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
Acosta, Luis Santaliz Puerto Rico Mayaguez 2000 2009 Murder Term of Years 148 years 9 34 Hispanic Male 2009 10-10-2012
Adams, Kenneth Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Term of Years 75 years 18 22 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2003 2004 08-29-2011
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 12 28 White Male 1988 1989 08-29-2011
Adams, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 31 26 Black Male 2014 05-13-2014
Adams, Sean Connecticut New Haven 1999 2013 Murder Life 14 21 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Addison, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2005 Murder Term of Years 30 years 8 19 Black Male 2003 2005 08-29-2011
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 25 22 White Male 2004 2012 05-31-2016
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37 19 Black Male 2018 02-06-2018
Allen, Dennis Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 36 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019
Allen, Dennis Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 3 32 Black Male 2003 05-25-2022
Allen, Derrick North Carolina Durham 1999 2016 Murder Term of Years 43 3/4 to 54 years 11 19 Black Male 2010 12-16-2021
Allen, Dwight Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2003 Assault Probation 0 28 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Almanza, Fernando Arizona Pinal 2013 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 49 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2024
Alonzo, Quintin Texas Dallas 2003 2019 Murder Life 15 21 Hispanic Male 2017 2018 11-11-2019
Alvarez, Ramon California Orange 2012 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 10 23 Hispanic Male 2018 2022 07-12-2022
Alvarez, Roy California Los Angeles 1995 2002 Robbery Term of Years 14 years 7 38 Hispanic Male 1995 2002 01-20-2014
Amador, Rudolph New Mexico Union 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 3 45 Hispanic Male 2021 06-18-2024
Anderson, David Pennsylvania Venango 2001 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 0 34 White Male 2001 11-24-2014
Andre, Eddie New York Queens 1988 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 4 41 Black Male 1991 1992 02-16-2014
Andrews, Isaiah Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2021 Murder Life 45 36 Black Male 2020 11-15-2021
Annappareddy, Reddy Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 45 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16 19 Black Male 2007 2011 01-14-2012
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-19-2021
Armstrong, Ralph Wisconsin Dane 1981 2009 Murder Life 28 27 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Armstrong, Richard Michigan Otsego 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 14 to 30 years 6 25 White Male 2011 04-12-2012
Arnold, William Jr. Tennessee Davidson 2013 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 7 38 Black Male 2014 2020 09-07-2020
Arroyo, Bladimil New York Kings 2002 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 16 21 Hispanic Male 2019 03-07-2019
Ashe, Carlos Connecticut New Haven 2000 2013 Murder Term of Years 90 years 13 18 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Atchison, Corey Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2021 Murder Life 28 19 Black Male 2017 2019 09-08-2021
Atkins, Timothy California Los Angeles 1987 2007 Murder Term of Years 32 to Life 20 17 Black Male 2005 2007 08-29-2011
Atlas, Gerald California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 to life 1 25 Black Male 1990 10-06-2012
August, Adrienne Texas Waller 2018 2019 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 20 years 2 23 Black Male 2019 11-20-2019
Austin, Kirkdrick Texas Waller 2018 2021 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 years 1 23 Black Male 2019 04-04-2021
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 27 25 Black Male 1976 2001 08-29-2011
Awe, Joseph Wisconsin Marquette 2007 2013 Arson Term of Years 3 years 5 36 White Male 2013 05-08-2013
Ayala, David Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41 18 Hispanic Male 1991 2023 12-21-2023
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 18 Black Male 1997 2012 12-13-2012
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 0 18 Black Male 1997 1997 09-20-2013
Aziz, Muhammad New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 19 26 Black Male 1985 12-06-2021
Baker, Jimmy Lee Oklahoma Bryan 2009 2010 Assault Life 2 22 White Male 2010 09-24-2013
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22 18 Black Male 2017 2021 08-21-2021
Ballesteros, Juan Matta Fed-CA (Central) 1990 2018 Kidnapping Life without parole 0 40 Hispanic Male 1997 1990 04-20-2020
Ballinger, Gene Curtis New Mexico Grant 1981 1993 Murder Term of Years 9 years 9 45 White Male 1990 12-12-2012
Balotin, Scott Fed-FL (Middle) 2021 2024 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 43 White Male 2021 12-30-2024
Bankhead, Antoine Missouri St. Louis City 2002 2006 Murder Life 4 18 Black Male 2006 12-06-2017
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 18 White Male 1985 2006 08-29-2011
Bargery, Joshua Tennessee Lake 2015 2022 Murder Life without parole 7 20 White Male 2022 02-01-2023
