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
Bragg, Rodney L. Arkansas Clark 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 31 Black Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Jackson, Christopher Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 27 Black Male 2003 05-23-2022
Johnson, LaShawn Fed-MT 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 35 years 8 28 Black Male 2015 02-19-2015
Love, William Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 361 years 4 22 White Male 2003 05-18-2022
Moore, Joe Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 years 4 55 Black Male 2003 05-18-2022
Rivas, Edgar Fed-NY (Southern) 2003 2004 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years and 1 month 2 37 Hispanic Male 2004 08-29-2011
Triplett, Eddie Louisiana Orleans 1998 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 13 38 Black Male 2011 02-11-2013
Westmoreland, Donte Kansas Riley 2017 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years and 8 months. 4 23 Black Male 2020 05-04-2021
White, Kareem Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 06-09-2022
Wright, Isaac Jr. New Jersey Somerset 1991 1998 Drug Possession or Sale Life 6 28 Black Male 1996 1996 05-10-2023
Wynn, Morris Illinois Cook 2005 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 21 White Male 2006 08-29-2011