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 Date of Release Posting Date
Baltierrez, Jose Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 2014 01-13-2015
Baltrip, Henry Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years 2.2 22 Black Male 2015 05-08-2015
Baniani, Borzou California Orange 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Other Male 2013 06-11-2015
Bankhead, Antoine Missouri St. Louis City 2002 2006 Murder Life 4.1 18 Black Male 2006 12-06-2017
Banks, Brian California Los Angeles 2003 2012 Sexual Assault 6 years 5.0 16 Black Male 2008 05-29-2012
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 5.9 23 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Banks, Medell Alabama Choctaw 2001 2003 Manslaughter 15 years 1.7 27 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Baptiste, Joseph Fed-MA 2019 2022 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 0 63 Black Male 2019 08-04-2022
Barber, Jason Texas Upshur 1997 2000 Murder 35 years 3.1 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931 03-13-2018
Barbour, Bennett Virginia James City 1978 2012 Sexual Assault 10 years 4.2 22 Black Male 1982 06-27-2012
Barnes, Jepheth South Carolina Spartanburg 1996 2003 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 7.2 51 Black Male 2003 09-03-2016
Barnes, Steven New York Oneida 1989 2009 Murder 25 to Life 19.5 19 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Barnhouse, William Indiana Delaware 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 80 years 24.2 35 White Male 2017 05-14-2017
Barrientos, David Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 45 days 0.1 43 Hispanic Male 2016 05-31-2016
Barry, Zachary Texas Harris 2016 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 days 0 28 White Male 2016 03-18-2017
Bartek, Scotty Florida Marion 1991 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.3 24 White Male 2013 09-04-2016
Baruxes, Kevin California San Diego 1996 2003 Sexual Assault 18 to Life 7.1 18 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Batts, Rosa Sade Texas Harris 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.0 25 Black Female 2013 09-14-2013
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.4 22 White Male 1947 03-13-2018
Baumer, Julie Michigan Macomb 2005 2010 Child Abuse 10 to 15 years 4.2 27 White Female 2009 08-29-2011
Bautista, Juan California San Joaquin 2011 2021 Attempted Murder 40 to Life 10.0 19 Hispanic Male 2021 07-13-2021
Beal, Kenneth Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.6 23 Black Male 2008 04-14-2015
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 2.8 26 White Male 1929 03-13-2018
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 5.6 34 White Male 1999 07-30-2012
Beaty, Kara Indiana St. Joseph 2023 2025 Manslaughter 3 years 0.8 18 White Female 2024 05-01-2025
Beaver, Antonio Missouri St. Louis City 1997 2007 Robbery 18 years 9.9 30 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 2014 06-11-2015
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3.3 22 White Male 1979 03-13-2018
Begay, Wilson Oregon Wasco 2018 2021 Other Probation 0 49 Native American Male 2018 09-20-2021
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter 20 years 1.8 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013
Bell, Craig Virginia City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder 20 years 0.2 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018
Bell, Derrick New York Kings 1997 2007 Robbery 12 1/2 to 25 years 10.5 22 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bell, Jerrell Texas Harris 2011 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 120 days 0.3 19 Black Male 2011 02-14-2014
Bemboom, Bryan Minnesota Pine 2016 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 8 months 1.7 37 White Male 2018 07-08-2022
Benitez, Ricardo New York Queens 2010 2015 Robbery 22 to life 4.4 54 Hispanic Male 2015 04-12-2017
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17.3 22 Black Male 2015 12-17-2024
Bennett, Louis Oklahoma Washington 1957 1961 Manslaughter 35 Years 3.4 38 White Male 1960 03-13-2018
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault 15 years 1.5 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Life 27.4 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851 03-13-2018
Berghoff, Stacey Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 15 days 0 27 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7.2 37 White Male 1940 03-13-2018
Berry, Johnny Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2019 Murder Life without parole 22.9 16 Black Male 2018 06-27-2019
Berry, Wilder Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Sexual Assault 35 years 7.5 20 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Berryman, Earl New Jersey Essex 1985 1997 Sexual Assault 50 years 10.4 24 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Bertrand, Delphine Connecticut New London 1944 1946 Manslaughter 10 to 15 years 2.1 53 White Female 1946 03-13-2018
Bess, Ben South Carolina Florence 1915 1929 Assault 30 years 14.4 Black Male 1929 03-13-2018
