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 ANY of those words. 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 Using the Registry for Research, 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. Read Less
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Rivera, Cassandra Texas Bexar 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 16 19 Hispanic Female 2008 2013 12-31-2016
Rivera, Juan Illinois Lake 1993 2012 Murder Life 18 19 Hispanic Male 2012 02-07-2012
Roark, Andrew Texas Dallas 2000 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 35 years 13 20 White Male 2018 2012 12-04-2024
Robbins, Neal Texas Montgomery 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 23 White Male 2007 2016 08-23-2016
Roberts, Amber Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Female 2014 04-01-2015
Roberts, Larry California Solano 1983 2024 Murder Death 0 27 Black Male 1995 1983 08-14-2024
Roberts, Lisa Oregon Multnomah 2004 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 9 37 Black Female 2014 06-09-2014
Roberts, Marvin Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder Term of Years 33 years 16 19 Native American Male 2000 2015 12-24-2015
Robinson, Anthony Texas Harris 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 27 years 10 25 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Robinson, Ivan Fed-DC 2017 2023 Fraud Term of Years 11 years and 3 months 4 41 Black Male 2021 04-17-2024
Robinson, Kerry Georgia Colquitt 2002 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 18 17 Black Male 2020 02-10-2020
Robinson, Robert Nevada Clark 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 35 Black Male 2011 06-30-2020
Robinson, Tobaris Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0 27 Black Male 2012 04-26-2014
Rodgers, Esau Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 41 Black Male 2008 07-15-2016
Rodriguez, George Texas Harris 1987 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 years 17 25 Hispanic Male 2004 08-29-2011
Rodriguez, Jeffrey California Santa Clara 2003 2007 Robbery Term of Years 25 to Life 4 24 Hispanic Male 2007 08-29-2011
Rodriguez, Manual Hidalgo Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years and 6 months 4 36 Hispanic Male 1996 2000 02-22-2012
Rogers, Tyrone Michigan Muskegon 2016 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 29 to 48 years 5 55 Black Male 2018 2022 05-06-2022
Rollin, Joseph Pierre California Humboldt 2004 2008 Dependent Adult Abuse Term of Years 8 years 3 45 White Male 2008 07-17-2013
Rollins, Lafonso Illinois Cook 1994 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 10 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Rollins, Offord IV California Kern 1992 1996 Murder Term of Years 29 to life 4 17 Black Male 1996 10-04-2012
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31 24 Hispanic Male 2014 09-18-2017
Rose, Michael Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 6 25 White Male 1996 2000 02-20-2012
Rose, Peter California San Joaquin 1995 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 9 37 White Male 2004 2004 08-29-2011
Rowan, Jeffrey Oklahoma Pittsburg 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 3 26 White Male 2012 04-06-2014
Royer, Andrew Indiana Elkhart 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 55 years 15 27 White Male 2010 2020 08-02-2021
Rubalcava, Lionel California Santa Clara 2003 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 31 to Life 15 23 Hispanic Male 2005 2019 05-28-2019
Rubin, Jerome Massachusetts Middlesex 2010 2016 Arson Term of Years 2 years 1 48 White Male 2011 05-31-2016
Ruby, Donald Pennsylvania Perry 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 39 White Male 1993 10-28-2014
Sadr, Ali Fed-NY (Southern) 2020 2020 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 34 Asian Male 2020 07-30-2020
Saecker, Frederic Wisconsin Buffalo 1990 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 7 38 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Sailors, Gerald Indiana Huntington 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 22 years 1 46 White Male 1992 07-28-2017
Salaam, Yusef New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 15 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Salazar, Ben Texas Travis 1992 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 6 23 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Saldana, Daniel California Los Angeles 1990 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 45 to Life 33 22 Hispanic Male 2023 2023 06-05-2023
Sanches, Shimira Texas Harris 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Hispanic Female 2012 10-07-2016
Sanchez, Jason New Mexico Eddy 2019 2023 Stalking Probation 0 35 Hispanic Male 2019 09-26-2024
Sanchez, Jesus Illinois Cook 2014 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 3 18 Hispanic Male 2018 06-06-2018
Santana, Raymond New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 12 14 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Santiago, Fabian Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 25 16 Hispanic Male 2019 10-22-2023
Saunders, Omar Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Scamardo, Joseph Anthony Jr. Arkansas Sebastian 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 3 35 White Male 2013 12-30-2013
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 23 20 Other Male 2023 02-15-2023
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Other Male 2000 11-01-2023
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scrimo, Paul New York Nassau 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 42 White Male 2020 10-20-2023
Seiber, George Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 1999 Assault Term of Years 10 to 25 years 12 41 White Male 1991 1999 12-04-2012
Seri, Michael Caesar Connecticut Fairfield 2001 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months to 5 years 1 42 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 2016 12-06-2017
