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
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Abney, Quentin New York New York 2006 2012 Robbery Term of Years 20 to Life 6 32 Black Male 2012 05-13-2019
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019
Adams, Cheryl Massachusetts Essex 1989 1993 Theft Probation 0 26 White Female 1989 10-28-2014
Adams, Darryl Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 22 25 Black Male 2014 02-18-2017
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder Term of Years 1 year 1 12 White Male 2006 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
Aledda, Jonathan Florida Miami-Dade 2019 2022 Other Violent Misdemeanor Probation 0 30 Hispanic Male 2019 11-14-2022
Alegria, Megan Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Female 2011 04-30-2020
Alexander, Brian Michigan Ingham 2015 2017 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 2015 10-25-2017
Alexander, John Randall Mississippi Panola 1989 2010 Murder Life 6 22 White Male DK 1995 08-29-2011
Alexander, Richard Indiana St. Joseph 1998 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 4 29 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Alford, Herbert Michigan Ingham 2016 2020 Murder Term of Years 32 years five months to 62 years five months 3 38 Black Male 2020 01-29-2021
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Allen, Christopher Indiana St. Joseph 2002 2006 Murder Term of Years 144 years 2 27 Black Male 2004 09-09-2016
Allen, Dante Ohio Hamilton 2005 2005 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 0 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13 18 White Male 2015 12-10-2015
Alvirez, Daniel Fed-DC 2011 2012 Bribery Not Sentenced 0 32 Hispanic Male 2011 02-27-2014
Ambler, Peter Wisconsin Rock 1987 1989 Murder Life 2 24 White Male 1989 11-13-2012
Amon-Ra, Nubian Arizona Cochise 2006 2012 Assault Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 6 43 Black Male 2011 2012 08-25-2015
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
Anderson, Candice Texas Van Zandt 2007 2014 Manslaughter Probation 0 21 White Female 2007 03-19-2015
Anderson, David Pennsylvania Venango 2001 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 0 34 White Male 2001 11-24-2014
Anderson, Eric Michigan Wayne 2010 2019 Robbery Term of Years 15 to 22 years 8 20 Black Male 2019 05-06-2019
Anderson, James C. New York Bronx 1990 1990 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Not Sentenced 0 39 Black Male 1990 02-16-2014
Anderson, Mark Hawaii Maui 2011 2014 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 9 days 0 51 White Male 2011 02-25-2014
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 15 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Andre, Eddie New York Queens 1988 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 4 41 Black Male 1991 1992 02-16-2014
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery Term of Years 1.17 years 0 White Male 1914
Angeles-Acosta, Roberto New York Queens 1995 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 2/3 to 50 years 24 37 Hispanic Male 2019 01-20-2020
Antoine, Narcisse Florida Palm Beach 2011 2015 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 4 27 Black Male 2015 05-06-2015
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 21 White Male 1992 1995 12-10-2018
Arciliares, Victor Rhode Island Providence 2013 2016 Murder Life 3 21 Hispanic Male 2016 06-20-2018
Arledge, Randolph Texas Navarro 1984 2013 Murder Term of Years 99 years 29 26 White Male 2012 2013 05-10-2013
Armstrong, Homer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 44 Black Male 2014 10-23-2015
Arroyo, Miguel New York Kings 1965 1966 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 1 42 Hispanic Male 1966
Arroyo, Rogelio Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 25 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Arteaga, Jose California Orange 2016 2016 Theft Term of Years 116 days 0 26 Hispanic Male 2016 02-17-2017
Arteaga, Josephine Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Female 2014 04-01-2015
Artis, John New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 15 19 Black Male 1981 08-04-2020
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
Ashby, Caroline Utah Utah 2012 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 to Life 7 32 White Female 2019 2020 11-21-2024
Atkins, Dennis Michigan Wayne 2006 2022 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 2022 03-01-2022
Atkins, Herman California Riverside 1988 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years and 8 months 11 19 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Atkins, Kenneth Florida Martin 2004 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 4 16 White Male 2008 08-30-2013
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
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery Term of Years 7 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1957
Awbrey, William Fed-OK 1931 1932 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1932
Ayers, Randall Lynn Ohio Hamilton 1982 1990 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 50 years 8 17 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Babb, Austin New York Bronx 2014 2020 Murder Term of Years 48 years 5 20 Black Male 2020 02-22-2021
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 Years 1 22 White Male 1980
Baddeley, Gabriel Washington Benton 2002 2004 Arson Term of Years 2 months 0 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Bailey, Darryl Tennessee Shelby 1994 2000 Murder Life 6 17 Black Male 2000 03-10-2014
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0 25 Don't Know Male 1977 09-30-2019
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960
Bain, James Florida Polk 1974 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 36 19 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Baker, Danziel Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Male 2014 10-25-2015
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
Baldwin, Christopher Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 30 White Male 2014 06-17-2020
Baltierrez, Jose Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 2014 01-13-2015
Baniani, Borzou California Orange 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Other Male 2013 06-11-2015
Banks, Brian California Los Angeles 2003 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 5 16 Black Male 2004* 2008 05-29-2012
Banks, Medell Alabama Choctaw 2001 2003 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 2 27 Black Male 2002 2003 08-29-2011
Barber, Jason Texas Upshur 1997 2000 Murder Term of Years 35 years 3 21 White Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931
Barbour, Bennett Virginia James City 1978 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 4 22 Black Male 1982 06-27-2012
Barnes, Steven New York Oneida 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 19 19 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Barnhouse, William Indiana Delaware 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 24 35 White Male 2017 05-14-2017
Barrientos, David Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 43 Hispanic Male 2016 05-31-2016
Barry, Zachary Texas Harris 2016 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 28 White Male 2016 03-18-2017
Bartek, Scotty Florida Marion 1991 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 22 24 White Male 2001 2013 09-04-2016
Baruxes, Kevin California San Diego 1996 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to Life 7 18 White Male 2001 2003 08-29-2011
Batts, Rosa Sade Texas Harris 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 25 Black Female 2013 09-14-2013
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1947
Bautista, Juan California San Joaquin 2011 2021 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 to Life 10 19 Hispanic Male 2018 2021 07-13-2021
Beal, Kenneth Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 23 Black Male 2008 04-14-2015
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929
Bear, Johnny Tall Oklahoma Oklahoma 1992 2018 Murder Life without parole 26 34 Native American Male 2018 06-14-2018
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 6 34 White Male 1999 07-30-2012
Beaver, Antonio Missouri St. Louis City 1997 2007 Robbery Term of Years 18 years 10 30 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979
Begay, Wilson Oregon Wasco 2018 2021 Other Probation 0 49 Native American Male 2018 09-20-2021
Bell, Craig City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder Term of Years 20 years 0 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018
Bell, Jerrell Texas Harris 2011 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0 19 Black Male 2011 02-14-2014
Bemboom, Bryan Minnesota Pine 2016 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 8 months 2 37 White Male 2018 07-08-2022
Bennett, Louis Oklahoma Washington 1957 1961 Manslaughter Term of Years 35 Years 3 38 White Male 1960
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 243 years 27 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Berghoff, Stacey Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 27 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Berry, Johnny Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 16 Black Male 2002 2018 06-27-2019
Bertrand, Delphine Connecticut New London 1944 1946 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 2 53 White Female 1946
Bess, Ben South Carolina Florence 1915 1929 Assault Term of Years 30 years 14 Black Male 1929
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 3 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021