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
Birch, Ralph Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 55 years 30 18 White Male 2008 2019 07-15-2020
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 20 29 White Male 1998 2015 10-12-2015
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 6 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Harris, Leroy Connecticut New Haven 1989 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 29 22 Black Male 2017 12-21-2022
Henning, Shawn Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 50 years 29 17 White Male 2008 2018 07-28-2020
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 29 29 Black Male 2015 04-09-2015
Holsomback, John Alabama Shelby 1988 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 10 33 White Male 1998 12-30-2015
Horn, Vernon Connecticut New Haven 2000 2018 Murder Term of Years 70 years 18 17 Black Male 2006 2018 04-30-2018
Jackson, Marquis Connecticut New Haven 2000 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 18 19 Black Male 2006 2018 05-07-2018
Johnson, Bobby Connecticut New Haven 2007 2015 Murder Term of Years 38 years 8 16 Black Male 2015 09-06-2015
Jones, Lydia Diane Alabama Jefferson 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 6 40 Black Female 2006 08-24-2014
Miller, Benjamin Connecticut Fairfield 1973 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 16 42 White Male 1989 12-21-2012
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24 17 White Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1995 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Skakel, Michael Connecticut Fairfield 2002 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 11 15 White Male 2013 11-25-2020
Vargas, Alfredo Connecticut Fairfield 2002 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 4 62 Hispanic Male 2006 07-11-2013
Williams, Antonio Alabama Jefferson 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 35 Black Male 2007 2011 11-06-2012