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
Total records: 221
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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
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Adams, Don Ray Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 32 Black Male 2007 2011 03-13-2012
Adams, Sean Connecticut New Haven 1999 2013 Murder Life 14 21 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Allen, Dennis Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 36 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 15 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Andrews, Isaiah Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2021 Murder Life 45 36 Black Male 2020 11-15-2021
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 17 38 Black Male 1995 2012 03-19-2013
Atchison, Corey Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2021 Murder Life 28 19 Black Male 2017 2019 09-08-2021
Atkins, Dennis Michigan Wayne 2006 2022 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 2022 03-01-2022
Ausby, John District of Columbia 1972 2020 Murder Life 17 20 Black Male 1989 07-12-2023
Aziz, Muhammad New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 19 26 Black Male 1985 12-06-2021
Bailey, Darryl Tennessee Shelby 1994 2000 Murder Life 6 17 Black Male 2000 03-10-2014
Bain, James Florida Polk 1974 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 36 19 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Beridon, Cheryl Louisiana Terrebonne 1979 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 21 23 Black Female 2000 08-29-2011
Berry, DeMarlo Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life 22 18 Black Male 2014 2017 07-06-2017
Bibbins, Gene Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1987 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 16 29 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 32 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
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
Boyd, Kenneth Wayne Jr. Texas Shelby 1999 2013 Murder Life 13 22 Black Male 2004 2012 05-11-2013
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 1 Black Male 1925
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19 35 Black Male 2012 2014 02-17-2015
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34 21 Black Male 1991 2023 10-05-2023
Brooks, Riley Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Brown, Tony Florida Miami-Dade 2010 2018 Murder Life 8 33 Black Male 2018 10-22-2018
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012
Burton, Darryl Missouri Cole 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 22 Black Male 1985 2008 08-29-2011
Butler, A.B. Jr. Texas Smith 1983 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16 28 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Butler, Louise Alabama Lowndes 1928 1928 Murder Life 0 Black Female 1928
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12 23 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 22 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8 18 Black Male 1953
Carpenter, De'Marchoe Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 1995 2016 11-28-2016
Carter, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 1996 Murder Life 9 40 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2 Black Male 1973
Chance, Clarence California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17 23 Black Male 1987 1992 08-29-2011
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26 20 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30 39 Black Male 1968
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Collier-Hammond, Rosalynd Ohio Cuyahoga 1999 2017 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 27 Black Female 2014 2015 04-29-2019
Connor, Matthew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1980 1990 Murder Life 10 41 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Craine, Leonard Nevada Clark 1990 2002 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 37 Black Male 1995 2002 08-07-2015
Crawford, Steven Pennsylvania Dauphin 1974 2002 Murder Life 28 14 Black Male 2002 2002 08-29-2011
Crotzer, Alan Florida Hillsborough 1982 2006 Sexual Assault Life 24 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Davis, Andre Illinois Champaign 1981 2012 Murder Life 31 19 Black Male 2012 07-06-2012
Daye, Anthony Louisiana Iberia 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 30 Black Male 2017 07-13-2017
Daye, Frederick Renee California San Diego 1984 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 25 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 22 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Dixon, Donald Missouri Jackson 1985 2001 Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Drumgold, Shawn Massachusetts Suffolk 1989 2003 Murder Life 14 23 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 20 19 Black Male 2015 12-31-2018
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 4 27 Black Female 1978
Erby, Lonnie Missouri St. Louis City 1986 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 31 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Fauntleroy, David Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Life 22 22 Black Male 2009 12-21-2012
Felder, Lance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26 23 Black Male 2008 2018 03-01-2021
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Gandy, Robert Texas Harris 1990 2020 Robbery Life 14 24 Black Male 2004 06-26-2020
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Gibson, Roland Louisiana Orleans 1968 1993 Murder Life 25 20 Black Male 1985 1993 08-29-2011
Gilyard, Eugene Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014
Gladden, David Pennsylvania Dauphin 1995 2007 Murder Life 12 36 Black Male 2005 2007 08-29-2011
Grace, Frank Parky Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11 29 Black Male 1985
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Green, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1947 1957 Murder Life 10 35 Black Male 1957
Grimes, Willie North Carolina Catawba 1988 2012 Sexual Assault Life 24 41 Black Male 2012 10-08-2012
Guillory, Lavont California Los Angeles 1994 2005 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2005 02-18-2012
Hagans, Theodis Florida Duval 1999 2001 Attempted Murder Life 2 22 Black Male 2001 05-03-2017
Hairston, Kim Ohio Franklin 1993 1995 Murder Life 2 32 Black Male 1995 1995 07-27-2015
Hall, Harold California Los Angeles 1990 2004 Murder Life 14 37 Black Male 1994 2004 08-29-2011
Halsey, Byron New Jersey Union 1988 2007 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Harrington, Terry Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2003 Murder Life 25 17 Black Male 1991 2003 08-29-2011
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17 27 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Hayes, Travis Louisiana Jefferson 1998 2007 Murder Life 8 17 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Haygood, Andre Texas Bexar 2002 2011 Murder Life 9 24 Black Male 2006 2011 07-06-2012
Haynes, Marvin Minnesota Hennepin 2005 2023 Murder Life 18 16 Black Male 2022 2023 12-18-2023
Henry, Darcus Connecticut New Haven 1999 2013 Murder Life 14 21 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Holloway, Daryl Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2016 Sexual Assault Life 23 24 Black Male 2016 10-28-2016
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 24 41 Black Male 1959
Hudson, Jermaine Louisiana Orleans 2000 2021 Robbery Life 21 20 Black Male 2021 2021 04-13-2021
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1985 2004 Murder Life 18 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Inman, Devonia Georgia Cook 2001 2021 Murder Life 20 20 Black Male 2018 2021 01-03-2022
Islam, Khalil New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 21 30 Black Male 1987 12-06-2021