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: 1169
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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
Britt, Cheydrick Florida Hillsborough 2004 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 9 29 Black Male 2013 11-21-2013
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19 35 Black Male 2012 2014 02-17-2015
Brooks, Claude Jr. Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 22 years 8 35 Black Male 2008 06-20-2017
Brooks, Gwendolyn Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 52 Black Female 2011 01-13-2015
Brooks, Quincy Texas Galveston 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 27 Black Male 2017 12-11-2017
Brooks, Riley Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Broomes, Livingston New York Kings 2012 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 64 Black Male 2014 06-03-2019
Broughton, William Fed-GA (Northern) 1900 1900 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years 0 Black Male 1900
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 3 26 Black Male 1986
Brown, Charles Ohio Lorain 2018 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 1 58 Black Male 2019 04-19-2022
Brown, Charlotte Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 32 Black Female 2012 04-26-2014
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1913
Brown, Jacquez Pennsylvania York 2013 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 8 15 Black Male 2022 02-18-2022
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 6 months 1 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 4 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 9 33 Black Male 2014 2015 07-26-2021
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2002 2023 05-22-2023
Brown, Shawn Michigan Calhoun 2010 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years and 4 months to 30 years 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-03-2021
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26 24 Black Male 2011 2021 10-04-2021
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0 43 White Female 1999 08-29-2011
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years and 3 months 3 42 White Female 2021 01-25-2023
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2 19 Hispanic Male 2021 08-02-2021
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Burner, Troy District of Columbia 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 24 17 Black Male 2009 2018 09-17-2020
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 10-23-2015
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Male 2016 12-30-2024
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 1998 06-19-2016
Burrowes, Christopher Wisconsin Milwaukee 2007 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 2 21 Black Male 2009 2009 11-06-2012
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1986
Busby, William Tennessee Lewis 2003 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 16 28 White Male 2019 12-13-2019
Butler, Louise Alabama Lowndes 1928 1928 Murder Life 0 Black Female 1928
Butler, Robert Tennessee Knox 1977 1995 Sexual Assault Life 16 34 Black Male 1993 12-08-2014
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024
Byars, Barry Texas Jefferson 2004 2005 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 24 White Male 2005 2005 05-08-2013
Caballero, Juan North Dakota Cass 1997 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 4 years 4 31 Hispanic Male 2004 2001 11-07-2017
Calderon, Domingo III Texas Atascosa 2005 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5 26 Hispanic Male 2006 2010 10-25-2012
Cameron, Ronjon Massachusetts Berkshire 2003 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 16 years 12 52 White Male 1995 2015 12-02-2015
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson Term of Years 9 to 40 years 4 33 White Male 2013 01-22-2014
Campbell, MacArthur New Mexico Bernalillo 2003 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 1 40 Black Male 2005 12-15-2016
Cannon, Philip Scott Oregon Polk 2000 2009 Murder Life without parole 10 32 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Cantave, Jean New York Queens 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 43 Black Male 2009 12-19-2021
Cantu, Humberto Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 26 Hispanic Male 2010 01-11-2018
Cantu, Raul Texas Harris 2005 2005 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 34 Hispanic Male 2005 10-25-2012
Cape, John Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 2 47 White Male 2020 08-23-2021
Carabajal, Joey Texas Williamson 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 25 Hispanic Male 2014 03-27-2014
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 1 34 Don't Know Male 1982
Cardwell, M. Donald Fed-CT 2000 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2000 02-20-2013
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Carey, Jonathan Maine Kennebec 2012 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 3 33 White Male 2015 03-25-2017
Carillo, Lucio Oregon Multnomah 2014 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony Probation 0 23 Hispanic Male 2014 12-13-2023
Carlson, David New York Orange 2016 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 0 42 White Male 2016 02-13-2020
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977
