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: 1330
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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
Lamb, Larry North Carolina Duplin 1993 2013 Murder Life 20 36 Black Male 2007 2013 08-15-2013
Lanier, Shateek New York Rensselaer 2013 2021 Attempted Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 22 Black Male 2017 2021 01-31-2022
Larkins, Ronald Ohio Cuyahoga 1986 2006 Murder Life without parole 16 33 Black Male 2003 04-21-2014
Lawrence, Darrian Mark Florida Miami-Dade 2000 2005 Murder Life 5 20 Black Male 2005 05-12-2013
Lawrence, Shawn New York Suffolk 2015 2018 Murder Term of Years 75 to life 3 37 Black Male 2017 02-19-2018
Lawson, Tyree Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 28 years 2 27 Black Male 2011 02-21-2023
Leaks, Marie Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 44 Black Female 2009 02-14-2022
Lee, Ralph New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 30 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 28 Black Male 1975
Lee, William Michigan Wayne 2007 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 30 years 3 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Legion, Anthony Michigan Wayne 2001 2020 Murder Life without parole 19 27 Black Male 2010 2020 10-26-2020
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 17 19 Black Male 2012 12-30-2014
Lewis, Derrick Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years and 6 months 2 25 Black Male 2007 02-22-2019
Lewis, Earl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2005 04-27-2022
Lewis, Jamar Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 4 22 Black Male 2008 11-28-2018
Lewis, Scott Connecticut New Haven 1995 2015 Murder Term of Years 120 years 19 25 Black Male 1996 2014 08-20-2015
Lewis, Sherman Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 23 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Lewis, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1999 2019 Murder Life without parole 20 17 Black Male 2019 06-03-2019
Lindsey, Robert Illinois Cook 2010 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 30 Black Male 2010 02-22-2019
Lipscomb, Russ Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 40 Black Male 2007 02-14-2022
Livingston, Detroy New York Kings 1987 2023 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 31 18 Black Male DK 2019 12-02-2023
Lloyd, Eddie Joe Michigan Wayne 1985 2002 Murder Life 17 34 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Locke, Ruben Fed-IL (Northern) 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 35 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Lockett, Jesse Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2005 01-19-2021
Logan, Alton Illinois Cook 1982 2008 Murder Life 26 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Logan, Curtis North Carolina Wake 2020 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 2020 06-29-2022
Logan, Leonard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 24 Black Male 2019 10-26-2023
Logan, Roger New York Kings 1999 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 35 Black Male 2014 06-04-2014
Lomax, Larry Illinois Cook 2003 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 Black Male 2003 12-09-2018
Lomax, Walter Maryland Baltimore City 1968 2014 Murder Life 38 20 Black Male 2006 04-07-2014
Long, Ronnie North Carolina Cabarrus 1976 2020 Sexual Assault Life 44 20 Black Male 2020 09-14-2020
Longus, Michael District of Columbia 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 years 8 26 Black Male 2013 04-23-2014
Louis, James New Jersey Union 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2016 2020 07-28-2020
Love, Dwight Michigan Wayne 1982 2001 Murder Life 16 22 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Lumpkins, Todd New York Kings 1987 1989 Murder Term of Years 24 to life 2 27 Black Male 1989 04-18-2013
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 39 Black Female 2005 2022 01-16-2024
Lynn, Eric Maryland Montgomery 1994 2007 Murder Life 13 25 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Lyons, Antonino Fed-FL (Middle) 2001 2004 Robbery Not Sentenced 2 40 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Lyons, Marcus Illinois DuPage 1988 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 2 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Mable, Dorothy Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 51 Black Female 2014 01-02-2025
Mack, Leonard New York Westchester 1976 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 7 23 Black Male 1982 09-14-2023
Madison, Lonnell Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 21 Black Male 2003 02-14-2022
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 30 29 Black Male 2021 01-15-2022
Majors, Robert New York Queens 2000 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 90 1/2 to life 21 31 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Maldonado, Robert New York Bronx 1998 2004 Attempted Murder Term of Years 8 to 16 years 7 20 Black Male 2004 12-17-2013
Malik, Thomas New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 18 Black Male 2022 08-10-2022
Mallet, Antonio New York Bronx 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 20 26 Black Male 2014 2019 10-22-2024
Mallet, Otis Jr. Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 52 Black Male 2014 08-20-2020
