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
Shved, Olga Washington Franklin 2009 2014 Assault 10 years 2.0 23 White Female 07-31-2014
Simmers, Ian Washington King 1996 2019 Murder 46 years and 8 months 22.9 16 White Male 04-08-2019
Simmons, Eric Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.0 24 Black Male 05-07-2019
Simmons, James Washington King 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 1 day 1.0 47 Black Male 08-29-2011
Smith, Demetrius Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2012 Murder Life 2.5 25 Black Male 03-12-2013
Smith, Yusuf Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 0.1 23 Black Male 05-07-2020
Sorrels, Ross Washington Clark 1995 2003 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 7.1 44 White Male 08-29-2011
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.6 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Statler, Paul E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery 42 years 3.8 21 White Male 07-26-2013
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 12-09-2019
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery 6 months 0.3 24 Black Female 08-29-2011
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter 1 to 10 years 1.5 Don't Know Female 04-25-2022
Taylor, Homer III Washington Grays Harbor 2010 2011 Sex Offender Registration 3 years and 7 months 1.6 51 White Male 01-27-2017
Thomas, Melvin Maryland Baltimore City 2001 2020 Attempted Murder 65 years 19.0 20 Black Male 01-04-2021
Titus, Steve Washington King 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 03-13-2018
Town, Meredith Washington Chelan 1994 2000 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 5.9 36 White Male 02-18-2012
Tull, Tavon Maryland Wicomico 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 5.8 23 Black Male 11-25-2024
Vaile, Darnai Washington Spokane 2020 2023 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0.1 23 Black Male 08-21-2023
Vass, Leslie Maryland Baltimore City 1975 1986 Robbery 20 years 10.8 17 Black Male 03-13-2018
Veney, David Maryland Wicomico 1997 2005 Sexual Assault 25 years 7.8 20 Black Male 06-14-2023
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 4.6 28 White Male 06-22-2013
Warthen, Marando Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2023 Murder Life 38.4 22 Black Male 08-20-2025
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 31.6 25 Black Male 02-16-2019
Washington, Michael Washington Snohomish 2005 2006 Burglary 1 year 0.1 16 White Male 08-08-2017
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 12-09-2019
Webster, Bernard Maryland Baltimore 1983 2002 Sexual Assault 30 years 19.7 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
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
Williams, Hubert Maryland Baltimore 1998 2009 Attempted Murder Life 11.3 46 White Male 04-17-2019
Wright, Harold Jr. Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault 6 months 0 32 Black Male 09-27-2013
Zamora, Joseph Washington Grant 2019 2023 Assault 38 months 2.1 35 Hispanic Male 06-06-2024