Barner, Glenn California Los Angeles 1992 1993 Robbery Term of Years 16 years 1 31 Black Male 1993 07-12-2016
Barnes, Lamar Virginia Portsmouth City 2003 2022 Murder Life 18 20 Black Male 2010 2022 01-27-2022
Barrientos-Quintana, Edgar Minnesota Hennepin 2009 2024 Murder Life without parole 15 25 Hispanic Male 2016 2024 12-05-2024
Barrow, James Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 28 Black Male 2001 05-26-2022
Barrow, Leroy Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 49 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Bass, Jimmy Mississippi Bolivar 1988 2010 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 21 18 Black Male 1992 2010 08-29-2011
Batista, Luis New York Rensselaer 1994 2018 Robbery Term of Years 25 to life 23 32 Hispanic Male 2003 2018 12-11-2020
Batten, Floyd New York Kings 1984 2004 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 19 20 Black Male 2003 12-15-2015
Baugh, Jimmie Michigan Wayne 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 0 35 Black Male 2003 01-16-2024
Beaman, Alan W. Illinois McLean 1995 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 14 20 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Beamon, Melvin Todd Alabama Montgomery 1989 1990 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0 24 Black Male 1989 1989 08-29-2011
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 7 33 Black Male 1997 2003 02-17-2015
Bedolla, Anthony Indiana Marion 2010 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 15 25 Hispanic Male 2017 2024 09-15-2024
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013
Bell, George New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 19 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Benard, Troy Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 3 27 Black Male 2003 06-01-2022
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25 42 Hispanic Male 2006 2018 04-29-2018
Benitez, Ricardo New York Queens 2010 2015 Robbery Term of Years 22 to life 4 54 Hispanic Male 2015 04-12-2017
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10 23 Black Male 2008 2019 05-22-2019
Benson, Leon Indiana Marion 1999 2023 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 22 Black Male 2023 03-21-2023
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 243 years 27 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Bermudez, Fernando New York New York 1992 2009 Murder Term of Years 23 to Life 18 21 Hispanic Male 1993 2009 08-29-2011
Berry, DeMarlo Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life 22 18 Black Male 2014 2017 07-06-2017
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
Bibbins, Gene Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1987 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 16 29 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Billinger, Willie Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 5 39 Black Male 2024 06-06-2024
Birch, Ralph Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 55 years 30 18 White Male 2008 2019 07-15-2020
Blackmon, Eric Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 20 Black Male 2017 2018 01-28-2019
Blackshire, James Texas Dallas 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 14 18 Black Male 2009 07-02-2012
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 16 23 White Male 2015 2015 12-14-2015
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Bolden, Abraham Fed-IL (Northern) 1964 2022 Bribery Term of Years 6 years 3 29 Black Male 1965 1967 05-06-2022
Bolt, Rohan New York Queens 2000 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 21 35 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 36 20 Black Male 2019 03-11-2020
Bowman, James Missouri Jackson 1986 2001 Murder Life 15 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 33 23 Black Male 2023 05-16-2023
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2004 2013 09-24-2013
Boyd, Darryl New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 24 16 Black Male 1985 2001 10-13-2021
Boyd, Kenneth Wayne Jr. Texas Shelby 1999 2013 Murder Life 13 22 Black Male 2004 2012 05-11-2013
Boyette, Calvin New York Kings 1984 2001 Attempted Murder Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 17 19 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Bozella, Dewey New York Dutchess 1983 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 26 16 Black Male 1983 2009 08-29-2011
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault Term of Years 20 years 5 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017
Bragg, Rodney L. Arkansas Clark 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 31 Black Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 9 29 Black Male 1981 1990 08-29-2011
Bravo, Mark California Los Angeles 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 3 31 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bright, Dan L. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2004 Murder Death 8 35 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Bright, Gregory Louisiana Orleans 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 20 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 30 3/4 years 4 37 White Male 2013 2017 12-03-2017
Broadwater, Anthony New York Onondaga 1982 2021 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/3 to 25 years 17 20 Black Male 1998 12-08-2021