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery 15 years 2.5 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Biddings, Darrell Fed-IL 1975 1976 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 0.6 21 Black Male 1976 03-13-2018
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Billings, Riley Oregon Deschutes 2014 2025 Burglary 10 days 0 31 White Male 2014 11-08-2025
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23.1 23 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Bintz, David Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24.4 32 White Male 2024 10-11-2024
Bintz, Robert Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24.2 31 White Male 2024 10-11-2024
Birden, Eric Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 23 Black Male 2007 05-08-2015
Bivens, Darrell Wayne Jr. Texas Collin 2013 2013 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 0.1 33 Black Male 2013 04-15-2013
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.9 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Bjerklie, Donna North Dakota Burleigh 2005 2006 Theft Probation 0 42 White Female 2005 02-16-2014
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 31.6 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.9 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Blake, Bryan New York New York 1985 1989 Murder 25 to life 3.2 22 White Male 1989 11-02-2013
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6.0 Don't Know Male 1980 03-13-2018
Bledsoe, Earnest Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.2 26 Black Male 2009 09-11-2015
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault 2 to 4 years 2.8 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Bolstad, Daniel Wisconsin La Crosse 2007 2015 Sexual Assault 20 years 6.9 37 White Male 2014 02-13-2015
Boncy, Roger Fed-MA 2019 2022 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 0 71 Black Male 2019 08-04-2022
Booker, Donte Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 2005 Sexual Assault 10 to 25 years 16.3 18 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Booker, Larry California Merced 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 1993 07-30-2018
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder 25 to life 1.6 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery 25 years 5.6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 1819 03-13-2018
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 1819 03-13-2018
Booth, Darrell California Orange 2011 2017 Murder 15 to Life 5.3 28 Black Male 2017 01-18-2019
Boots, Christopher Oregon Lane 1987 1995 Murder 20 to Life 7.7 19 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Boquete, Orlando Florida Monroe 1983 2006 Sexual Assault 65 years 13.0 27 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Bossett, Michael New York Queens 1981 2025 Attempted Murder 25 to life 0 24 Black Male 1981 10-14-2025
Bostic, Larry Florida Broward 1989 2007 Sexual Assault 8 years 18.2 31 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery 2 to 14 years 1.1 27 White Female 1935 03-13-2018
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6.4 White Male 1987 03-13-2018
Bowers, Anthony Kansas Jackson 2016 2021 Child Sex Abuse 75 to Life 2.8 47 White Male 2019 06-16-2025
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 0.7 Black Male 1925 03-13-2018
Bradford, Marcellius Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Kidnapping 12 years 5.8 17 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bradford, Maurice Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony 4 years and 9 months 1.4 28 Black Male 2018 12-10-2021
Bradford, Ted Washington Yakima 1996 2010 Sexual Assault 10 years 9.2 22 Native American Male 2005 08-29-2011
Bradford, Ty Montana Gallatin 1999 2003 Assault 10 years 3.9 39 White Male 2003 08-26-2013
Bradley, Adam New York Westchester 2010 2013 Assault Probation 0 48 White Male 2010 08-20-2013
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault 20 years 4.8 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017
Branson, William Oregon Yamhill 1916 1920 Murder Life 4.6 23 White Male 1920 03-13-2018
Braunskill, Clarence New York Suffolk 1990 1997 Drug Possession or Sale 20 to 40 years 7.2 38 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Life 15.6 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021
Brett, Scott Fed-WA (Eastern) 2017 2018 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 55 White Male 2017 12-09-2018
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Briggs, Brandy Texas Harris 2000 2006 Child Abuse 17 years 5.2 19 White Female 2005 10-11-2011
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery 60 years 7.9 19 Black Male 2021 04-05-2021
Brim, Dominique Michigan Wayne 2002 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 14 Black Female 2002 08-29-2011
Brinson, Jeremiah New York Ontario 1999 2009 Robbery 18 years 9.5 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Briscoe, Terence Texas Harris 2009 2010 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.6 19 Black Male 2010 01-30-2023