Mallet, Steven Texas Harris 2009 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 49 Black Male 2009 06-16-2021
Manning, Willie Mississippi Oktibbeha 1996 2015 Murder Death 19 24 Black Male 2002 2015 04-29-2015
Mapp, Derrick Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 33 Black Male 2008 01-19-2021
Marshall, Arvel New York Kings 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 35 Black Male 2023 2024 08-16-2024
Marshall, James Illinois Cook 1991 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 28 32 Black Male 2019 08-28-2024
Marshall, Joseph Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Martin, Darnell Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Male 2004 02-14-2022
Martin, Doris Texas Harris 2011 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 49 Black Female 2011 10-02-2024
Martin, Kevin District of Columbia 1984 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to Life 25 17 Black Male 2009 07-21-2014
Martin, Rashon New York Bronx 2013 2019 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 5 20 Black Male 2019 2018 07-28-2020
Martin, Wayne New York Kings 2010 2016 Murder Life without parole 6 35 Black Male 2016 09-12-2016
Martin, Willie Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 1 24 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018
Mason, Terrence New York Queens 1987 1995 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 7 32 Black Male 1994 12-03-2013
Massey, Shawn Giovanni North Carolina Mecklenburg 1999 2010 Kidnapping Term of Years 11 1/2 to 15 1/4 years 11 25 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Mathews, Aaron Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 25 Black Male 2014 05-01-2023
Matthews, Brent Fed-MD 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 10 months 2 36 Black Male 2013 06-06-2019
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 20 Black Male 2007 2000 10-26-2016
Matthews, Ryan Louisiana Jefferson 1999 2004 Murder Death 5 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Maxson, Mark Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 23 31 Black Male 2016 10-02-2016
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
Mayberry, David Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 35 Black Male 2006 04-13-2020
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 19 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Maynard, William A. New York New York 1970 1974 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 20 years 3 33 Black Male 1974
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 24 Black Male 2007 02-26-2020
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 20 Black Male 2004 02-13-2022
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 22 Black Male 2005 05-10-2022
McCallum, David New York Kings 1986 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 28 16 Black Male 2014 10-16-2014
McCarty, Desmond Illinois Cook 2001 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 17 Black Male 2003 08-07-2024
McClain, Anthony Ohio Hamilton 1995 2006 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 11 35 Black Male 2006 09-05-2013
McCloud, Armond Jr. New York Queens 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 27 20 Black Male 2021 2023 09-12-2023
McCollum, Claude Michigan Ingham 2006 2007 Murder Life 2 26 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
McCoy, Isaiah Delaware Kent 2012 2017 Murder Death 5 22 Black Male 2011 2017 02-03-2017
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 3 20 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 55 years 18 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2017
McCray, Antron New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 6 15 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
McCray, Brian Virginia Norfolk City 1993 1994 Murder Term of Years 43 years 1 24 Black Male 1994 10-12-2011
McCray, Vincent Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 36 Black Male 2001 06-01-2022
McCrimmon, Christopher Arizona Pima 1993 1997 Murder Death 0 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
McDaniels, Anthony Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 7 40 Black Male 2018 11-28-2018
McDonald, Octayvia Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Female 2005 12-09-2018
McDowell, Vidale Michigan Wayne 2003 2004 Murder Life 1 18 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
McGee, Jameel Fed-MI Western 2006 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 3 25 Black Male 2009 11-12-2024
McGhee, Curtis Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2011 Murder Life 25 17 Black Male 1991 2003 05-29-2013
McGinnis, Damian Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 24 Black Male 2014 01-09-2024
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McIntosh, Norman Illinois Cook 2003 2016 Murder Term of Years 45 years 13 23 Black Male 2013 2016 10-26-2016
McIntyre, Lamonte Kansas Wyandotte 1994 2017 Murder Life 23 17 Black Male 1995 2017 10-16-2017
McKay, Cornell Missouri St. Louis City 2013 2015 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 1 22 Black Male 2015 05-11-2015
McKee, Larry New York Bronx 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 24 to life 21 25 Black Male 2018 02-01-2018
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951