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: 1985
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Kyles, Curtis Louisiana Orleans 1984 1998 Murder Death 13.2 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
LaBolt, William Jr. New York Broome 1990 1994 Burglary 3 to 6 years 4.5 42 White Male 11-10-2014
LaBran, Dwight Louisiana Orleans 1997 2001 Murder Life 4.4 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Lackey, Dan New York Madison 2004 2007 Sexual Assault 8 years 3.1 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Lacy, Leonard Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2025 Murder Life without parole 35.1 28 Black Male 09-23-2025
LaFratta, Joseph Massachusetts Essex 2009 2010 Forgery 2 years 1.1 33 White Male 02-15-2018
Lally, Zachary Michigan Livingston 2020 2025 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1.0 20 White Male 08-12-2025
Lamb, Larry North Carolina Duplin 1993 2013 Murder Life 20.0 36 Black Male 08-15-2013
Lamotte, John Kentucky Franklin 2019 2025 Assault 11 years 6.5 24 Black Male 10-28-2025
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 16.7 36 White Male 08-29-2011
Langhorne, James Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2025 Murder Life 27.0 20 Black Male 07-30-2025
Lanier, Shateek New York Rensselaer 2013 2021 Attempted Murder 20 years 8.9 22 Black Male 01-31-2022
Lantigua, Milton New York Bronx 1993 1996 Murder 20 to Life 2.9 19 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Lapointe, Richard Connecticut Tolland 1992 2015 Murder Life without parole 22.8 41 White Male 10-10-2015
Lara, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 12-14-2021
Larkin, Francis Fed-WI (Eastern) 1991 1999 Robbery 32 years and 6 months 8.6 55 White Male 08-31-2011
Larkins, Ronald Ohio Cuyahoga 1986 2006 Murder Life without parole 16.5 33 Black Male 04-21-2014
Larsen, Daniel California Los Angeles 1999 2014 Other Nonviolent Felony 28 to life 13.7 30 White Male 01-27-2014
Latta, Jacqueline Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.2 27 White Female 07-13-2016
Latta, Roger Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.4 26 White Male 07-13-2016
Lawrence, Gary New York Nassau 1993 2026 Murder 32 and six months to life 22.3 20 Black Male 05-20-2026
Lawrence, Shawn New York Suffolk 2015 2018 Murder 75 to life 2.6 37 Black Male 02-19-2018
Lawson, Michael Michigan Wayne 2014 2025 Murder 37 1/2 to 75 years 10.4 37 Black Male 06-16-2025
Lawson, Tyree Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Attempted Murder 14 to 28 years 1.6 27 Black Male 02-21-2023
Lazar, Steven Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2023 Murder Life 12.9 22 White Male 04-10-2023
Leaks, Marie Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.9 44 Black Female 02-14-2022
Leath, Raynella Dossett Tennessee Knox 2010 2017 Murder Life 6.3 54 White Female 06-02-2017
Lee, Ah Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2004 Murder Life 15.8 20 Asian Male 10-25-2014
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 27.5 25 White Male 01-18-2016
Lee, Ralph New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 21.6 30 Black Male 04-18-2018
Lee, William Michigan Wayne 2007 2010 Sexual Assault 15 to 30 years 3.2 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
LeFever, Virginia Ohio Licking 1990 2011 Murder Life 20.7 37 White Female 08-29-2011
Legion, Anthony Michigan Wayne 2001 2020 Murder Life without parole 19.0 27 Black Male 10-26-2020
Leka, Sami New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder 20 years 11.8 33 White Male 08-29-2011
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder 21 to life 17.2 19 Black Male 12-30-2014
Lemus, David New York New York 1992 2007 Murder 25 to Life 12.8 22 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Leonard, Keevin Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2016 Fraud 2 years and 10 months 0 42 White Male 01-25-2017
Lewis, Brandon Arizona Gila 2013 2014 Assault Probation 0 23 White Male 06-25-2014
Lewis, Catherine Virginia Appomattox 2019 2021 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 35 White Female 04-06-2021
Lewis, Derrick Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years and 6 months 2.0 25 Black Male 02-22-2019
Lewis, Earl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 04-27-2022
Lewis, Gloria Virginia Appomattox 2019 2021 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 64 White Female 04-06-2021
Lewis, Jamar Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 3.6 22 Black Male 11-28-2018
Lewis, Joshua Massachusetts Norfolk 2007 2016 Attempted Murder 4 to 6 years 4.0 19 Black Male 06-23-2025
Lewis, Scott Connecticut New Haven 1995 2015 Murder Life 18.8 25 Black Male 08-20-2015
Lewis, Sherman Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.6 23 Black Male 02-14-2022
Lewis, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1999 2019 Murder Life without parole 20.0 17 Black Male 06-03-2019
Limone, Peter Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 32.4 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Lindsey, Robert Illinois Cook 2010 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.1 30 Black Male 02-22-2019
