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
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37 19 Black Male 2018 02-06-2018
Allen, Billy Frederick Texas Dallas 1983 2011 Murder Life 26 37 White Male 2009 04-06-2012
Almanza, Fernando Arizona Pinal 2013 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 49 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2024
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 19 Hispanic Male 1999 2017 04-26-2017
Alonzo, Quintin Texas Dallas 2003 2019 Murder Life 15 21 Hispanic Male 2017 2018 11-11-2019
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 23 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Amick, Michael Missouri Oregon 2011 2016 Murder Life 5 32 White Male 2016 12-10-2016
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16 19 Black Male 2007 2011 01-14-2012
Armstrong, Ralph Wisconsin Dane 1981 2009 Murder Life 28 27 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 27 25 Black Male 1976 2001 08-29-2011
Ayala, David Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41 18 Hispanic Male 1991 2023 12-21-2023
Baker, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 2002 Murder Life 25 17 Black Male DK 1999 08-29-2011
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
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
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
Bell, George New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 19 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
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
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2006 2015 12-17-2024
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 16 23 White Male 2015 2015 12-14-2015
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2016 04-22-2016
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2004 2013 09-24-2013
Bragg, Rodney L. Arkansas Clark 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 31 Black Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Bright, Gregory Louisiana Orleans 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 20 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 28 37 Black Male 2002 2017 11-26-2017
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Brown, John Jr. Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 21 Black Male 2016 2018 10-08-2020
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013
Bumpass, Angel Tennessee Hamilton 2019 2023 Murder Life 3 13 Black Female 2022 10-09-2023
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24 34 Black Male 2023 08-16-2023
Burnside, Brandon Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011 2015 Murder Life 5 27 Black Male 2015 09-28-2015
Butler, Robert Tennessee Knox 1977 1995 Sexual Assault Life 16 34 Black Male 1993 12-08-2014
Cadogan, Donovan Wisconsin La Crosse 2013 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Life without parole 5 29 White Male 2017 09-24-2017
Campbell, Lamont Missouri St. Louis City 2016 2023 Murder Life 6 17 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
Carnes, Keith Missouri Jackson 2005 2022 Murder Life without parole 17 33 Black Male 2011 2022 04-20-2022
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 13 29 White Male 2020 03-25-2020
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Carter, Joseph Virginia Norfolk City 1990 2021 Murder Life 26 Black Male 2018 2016 08-24-2021
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35 17 White Male 2022 07-21-2023
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 45 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40 23 White Male 1980 2020 07-30-2020
Chaparro, Anthony New Jersey Union 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Life 11 48 Hispanic Male 2014 12-05-2014
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020
Chumley, Tom Edwin Georgia Columbia 2005 2009 Murder Life 4 52 White Male 2009 06-25-2013
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 35 23 White Male 2019 2019 01-08-2020
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
Cole, Reggie California Los Angeles 1995 2009 Murder Life 14 18 Black Male 2007 2009 08-29-2011
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Corner, Damon Florida Palm Beach 2002 2012 Murder Life 10 23 Black Male 2009 2012 02-05-2013
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
Credell, Cory South Carolina Orangeburg 2001 2012 Murder Life 11 27 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Crotts, Mark North Carolina Alamance 1992 1997 Murder Life without parole 2 21 White Male 1994 11-21-2024
Croy, Norma Jean California Siskiyou 1979 1997 Murder Life 18 24 Native American Female 1997 01-27-2012
Cure, Leonard Florida Broward 2004 2020 Robbery Life 16 33 Black Male 2020 01-04-2021
Curley, Catina Louisiana Orleans 2007 2019 Murder Life 11 32 Black Female 2018 03-07-2019
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 20 29 White Male 1998 2015 10-12-2015
Daniels, Elmer Delaware New Castle 1980 2018 Child Sex Abuse Life 39 18 Black Male 2018 12-17-2018
Davis, Glenn Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Debelbot, Albert Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 22 Other Male 2015 2020 05-25-2021
Debelbot, Ashley Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 23 Black Female 2015 2020 05-25-2021
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
Dixon, Rafiq Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2022 Murder Life 10 29 Black Male 2022 04-27-2022
Dority, Ricky Oklahoma Sequoyah 2015 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 39 White Male 2022 2022 01-23-2024
Drennen, Gabriel Wyoming Fremont 2011 2013 Murder Life 3 36 White Male 2013 12-26-2013
Dudley, Howard North Carolina Lenoir 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 24 34 Black Male 1992 2016 05-18-2016
Duncan, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1985 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2011 01-31-2023
Dunn, Charlie Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 26 43 Black Male 2015 01-24-2022
Dunn, Christopher Missouri St. Louis City 1991 2024 Murder Life without parole 33 18 Black Male 2005 2024 08-07-2024
Earle, Margaret Massachusetts Plymouth 2005 2010 Murder Life 5 21 White Female 2010 02-23-2014
Echavarria, Angel Massachusetts Essex 1996 2015 Murder Life without parole 19 27 Hispanic Male 2015 06-20-2015
Esse, Eric Iowa Cerro Gordo 2003 2006 Murder Life without parole 3 33 White Male 2006 07-18-2013
Everling, Steven Indiana Madison 2008 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 33 White Male 2010 05-27-2018
Fagan, James Michigan Genesee 1988 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 36 Black Male 1996 05-20-2020
Farnbaugh, William Florida Pasco 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Life 7 25 White Male 2004 06-25-2013
Flowers, Curtis Arkansas Columbia 2004 2010 Murder Life without parole 7 21 Black Male 2010 06-03-2017
Gable, Frank Oregon Marion 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 29 White Male 1993 2019 06-20-2023
Garcia, Arkel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2021 07-16-2021
Gavitt, David Lee Michigan Ionia 1986 2012 Murder Life without parole 26 26 White Male 2012 06-07-2012
Gibson, James Illinois Cook 1991 2019 Murder Life without parole 28 23 Black Male 2016 2019 05-04-2019
Glass, Dupree California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 17 Black Male 2014 2020 06-12-2023
Godesky, Scott Pennsylvania Allegheny 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 24 White Male 2008 2019 09-03-2019
Gonzalez, Alfredo Illinois Cook 1992 2022 Murder Life without parole 30 32 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-23-2022
Goodwin, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Life without parole 10 20 Black Male 2023 03-20-2023
Goodwin, Paul Oklahoma Seminole 1936 1969 Murder Life 32 21 White Male 1969
Gordon, Kendale Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 18 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Gray, Adam Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 14 White Male 2006 2017 05-12-2017
Gray, Anthony Maryland Calvert 1991 1999 Murder Life 7 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011