 14.5 20 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37.2 19 Black Male 02-06-2018
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1.2 22 Black Male 07-13-2022
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13.1 18 White Male 12-10-2015
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 09-27-2021
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32.5 19 Hispanic Male 08-08-2022
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.4 19 Hispanic Male 04-26-2017
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 22.9 24 Black Male 05-19-2024
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 16.7 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Ansari, Alexandre Michigan Wayne 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 5.5 28 Black Male 12-18-2019
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16.2 19 Black Male 01-14-2012
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23.0 17 White Male 02-19-2021
Arroyo, Rogelio Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8.3 25 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Ayala, David Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41.2 18 Hispanic Male 12-21-2023
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 10.8 42 Black Male 02-21-2012
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 10.5 35 White Male 03-13-2018
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22.0 18 Black Male 08-21-2021
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 5.9 23 Black Male 03-13-2018
Bargery, Joshua Tennessee Lake 2015 2022 Murder Life without parole 7.0 20 White Male 02-01-2023
Barnes, Donald Jr. Florida Sarasota 2011 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 3.6 32 White Male 09-15-2014
Barrientos-Quintana, Edgar Minnesota Hennepin 2009 2024 Murder Life without parole 15.4 25 Hispanic Male 12-05-2024
Baugh, Jimmie Michigan Wayne 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 0 35 Black Male 01-16-2024
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 2.8 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 5.6 34 White Male 07-30-2012
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3.3 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Bell, George New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Life without parole 21.7 19 Black Male 06-13-2021
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25.0 42 Hispanic Male 04-29-2018
Benitez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 32.0 18 Hispanic Male 10-05-2023
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18.2 36 White Male 11-23-2020
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10.4 23 Black Male 05-22-2019
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17.3 22 Black Male 12-17-2024
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 03-13-2018
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7.2 37 White Male 03-13-2018
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16.2 20 White Male 02-08-2021
Berry, Johnny Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2019 Murder Life without parole 22.9 16 Black Male 06-27-2019
Bharadia, Sandeep Georgia Chatham 2003 2025 Sexual Assault Life without parole 21.2 27 Asian Male 05-30-2025
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Bintz, David Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24.4 32 White Male 10-11-2024
Bintz, Robert Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24.2 31 White Male 10-11-2024
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.9 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8.3 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19.5 24 Black Male 04-22-2016
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 35.7 20 Black Male 03-11-2020
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6.4 White Male 03-13-2018
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 09-30-2022
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 8.9 29 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12.4 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37.3 20 Black Male 11-21-2014
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 04-03-2023
Bright, Dan L. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2004 Murder Death 8.0 35 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brooks, Elvis Louisiana Orleans 1977 2022 Murder Life without parole 42.1 19 Black Male 01-17-2023
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16.1 31 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.0 31 Black Male 05-01-2023
Brown, Alfred Texas Harris 2005 2015 Murder Death 9.7 21 Black Male 06-10-2015
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 2.6 26 Black Male 03-13-2018
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 27.6 37 Black Male 11-26-2017
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 11.9 Black Male 03-13-2018
Brown, Jerrell Minnesota Hennepin 2010 2026 Murder Life without parole 16.1 21 Black Male 04-30-2026
Brown, Joseph "Shabaka" Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 12.7 24 Black Male 03-13-2018
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 33 Black Male 07-26-2021
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 15 Black Male 09-02-2014
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28.4 20 Black Male 05-22-2023
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26.4 24 Black Male 10-04-2021
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 4.7 31 Black Male 03-13-2018
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 32.7 29 Black Male 04-30-2020
Bruner, Carl II Michigan Wayne 2014 2020 Murder Life without parole 5.3 29 Black Male 04-02-2020
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5.5 50 White Male 08-16-2013
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2.4 19 Hispanic Male 08-02-2021
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1.0 38 White Male 03-13-2018
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6.0 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13.4 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5.3 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Burton, Danny Michigan Wayne 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 32.3 19 Black Male 12-13-2019
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 5.8 18 Black Female 08-29-2011
Cadogan, Donovan Wisconsin La Crosse 2013 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Life without parole 4.6 29 White Male 09-24-2017
Calicut, George Jr. Michigan Wayne 1999 2026 Murder Life without parole 26.4 29 Black Male 03-11-2026
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24.2 19 White Male 07-06-2020
Cannon, Philip Scott Oregon Polk 2000 2009 Murder Life without parole 9.8 32 White Male 08-29-2011
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1.1 20 Black Male 10-05-2021
Carnes, Keith Missouri Jackson 2005 2022 Murder Life without parole 17.0 33 Black Male 04-20-2022
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 12.5 29 White Male 03-25-2020
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1.0 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40.5 23 White Male 07-30-2020
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.4 24 Black Male 08-31-2011
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3.1 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 8.9 17 Asian Female 10-11-2020
Christian, Kino Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 13.6 29 Black Male 01-20-2023
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 34.9 23 White Male 01-08-2020
Clark, Alphonso Michigan Wayne 2005 2023 Murder Life without parole 17.4 23 Black Male 05-30-2023
Clark, George Michigan Wayne 2003 2020 Murder Life without parole 17.2 31 Black Male 04-30-2020