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
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 13 29 White Male 2020 03-25-2020
Collins, Raheem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 1/2 to 125 years 17 24 Black Male 2022 2024 12-11-2024
Davis, Faheem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2023 11-15-2023
Dixon, Rafiq Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2022 Murder Life 10 29 Black Male 2022 04-27-2022
Doswell, Thomas Pennsylvania Allegheny 1986 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 13 to 26 years 19 24 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Garcia, Arkel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2021 07-16-2021
Grant, Michael Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 15 27 Black Male 2024 01-16-2025
Harris, Jahmir Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6 23 Black Male 2021 04-07-2021
In, John Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 25 to 50 years 14 23 Black Male 2022 06-23-2022
Johnson, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 to 60 years 14 24 Black Male 2020 2023 06-15-2023
Kelly, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2024 Murder Life without parole 28 36 Black Male 2024 08-07-2024
Kingwood, Curtis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2023 11-15-2023
Lee, Ah Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2004 Murder Life 16 20 Asian Male 2004 10-25-2014
Lewis, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1999 2019 Murder Life without parole 20 17 Black Male 2019 06-03-2019
Onyiah, Obina Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2021 Murder Life without parole 2 27 Black Male 2015 05-22-2021
Patterson, Dontia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Black Male 2018 05-24-2018
Slaughter, Mumin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 17 23 Black Male 2020 2024 07-22-2024
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 to Life 10 17 Black Female 2022 2023 02-17-2023
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-16-2019
Veasy, Willie Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Life without parole 27 26 Black Male 2001 2019 10-17-2019
Yarris, Nicholas Pennsylvania Delaware 1982 2003 Murder Death 21 20 White Male 1983 2003 08-29-2011