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
Abdal, Warith Habib New York Erie 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to Life 16 43 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Adams, Johnny Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 52 Black Male 2009 03-18-2016
Albritton, Amy Texas Harris 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 43 White Female 2010 07-22-2016
Alegria, Megan Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Female 2011 04-30-2020
Alexander, Richard Indiana St. Joseph 1998 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 4 29 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Allen, Christopher Indiana St. Joseph 2002 2006 Murder Term of Years 144 years 2 27 Black Male 2004 09-09-2016
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 20 39 White Male 2017 02-23-2018
Amory, Earl Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 months 0 38 Black Male 2009 12-22-2016
Antoine, Narcisse Florida Palm Beach 2011 2015 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 4 27 Black Male 2015 05-06-2015
Arrington, Jermaine Maryland Montgomery 1995 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 years 15 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Aryee, Isaac Colorado Denver 2011 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 to Life 8 40 Black Male 2019 12-11-2024
Ash, Steven Oregon Multnomah 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 54 White Male 2012 12-09-2016
Atkins, Herman California Riverside 1988 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years and 8 months 11 19 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Ausby, John District of Columbia 1972 2020 Murder Life 17 20 Black Male 1989 07-12-2023
Avery, Steven Wisconsin Manitowoc 1985 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 32 years 18 23 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Bain, James Florida Polk 1974 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 36 19 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Baker, Dontrell Florida Pinellas 1997 1997 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 18 Black Male 1997 09-14-2015
Baker, Terry Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 30 Black Male 2014 12-16-2014
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 Term of Years 7 years 2 22 Black Male 2015 05-08-2015
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1980
Barnhouse, William Indiana Delaware 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 24 35 White Male 2017 05-14-2017
Batts, Rosa Sade Texas Harris 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 25 Black Female 2013 09-14-2013
Bauer, Chester Montana Silver Bow 1983 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 14 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Baumer, Julie Michigan Macomb 2005 2010 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 to 15 years 4 27 White Female 2009 08-29-2011
Beal, Kenneth Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 23 Black Male 2008 04-14-2015
Bear, Johnny Tall Oklahoma Oklahoma 1992 2018 Murder Life without parole 26 34 Native American Male 2018 06-14-2018
Bell, Jerrell Texas Harris 2011 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0 19 Black Male 2011 02-14-2014
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 243 years 27 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Birden, Eric Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 23 Black Male 2007 05-08-2015
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Bledsoe, Earnest Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 26 Black Male 2009 09-11-2015
Boquete, Orlando Florida Monroe 1983 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 65 years 23 27 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Bradford, Maurice Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 years and 9 months 1 28 Black Male 2018 12-10-2021
Briscoe, Johnny Missouri St. Louis 1983 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 23 28 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Briscoe, Terence Texas Harris 2009 2010 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 2010 01-30-2023
Brison, Dale Pennsylvania Chester 1991 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to 42 years 3 27 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Brooks, Gwendolyn Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 52 Black Female 2011 01-13-2015
Brooks, Quincy Texas Galveston 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 27 Black Male 2017 12-11-2017
Broughton, William Fed-GA (Northern) 1900 1900 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years 0 Black Male 1900
Brown, Charlotte Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 32 Black Female 2012 04-26-2014
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecomb 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 to 6 3/4 years 4 37 Black Male 2013 10-26-2016
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 9 33 Black Male 2014 2015 07-26-2021
Brown, Shawn Michigan Calhoun 2010 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years and 4 months to 30 years 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-03-2021
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0 43 White Female 1999 08-29-2011
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 9 20 Black Male 2014 2015 10-06-2015
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years and 3 months 3 42 White Female 2021 01-25-2023
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 8 26 White Male 1987 08-29-2011
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Male 2016 12-30-2024
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 1998 06-19-2016
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 6 18 Black Female 1995 08-29-2011
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12 23 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Cadogan, Donovan Wisconsin La Crosse 2013 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Life without parole 5 29 White Male 2017 09-24-2017
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson Term of Years 9 to 40 years 4 33 White Male 2013 01-22-2014
Cannon, Philip Scott Oregon Polk 2000 2009 Murder Life without parole 10 32 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Cantu, Humberto Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 26 Hispanic Male 2010 01-11-2018
Cantu, Raul Texas Harris 2005 2005 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 34 Hispanic Male 2005 10-25-2012
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Carnes, Linda Texas Wharton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 0 26 White Female 2014 11-14-2014
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 4 57 White Male 1997 07-03-2012
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 45 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
Castor, Gregory Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 34 Black Male 2014 12-30-2014
Ceasor, Terry Michigan St. Clair 2005 2021 Child Abuse Term of Years 2 to 15 years 4 33 White Male 2009 10-15-2021
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Chasstion, Donald Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 50 Black Male 2009 08-07-2015
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26 20 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Clark, Cleaven Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 23 Black Male 2009 03-08-2016
Clark, Derek Nevada Clark 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 18 Black Male 2012 06-30-2020
Clark, Royal Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 2003 2019 Robbery Term of Years 49 years and six months 16 24 Black Male 2019 06-28-2019
Clay, David Sr. Missouri St. Louis 1988 1999 Murder Life without parole 11 37 Black Male 1999 04-18-2013
Cleveland, Jarrel Texas Harris 2012 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 24 Black Male 2012 04-28-2022
Colbert, Walter Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 30 Black Male 2009 05-27-2017
Cole, Timothy B. Texas Lubbock 1986 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 13 24 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Coleman, Charles Jr. Connecticut New Haven 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Term of Years 150 years 37 27 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024
Coleman, Keith Texas Harris 2006 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 24 Black Male 2007 01-17-2013
Coley, Craig California Ventura 1980 2017 Murder Life without parole 38 31 White Male 2017 12-03-2017
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 27 Don't Know Male 1956 06-03-2022
Collins, Skye Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 36 Black Female 2017 07-31-2017
Conley, Donna Ohio Perry 2003 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 2 31 White Female 2005 10-10-2022
Correia, Humberto Fed-MA 2002 2004 Arson Not Sentenced 0 47 Other Male 2002 02-12-2012
Cortez, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2016 Murder Life without parole 4 30 Black Male 2016 06-14-2016
Cottingham, Jamaka Texas Harris 1997 2023 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 15 17 Black Male 2012 08-02-2023
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Council, Gregory Florida Duval 2011 2015 Child Abuse Term of Years 30 years 4 28 Black Male 2015 09-21-2022
Courtney, Sedrick Oklahoma Tulsa 1996 2012 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 15 23 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Cowans, Stephan Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2004 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 to 45 years 6 26 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Crawford, Rodricus Louisiana Caddo 2013 2017 Murder Death 3 22 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Criner, Roy Texas Montgomery 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Life 10 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Crochon, Joseph Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 60 Black Male 2014 03-01-2016
Crotzer, Alan Florida Hillsborough 1982 2006 Sexual Assault Life 24 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Cruz-Romero, Carlos Idaho Jerome 2014 2016 Traffic Offense Probation 0 25 Hispanic Male 2014 06-19-2018
Cunningham, Calvin Wayne Virginia Newport News City 1981 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16 years 7 26 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Curley, Catina Louisiana Orleans 2007 2019 Murder Life 11 32 Black Female 2018 03-07-2019