Shakirov, Mansur Illinois McLean 2014 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 years 2 28 White Male 2015 06-05-2018
Shannon, Mason Illinois LaSalle 2018 2024 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 42 White Male 2018 07-15-2024
Shaw, Willie Jr. North Carolina Mecklenburg 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 5 43 Black Male 2019 2021 02-16-2021
Shelden, Debra Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 26 White Female 2008 1994 08-29-2011
Shelton, Michael Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 17 22 White Male 1995 2011 11-06-2019
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Shved, Olga Washington Franklin 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 23 White Female 2011 07-31-2014
Siehl, Kevin Pennsylvania Cambria 1992 2016 Murder Life without parole 24 35 White Male 2016 10-29-2016
Siggers, Darrell Michigan Wayne 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 20 Black Male 1987 2018 10-23-2018
Siller, Thomas Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 13 41 White Male 2011 10-04-2013
Skakel, Michael Connecticut Fairfield 2002 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 11 15 White Male 2013 11-25-2020
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36 34 Black Male 2013 2015 01-23-2015
Smith, Byron Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 33 Black Male 2009 08-25-2016
Smith, Duran Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 25 Black Male 2014 10-04-2016
Smith, Eric Fed-Military 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 40 White Male 2013 09-22-2015
Smith, Jay C. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1986 1992 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Smith, John Edward California Los Angeles 1994 2012 Murder Life 18 18 Black Male 2009 2012 09-24-2012
Smith, Joseph New York Oneida 2002 2002 Murder Not Sentenced 0 32 White Male 2002 11-07-2012
Smith, Larry Jr. Michigan Wayne 1994 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2003 2021 03-03-2021
Smith, Michael California Los Angeles 1994 2009 Murder Life without parole 16 32 Black Male 2008 2009 07-29-2012
Smith, Robert Illinois Cook 1990 2020 Murder Life without parole 30 38 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Smith, Tammy Iowa Humboldt 2007 2011 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 years 4 32 White Female 2011 01-23-2014
Smith, Timothy Kentucky Kenton 2001 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 5 35 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, William New Mexico Bernalillo 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 24 White Male 1983 1996 12-04-2012
Snowden, Harold Grant Florida Miami-Dade 1986 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 to Life 12 37 White Male 1998 02-23-2012
Snyder, Walter Virginia Arlington 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 7 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Sommer, Cynthia California San Diego 2007 2008 Murder Life 1 28 White Female 2008 08-29-2011
Sonnier, Ernest Texas Harris 1986 2018 Kidnapping Life 23 22 Black Male 2009 06-13-2018
Sopron, Matthew Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder Life without parole 21 22 White Male 2000 2018 12-31-2018
Sousa, Joseph District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 20 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Souter, Larry Pat Michigan Newaygo 1992 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to 60 years 13 26 White Male 1999 2005 08-29-2011
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0 24 White Female 1991 08-29-2011
Starks, Bennie Illinois Lake 1986 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 20 26 Black Male 2006 01-07-2013
Staten, Harold Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1986 2024 Murder Life without parole 37 31 Black Male 1991 2024 02-14-2024
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 1/2 to 10 years 3 23 White Female 2019 02-01-2021
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 31 32 White Male 2016 2017 09-20-2021
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8 26 Black Male 2015 05-05-2016
Stewart, Zackary Lee Missouri Greene 2008 2010 Murder Life without parole 3 18 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stiers, Donald Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 25 White Male 2014 01-20-2015
Stinson, Robert Lee Wisconsin Milwaukee 1985 2009 Murder Life 23 20 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Strickland, Kevin Missouri Jackson 1979 2021 Murder Life 43 18 Black Male 1979 2021 12-06-2021
Strong, Jason Illinois Lake 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 46 years 15 24 White Male 2010 2015 05-30-2015
Stubbs, Leigh Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault Term of Years 44 years 11 20 White Female 2011 2012 10-25-2018
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019
Sutton, Josiah Texas Harris 1999 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 4 16 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Sutton, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 46 years 14 18 Black Male 2022 2021 10-10-2022
Swalley, Terry Ohio Ashtabula 2010 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 39 White Male 2011 10-18-2018
Sweat, Danny Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 29 Black Male 2009 10-25-2015
Swift, Rubin Pennsylvania Erie 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 28 to 60 3/4 years 2 32 Black Male 2012 06-18-2012
Swift, Walter Michigan Wayne 1982 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 to 55 years 26 21 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Swinton, Alfred Connecticut Hartford 2001 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 42 Black Male 2016 2017 03-07-2018