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
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Foster, Kurt Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 1 45 White Male 2020 11-07-2022
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 13 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Fountain, Wiley Texas Dallas 1986 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Fowler, Joel New York Kings 2009 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 6 17 Black Male 2015 2015 08-15-2015
Fowler, Lawrence New York Bronx 1998 2006 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 37 Black Male 2006 12-21-2013
Fowler, Michael Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 19 White Male 1935
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 19 Black Male 1948
Fox, Anthony Mississippi Hinds 2022 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 2 34 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024
Fox, Bretton Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 White Male 2008 05-08-2015
Fox, Larry Sr. Indiana Scott 1988 1993 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 37 White Male 1993 08-12-2017
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26 23 Black Male 2008 2018 03-01-2021
Franklin, Brian Texas Tarrant 1995 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 34 White Male 1998 2016 12-22-2016
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Frazier, Bryan Massachusetts Suffolk 2004 2009 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 2 20 White Male 2006 03-19-2018
Frazier, Bryheem New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 23 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Frazier, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020
Frese, George Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder Term of Years 40 years 17 20 Native American Male 2000 2015 12-24-2015
Frey, Joseph Wisconsin Winnebago 1994 2013 Sexual Assault Life 19 31 White Male 2013 07-12-2013
Fritz, Dennis Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Life 11 33 White Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Fry, Jason Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 23 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 1 51 Black Male 1959
Frye, Ralph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Term of Years 23 years 7 21 White Male 1993 1996 08-29-2011
Fuentes, Israel Texas Montgomery 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 0 19 Hispanic Male 2013 06-30-2013
Fuller, Kelvin California Los Angeles 1985 2024 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to life 40 20 Black Male 2024 2024 10-16-2024
Fuller, Larry Texas Dallas 1981 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 18 31 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Fulmore, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 to 30 years 4 21 Black Male 2016 04-13-2017
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Fulton, John Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 18 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Funes, Jeffery California Los Angeles 2006 2006 Assault Not Sentenced 0 15 Hispanic Male 2006 10-31-2012
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Gable, Frank Oregon Marion 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 29 White Male 1993 2019 06-20-2023
Gable, Kunta Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Gaby, Michael Indiana Tippecanoe 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 2012 2012 11-06-2017
Gagnon, Richard South Carolina Horry 2008 2015 Murder Life without parole 5 32 White Male 2009 2013 06-02-2015
Gainer, Donald Pennsylvania Allegheny 1985 1992 Arson Term of Years 22 to 45 years 8 31 White Male 1985 1992 10-14-2014
Gaines, Brian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 17 Black Male 2005 10-05-2022
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 22 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Gaines, Lynie Michigan Wayne 1990 1997 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 30 years 7 36 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Gaines, Sean New York Cayuga 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 28 Black Male 2016 07-03-2017
Galarza, Luis Connecticut Fairfield 2003 2024 Murder Life without parole 20 25 Hispanic Male 2003 2023 05-14-2024
Galicia, Luis California San Diego 2008 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to Life 3 21 Hispanic Male 2011 06-21-2012
Galindo, Broulio California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 2 Hispanic Male 1924
Galli, Aaron Utah Salt Lake 1993 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to life 0 22 White Male 1993 1993 11-10-2014
Galloway, Josiah New York Nassau 2009 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 10 21 Black Male 2018 10-04-2018
Galvan, John Illinois Cook 1989 2022 Murder Life without parole 33 18 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Gandy, Robert Texas Harris 1990 2020 Robbery Life 14 24 Black Male 2004 06-26-2020
Gantt, Timothy California Los Angeles 1994 2008 Murder Life without parole 14 47 Black Male 2008 2008 07-29-2012
Garcia, Adrian Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 days 0 19 Hispanic Male 2015 12-09-2015