Linehan, Mechele Alaska Anchorage 2007 2012 Murder Life 2.6 23 White Female 01-10-2013
Lipscomb, Russ Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.2 40 Black Male 02-14-2022
Lisker, Bruce California Los Angeles 1985 2009 Murder 16 to Life 23.7 17 White Male 08-29-2011
Lobos, Allan California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 20 Hispanic Male 09-20-2021
Locke, Ruben Fed-IL (Northern) 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 35 Black Male 08-29-2011
Lockett, Jesse Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 01-19-2021
Logan, Alton Illinois Cook 1982 2008 Murder Life 25.8 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Logan, Curtis North Carolina Wake 2020 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 06-29-2022
Logan, Leonard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder 45 years 19.0 24 Black Male 10-26-2023
Logan, Roger New York Kings 1999 2014 Murder 25 to life 15.1 35 Black Male 06-04-2014
Lomax, Larry Illinois Cook 2003 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 Black Male 12-09-2018
Lomax, Walter Maryland Baltimore City 1968 2014 Murder Life 38.2 20 Black Male 04-07-2014
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.1 21 White Male 11-06-2019
Long, Lee New York Queens 1995 2002 Sexual Assault 8 to 24 years 7.2 34 Black Male 08-29-2011
Long, Ronnie North Carolina Cabarrus 1976 2020 Sexual Assault Life 43.9 20 Black Male 09-14-2020
Lopez, William New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder 25 to life 22.3 30 Hispanic Male 04-02-2014
Louis, James New Jersey Union 1996 2020 Murder 60 years 24.4 20 Black Male 07-28-2020
Love, Dwight Michigan Wayne 1982 2001 Murder Life 16.0 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Love, William Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 3.6 22 White Male 05-18-2022
Loveless, Debbie Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4.1 31 White Female 08-29-2011
Loveless, John Oregon Marion 1991 2000 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 9.2 36 White Male 08-10-2023
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault 11 to Life 9.8 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Lozano, Jesus California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 1.3 33 Hispanic Male 07-26-2021
Lucas, Trevor New York Queens 2016 2018 Conspiracy 8 to 25 years 2.8 22 Black Male 04-21-2026
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25.1 22 White Male 07-20-2018
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26.0 21 Black Male 12-22-2021
Lumpkins, Todd New York Kings 1987 1989 Murder 24 to life 1.9 27 Black Male 04-18-2013
Lyman, Christopher Kansas Geary 2015 2023 Murder Life 7.8 29 White Male 08-25-2023
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder 25 to life 23.9 39 Black Female 01-16-2024
Lynn, Eric Maryland Montgomery 1994 2007 Murder Life 13.0 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Lyons, Antonino Fed-FL (Middle) 2001 2004 Robbery Not Sentenced 2.5 40 Black Male 08-29-2011
Lyons, Marcus Illinois DuPage 1988 2007 Sexual Assault 6 years 2.4 29 Black Male 08-29-2011
Mable, Dorothy Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.5 51 Black Female 01-02-2025
Mack, Terrance New York Monroe 2009 2026 Assault 25 years 17.2 29 Black Male 07-31-2026
Madeus, Francis Guam 2015 2021 Sexual Assault 10 years 5.0 Other Male 05-03-2021
Madison, Lonnell Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.3 21 Black Male 02-14-2022
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder 50 years 30.3 29 Black Male 01-15-2022
Madrid, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 1.3 Hispanic Male 07-26-2021
Magnan, Paul Philip California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale 25 to Life 5.5 46 White Male 08-29-2011
Mahaffy, Kenneth Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud 2 years 0 47 White Male 04-28-2018
Mahoney, Michael Fed-Military 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 White Male 11-19-2012
Maisonet, Orlando Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2005 Murder Life without parole 0.1 23 Hispanic Male 08-01-2019
Majors, Robert New York Queens 2000 2020 Attempted Murder 90 1/2 to life 20.6 31 Black Male 11-05-2020
Maldonado, Robert New York Bronx 1998 2004 Attempted Murder 8 to 16 years 6.6 20 Black Male 12-17-2013
Malik, Thomas New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder 25 to Life 25.6 18 Black Male 08-10-2022
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud 4 years 0 38 White Male 06-14-2018
Mallet, Antonio New York Bronx 1999 2024 Murder 20 to life 19.8 26 Black Male 10-22-2024
Mallet, Otis Jr. Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 3.1 52 Black Male 08-20-2020
Mallet, Steven Texas Harris 2009 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 10 months 0 49 Black Male 06-16-2021
Manfredi, John New York Kings 1989 1994 Bribery 2 to 6 years 3.8 48 White Male 09-26-2014
Mannava, Venkata Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Probation 0 44 Asian Male 06-01-2017