Carnes, Linda Texas Wharton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 0 26 White Female 2014 11-14-2014
Carsetti, Emil Jr. Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 15 years 4 25 White Male 1974 01-09-2023
Carter, Brad Illinois Williamson 2013 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 38 White Male 2013 02-09-2015
Carter, Nathaniel New York Queens 1982 1984 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 2 30 Black Male 1984
Carter, Quentin Michigan Kent 1992 2015 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 to 20 years 17 16 Black Male 2002 2008 06-25-2015
Carver, Michael Michigan Kalamazoo 2015 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 3 50 Black Male 2018 05-27-2021
Casas, Jesus Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 2015 09-30-2016
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 years 2 19 White Male 2014 2015 04-12-2016
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 45 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1 19 White Male 1932
Castillo-Lopez, Emmanuel California San Diego 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 8 months 3 25 Hispanic Male 2016 04-26-2019
Castor, Gregory Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 34 Black Male 2014 12-30-2014
Castro, Marvyn Texas Harris 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 days 0 24 Hispanic Male 2015 06-06-2017
Catalan, Moises Texas Dallas 1997 2003 Assault Term of Years 35 years 6 25 Hispanic Male 2003 08-24-2014
Ceasor, Terry Michigan St. Clair 2005 2021 Child Abuse Term of Years 2 to 15 years 4 33 White Male 2009 10-15-2021
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 3 21 White Male 1930
Cerrano, Dennis California Solano 1998 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years 1 46 White Male 1999 1999 01-20-2014
Cesar, Owen Pennsylvania Berks 2005 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 to 5 years 6 26 Black Male 2011 07-11-2013
Cesar, Owen Pennsylvania Berks 2004 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 37 years 5 24 Black Male 2009 07-11-2013
Chambers, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 2009 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 7 years 5 51 Black Male 2013 09-21-2016
Chaplin, Michael T. Virginia Augusta 2008 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year 0 24 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Chappelle, Nicholas Oregon Columbia 2022 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 White Male 2023 12-13-2023
Charles, Lambert New York Queens 1993 1998 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 30 years 5 16 Black Male 1997 1998 08-29-2011
Chasstion, Donald Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 50 Black Male 2009 08-07-2015
Chatmon, Timothy Illinois Winnebago 1990 1995 Murder Term of Years 35 years 5 30 Black Male 1990 1995 03-10-2014
Chavez, China Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 22 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Chavez, Matthew New Mexico Bernalillo 2018 2024 Murder Term of Years 23 years and 6 months 6 26 Hispanic Male 2024 2024 06-12-2024
Chavez, Moses Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 22 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Chen, Boping California San Mateo 2006 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 14 years 4 49 Asian Male 2009 09-07-2012
Cheshire, Jesse Allen Oklahoma Bryan 2004 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 4 37 White Male 2008 10-31-2013
Chessman, Scott Ohio Montgomery 2009 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 33 White Male 2010 06-04-2019
Chew, Andrew Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 29 Black Male 2008 10-23-2015
Chiappini, Wayne Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Assault Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 48 White Male 2006 2007 09-30-2016
Chretien, Roland New Hampshire Rockingham 2004 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 12 years 4 44 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Chumley, Tom Edwin Georgia Columbia 2005 2009 Murder Life 4 52 White Male 2009 06-25-2013
Churaman, Prakash New York Queens 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 9 to life 2 15 Black Male 2021 06-27-2022
Church, Ollie Washington Grays Harbor 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 1 44 White Male 2012 01-27-2017
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 35 23 White Male 2019 2019 01-08-2020
Clark, Carey North Carolina Avery 1996 1998 Murder Life 2 37 White Male 1998 1998 09-14-2015
Clark, Cleaven Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 23 Black Male 2009 03-08-2016
Clark, Derek Nevada Clark 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 18 Black Male 2012 06-30-2020
Clark, Donald Iowa Johnson 2010 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 6 35 White Male 2015 2016 08-31-2016
Clark, Mark Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Clary, Dahn Jr. Texas Bowie 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 11 41 White Male 2004 2008 06-22-2016
Clay, James Chad-Lewis Michigan Wayne 2017 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 2 16 Black Male 2018 2019 09-05-2019
Clemmons, Artis Fed-LA (Western) 1994 1995 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 29 Black Male 1995 07-02-2014
Cleveland, Albert Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Term of Years 45 years 20 20 Black Male 2017 04-16-2019