Garcia, Arkel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2021 07-16-2021
Garcia, Jose New York Bronx 1993 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 14 27 Hispanic Male 2007 01-18-2012
Garcia, Louis Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 45 Hispanic Male 2020 08-23-2021
Garcia, Roy Lopez California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Murder Life 6 45 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Garcia, Sergio Illinois Cook 2012 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years 2 24 Hispanic Male 2014 06-08-2016
Garcia, Steven California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 46 Hispanic Male 1999 2000 07-26-2021
Gardine, Dave Anthony New York New York 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 1/2 to life 26 20 Black Male 2022 2022 12-04-2023
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 21 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Gardner, Jimmie West Virginia Kanawha 1990 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 33 to life 26 20 Black Male 2016 09-15-2016
Gardner, Lewis Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 15 Black Male 2001 2007 06-24-2014
Garibay, Alejandro Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 days 0 30 White Male 2017 07-31-2017
Gariepy, Ronnie Mark Texas Hutchinson 1992 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 7 32 White Male 1993 1999 08-29-2011
Garland, William Fed-OH (Southern) 1991 1993 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 58 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021
Garner, David Fed-OH (Northern) 2005 2008 Robbery Term of Years 13 years 1 20 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Garner, Terence North Carolina Johnston 1998 2002 Attempted Murder Term of Years 32 to 43 years 4 16 Black Male 1998 2002 08-29-2011
Garnous, Bobby Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 66 Black Male 2014 07-15-2024
Garrett, Claude Tennessee Davidson 1993 2022 Murder Life without parole 29 35 White Male 2022 06-21-2022
Garrett, Paul Shane Tennessee Davidson 2003 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 9 26 White Male 2011 09-08-2021
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder Term of Years 20 to 40 years 5 21 Black Male 1975
Garry, Edward Jr. New York Bronx 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 20 Hispanic Male 2002 2017 02-09-2018
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930
Garza, Fernando Texas Harris 2013 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 23 Hispanic Male 2013 04-30-2020
Garza, Merardo Jr. Kansas Sedgwick 2008 2021 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to Life 13 37 Hispanic Male 2012 2020 02-08-2022
Garza, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 28 White Male 2014 12-29-2014
Garza, Paul Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 40 White Male 2009 05-30-2018
Gassman, Tyler W. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 26 years 4 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Gastile, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 55 Black Male 2014 05-14-2024
Gaston, Jeffrey Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 34 Black Male 2006 04-07-2015
Gates, Donald Eugene District of Columbia 1982 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 30 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gates, Dwight Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 33 Black Male 2016 05-20-2016
Gathers, Gary District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder Term of Years 36 to life 21 17 Black Male 2011 2015 04-21-2015
Gatling, Paul New York Kings 1964 2016 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 9 29 Black Male 1974 05-05-2016
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Gausvik, Ralph Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years and 4 months 5 39 White Male 1996 2000 02-15-2012
Gavin, Willie Wisconsin Kenosha 1997 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 8 years 5 35 Black Male 2001 2002 06-16-2015
Gavitt, David Lee Michigan Ionia 1986 2012 Murder Life without parole 26 26 White Male 2012 06-07-2012
Gay, Donald Texas Harris 2019 2021 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 15 years 2 56 White Male 2021 06-25-2021
Gayles, Anthony Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 2 49 Black Male 2005 02-16-2022
Gayol, Robert Illinois Cook 2001 2003 Murder Life 2 33 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Gecht, David Illinois Cook 2000 2022 Murder Term of Years 45 years 22 18 White Male 2011 2022 08-04-2022
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6 20 White Male 2001 2004 08-29-2011
Gentry, Jacob New Jersey Sussex 2011 2016 Manslaughter Term of Years 30 years 5 27 White Male 2016 11-21-2016
George, Bradley St. Wisconsin Ashland 1999 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 3 28 White Male 2002 07-30-2021
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2 30 Black Male 2000 08-31-2011
Geri, Haim Fed-DC 2011 2012 Bribery Not Sentenced 0 50 White Male 2011 02-27-2014
Gersten, Ben New York Nassau 1999 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 37 1/2 to 75 years 6 48 White Male 2005 12-16-2015
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983