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
Abbott, Cinque Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Adams, Demetris Illinois Cook 2004 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 2004 04-13-2020
Adams, Kenneth Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Term of Years 75 years 18 22 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Adams, Seneca Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 20 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Adams, Tari Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 18 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Ali, Chauncey Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 37 Black Male 2007 04-13-2020
Allen, Crystal Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Female 2007 02-10-2022
Allen, Crystal Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Female 2007 04-27-2022
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 1987 09-27-2021
Allen, Landon Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 29 Black Male 2004 12-09-2018
Almond, George Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 28 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018
Almond, George Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 30 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
Anderson, Deonta Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 19 Black Male 2005 05-02-2022
Anderson, Herbert Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 44 Black Male 2004 04-28-2022
Anderson, Tyjuan Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 19 Black Male 2015 2013 11-24-2015
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012
Bailey, Kevin Illinois Cook 1990 2018 Murder Term of Years 80 years 27 19 Black Male 2018 02-03-2018
Baker, Anthony Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2003 02-10-2022
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 10 32 Black Male 2016 01-19-2016
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 3 33 Black Male 2010 03-28-2016
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Barr, Jonathan Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 85 years 14 14 Black Male 2010 2011 01-23-2012
Batchelor, Corey Illinois Cook 1991 2018 Murder Term of Years 30 years 13 19 Black Male 2004 02-03-2018
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 18 Black Male 1994 01-30-2015
Beal, Teshama Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Female 2005 02-10-2022
Beals, Brian Illinois Cook 1990 2023 Murder Term of Years 80 years 34 22 Black Male 2023 2023 01-03-2024
Bell, Deandre Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2007 12-09-2018
Bell, Jimmie Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2004 02-08-2022
Blackmon, Eric Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 20 Black Male 2017 2018 01-28-2019
Blair, Harvey Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 0 35 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2016 04-22-2016
Bolden, Percy Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 36 Black Male 2007 05-17-2022
Bonners, Catrina Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Female 2007 03-02-2021
Boyd, Darryl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2005 02-09-2022
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder Term of Years 82 years 23 24 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Bradford, Marcellius Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Kidnapping Term of Years 12 years 6 17 Black Male 2001 1994 08-29-2011
Bradley, Antwan Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2008 01-19-2021
Bradley, Javon Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2008 02-12-2022
Brakes, Warren Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 3 41 Black Male 2010 02-15-2022
Brayboy, Glen Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 44 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Breeland, Vernell Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 23 Black Male 2005 02-14-2022
Britton, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 19 38 Black Male 2014 11-12-2014
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 28 37 Black Male 2002 2017 11-26-2017
Brown, Jason Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 20 Black Male 2009 05-24-2022
Brown, Marcel Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 35 years 8 18 Black Male 2015 2018 07-24-2018
Bush, Sean Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 25 Black Male 2010 02-10-2022
Bynum, Jerome Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 2004 05-24-2022
Byrd, Darron Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 28 Black Male 2007 02-26-2019
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 22 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
Carter, Raynard Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years and 6 months 2 20 Black Male 2008 02-26-2019
Carter, William Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 3 20 Black Male 2010 07-17-2017
Catron, Xavier Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder Term of Years 35 years 7 22 Black Male 1996 2000 08-29-2011
Champagne, Terrell Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 16 Black Male 2008 09-19-2023
Chatman, Carl Illinois Cook 2004 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 47 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Claybon, Lugene Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 28 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Claybron, Eson Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Coleman, Bobby Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 0 22 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Coleman, Christopher Illinois Peoria 1995 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 19 20 Black Male 2007 2013 03-13-2014
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 19 Black Male 2007 02-21-2019
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Black Male 2004 02-14-2022
Coleman, Laurarence Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 43 Black Female 2008 02-16-2022
Coleman, Nevest Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 25 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Colvin, Craig Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 2 36 Black Male 2006 12-05-2018
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months and 25 days 0 30 Black Male 2004 02-12-2022
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 33 Black Male 2007 04-28-2022
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 31 Black Male 2006 05-16-2022
Craine, Alandis Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 2 months 0 29 Black Male 2017 11-30-2022
Crawford, William Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Male 2004 05-24-2022
Culverson, Damian Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 22 Black Male 2008 10-07-2022
Curtis, Joshua Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 17 Black Male 2007 12-09-2018
Davis, Corey Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2005 02-15-2022
Day, Arnold Illinois Cook 1994 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 18 Black Male 2018 12-20-2018
Delaney, Milton Jr. Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 28 Black Male 2008 12-10-2018
Delphie, Maurice Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 27 Black Male 2005 12-11-2023
Dixon, Matthew Illinois Cook 2017 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Male 2017 07-24-2022
Dobbins, Gregory Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 25 Black Male 2005 02-26-2019
Dobbins, Gregory Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 29 Black Male 2010 04-30-2022
Drew, Frank Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 23 16 Black Male 2002 2022 04-10-2024
Edwards, James Illinois Lake 1996 2012 Murder Life without parole 1 44 Black Male 1997 06-10-2012
Evans, Dionte Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Black Male 2006 09-13-2023
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Farris, Christopher Illinois Cook 2004 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 21 Black Male 2006 04-13-2020
Fauntleroy, David Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Life 22 22 Black Male 2009 12-21-2012
Fears, Jerome Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Assault Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2009 04-27-2022
Fenton, Joey Illinois Cook 2011 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 28 Black Male 2012 04-30-2022
Fenton, Tyronne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 2 32 Black Male 2009 04-30-2022
Fields, Nathson Edgar Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Death 17 29 Black Male DK 2003 08-29-2011
Fisher, Christine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 2004 05-02-2022
Flagg, Michael Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 39 Black Male 2002 05-17-2022
Fletcher, James Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Murder Life without parole 15 27 Black Male 2011 2020 02-24-2020
Forney, Robert Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2009 12-09-2018
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Fulton, John Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 18 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Gaines, Brian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 17 Black Male 2005 10-05-2022
Gardner, Lewis Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 15 Black Male 2001 2007 06-24-2014
Gayles, Anthony Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 2 49 Black Male 2005 02-16-2022
Gibbs, Marcus Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 22 Black Male 2008 11-28-2018
Gibson, James Illinois Cook 1991 2019 Murder Life without parole 28 23 Black Male 2016 2019 05-04-2019
Giles, Marc Illinois Cook 2003 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 38 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021