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: 79
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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
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37 19 Black Male 2018 02-06-2018
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 23 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16 19 Black Male 2007 2011 01-14-2012
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22 18 Black Male 2017 2021 08-21-2021
Bell, George New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 19 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10 23 Black Male 2008 2019 05-22-2019
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2006 2015 12-17-2024
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2016 04-22-2016
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 28 37 Black Male 2002 2017 11-26-2017
Carnes, Keith Missouri Jackson 2005 2022 Murder Life without parole 17 33 Black Male 2011 2022 04-20-2022
Clark, Alphonso Michigan Wayne 2005 2023 Murder Life without parole 17 23 Black Male 2022 2023 05-30-2023
Clay, David Sr. Missouri St. Louis 1988 1999 Murder Life without parole 11 37 Black Male 1999 04-18-2013
Clay, Frederick Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36 16 Black Male 2001 2017 08-15-2017
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Cortez, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2016 Murder Life without parole 4 30 Black Male 2016 06-14-2016
Cotton, Marvin Michigan Wayne 2001 2020 Murder Life without parole 19 21 Black Male 2010 2020 10-26-2020
Davis, Glenn Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Deering, Juwan Michigan Oakland 2006 2021 Murder Life without parole 15 29 Black Male 2021 10-15-2021
Delmore, Larry Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 15 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Dent, Cedric Louisiana Orleans 1999 2022 Murder Life without parole 23 22 Black Male 2022 08-16-2022
Duncan, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1985 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2011 01-31-2023
Dunn, Christopher Missouri St. Louis City 1991 2024 Murder Life without parole 33 18 Black Male 2005 2024 08-07-2024
Flowers, Curtis Arkansas Columbia 2004 2010 Murder Life without parole 7 21 Black Male 2010 06-03-2017
Garcia, Arkel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2021 07-16-2021
Gibson, James Illinois Cook 1991 2019 Murder Life without parole 28 23 Black Male 2016 2019 05-04-2019
Goodwin, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Life without parole 10 20 Black Male 2023 03-20-2023
Gordon, Kendale Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 18 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Harrington, Kevin Michigan Wayne 2003 2020 Murder Life without parole 17 20 Black Male 2006 2020 04-30-2020
Hayes, Reginald Nevada Clark 1985 1999 Murder Life without parole 13 14 Black Male 1998 08-07-2015
Hickey, Kainte Michigan Wayne 2008 2024 Murder Life without parole 15 29 Black Male 2023 05-13-2024
Hill, Michael Massachusetts Hampden 1996 2002 Murder Life without parole 4 18 Black Male 1999 09-10-2012
Horton, John Illinois Winnebago 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 17 Black Male 1998 2017 10-09-2017
Howard, Bernard Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2020 01-23-2021
James, Henry Louisiana Jefferson 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Life without parole 29 20 Black Male 2011 01-13-2012
Johnson, Justly Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2002 2018 12-03-2018
Johnson, Lamar Missouri St. Louis City 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2003 2023 03-01-2023
Johnson, Ronald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1991 2024 Murder Life without parole 32 27 Black Male 2024 03-28-2024
Johnson, Terrell Pennsylvania Allegheny 1995 2012 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2012 09-17-2012
Jones, Darrell Massachusetts Plymouth 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 31 18 Black Male 2017 2017 06-20-2019
Jones, Lydia Diane Alabama Jefferson 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 6 40 Black Female 2006 08-24-2014
Jordan, Tracy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2006 2024 Murder Life without parole 18 39 Black Male 2024 11-15-2024
Juluke, Bernell Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 18 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Kelly, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2024 Murder Life without parole 28 36 Black Male 2024 08-07-2024
Kidd, Ricky Missouri Jackson 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 22 21 Black Male 2018 2019 09-20-2019
Lewis, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1999 2019 Murder Life without parole 20 17 Black Male 2019 06-03-2019
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 3 20 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
Meyers, Terrence Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 15 21 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Morgan, Jerome Louisiana Orleans 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 19 17 Black Male 2011 2014 06-01-2016
Nolen, Kelvin Michigan Wayne 2016 2022 Murder Life without parole 7 26 Black Male 2016 2022 01-12-2023
Oliver, Montrell Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 17 Black Male 2022 07-03-2024
Onyiah, Obina Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2021 Murder Life without parole 2 27 Black Male 2015 05-22-2021
Patrick, Deon Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 19 20 Black Male 2001 2014 01-10-2014
Patterson, Dontia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Black Male 2018 05-24-2018
Phillips, Richard Michigan Wayne 1972 2018 Murder Life without parole 45 25 Black Male 2017 04-01-2018
Pippen, Roderick Michigan Wayne 2014 2024 Murder Life without parole 9 21 Black Male 2022 09-26-2024
Puckett, Jeremy California Sacramento 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 21 Black Male 2020 03-31-2020
Reed, Deshawn California Alameda 2014 2017 Murder Life without parole 3 26 Black Male 2017 05-30-2017
Register, Kash California Los Angeles 1979 2013 Murder Life without parole 34 18 Black Male 2013 2013 12-15-2013
Roberts, Larry Trent Pennsylvania Dauphin 2007 2019 Murder Life without parole 12 35 Black Male 2013 2019 09-22-2019
Robinson, David Missouri Scott 2001 2018 Murder Life without parole 17 32 Black Male 2004 2018 05-30-2018
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019
Salter, Aaron Michigan Wayne 2003 2018 Murder Life without parole 15 20 Black Male 2009 2018 08-20-2018
Scott, Kendrick Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 18 20 Black Male 2002 2018 12-03-2018
Shannon, Michael Louisiana Orleans 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 6 41 Black Male 2017 02-15-2018
Smith, Kaliegh Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 31 Black Male 2014 2021 06-25-2021
Staten, Harold Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1986 2024 Murder Life without parole 37 31 Black Male 1991 2024 02-14-2024
Stewart, Kia Louisiana Orleans 2009 2015 Murder Life without parole 6 17 Black Male 2015 04-15-2015
Taylor, Daniel Illinois Cook 1995 2013 Murder Life without parole 18 17 Black Male 2001 2013 06-28-2013
Thomas, Shaurn Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 16 Black Male 2011 2017 06-20-2017
Toca, George Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 30 17 Black Male 2004 2015 02-15-2023
Towns, Parrish Michigan Wayne 1983 2007 Murder Life without parole 20 20 Black Male 2003 04-13-2020
Vaughan, James III Ohio Cuyahoga 2008 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 1 28 Black Male 2009 05-08-2015
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 39 20 Black Male 2001 2020 11-25-2020
Williams, Cordell Illinois Cook 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 19 Black Male 2022 12-20-2022
Williams, Richard California Sacramento 1998 2015 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2015 01-26-2016
Willis, Patrick California Alameda 2013 2021 Murder Life without parole 8 28 Black Male 2021 06-18-2021
Wilson, Theophalis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 17 Black Male 2011 2020 02-03-2020
Wright, David Illinois Cook 1996 2023 Murder Life without parole 26 17 Black Male 2017 2022 04-20-2023