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
Anderson, Roland Mississippi Hinds 1997 2007 Assault Term of Years 15 years 7 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2 Black Male 1973
Cook, Quinton Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 20 Black Male 2014 01-06-2023
Embry, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 23 Black Male 1997 10-24-2013
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22 26 Black Male 1998 2019 09-25-2020
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 22 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Grimes, Don Alabama Henry 1987 1996 Robbery Life without parole 9 30 Black Male 1996 10-03-2018
Gurley, Timothy Alabama Madison 2000 2002 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 years 2 22 White Male 2002 2002 07-05-2016
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 29 29 Black Male 2015 04-09-2015
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Arthur Mississippi Sunflower 1993 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 14 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Mahan, Dale Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 11 22 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Mahan, Ronnie Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Life without parole 11 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Meadows, Frank Jr. Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 18 Black Male 2015 01-06-2023
Norwood, Matthew Mississippi Hinds 1997 2010 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 10 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5 19 White Male 1898
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 1 23 Black Male 2014 2015 03-17-2015
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 1 21 Black Male 1977
Willis, Cedric Mississippi Hinds 1997 2006 Murder Life 9 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011