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
Almanza, Fernando Arizona Pinal 2013 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 49 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2024
Amon-Ra, Nubian Arizona Cochise 2006 2012 Assault Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 6 43 Black Male 2011 2012 08-25-2015
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 25 17 White Male 2021 2022 01-11-2023
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975
Cruz, Robert Arizona Maricopa 1981 1995 Murder Death 13 33 Hispanic Male 1993 1995 08-29-2011
Cservak, Wayne Georgia Whitfield 1997 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 21 White Male 1997 1997 08-29-2011
Debelbot, Albert Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 22 Other Male 2015 2020 05-25-2021
Debelbot, Ashley Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 23 Black Female 2015 2020 05-25-2021
Dinning, Jack Georgia Rabun 1993 1997 Murder Life 4 38 White Male 1997 12-30-2013
Ellis, Burrell Georgia DeKalb 2015 2017 Perjury Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 54 Black Male 2016 02-23-2017
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 21 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 36 White Male 1990 1990 08-31-2011
Googe, Michael Georgia Glynn 2008 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 7 26 White Male 2015 08-20-2015
Grannis, David Arizona Pima 1991 1996 Murder Death 5 31 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Hacker, Larry Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1975
Inman, Devonia Georgia Cook 2001 2021 Murder Life 20 20 Black Male 2018 2021 01-03-2022
Islas, Francisco Jr. Arizona Santa Cruz 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 47 Hispanic Male 2013 01-26-2014
Jacobsen, Ronald Georgia Newton 1990 2021 Sexual Assault Life 30 29 White Male 2020 09-14-2021
Jenkins, Billy Richard Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 31 White Male 1975
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 20 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016
Lewis, Brandon Arizona Gila 2013 2014 Assault Probation 0 23 White Male 2013 06-25-2014
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 22 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Lukezic, Joyce Arizona Maricopa 1982 1985 Murder Not Sentenced 3 35 White Female 1985 11-11-2022
McCrimmon, Christopher Arizona Pima 1993 1997 Murder Death 0 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 23 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015
Minnitt, Andre Arizona Pima 1993 2002 Murder Death 0 21 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Moore, Sedrick Georgia Colquitt 2002 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 17 Black Male 2023 10-13-2023
Morales, Joe Arizona Maricopa 1976 1981 Murder Death 5 28 Hispanic Male 1981 09-05-2023
Nelson, Gary Georgia Chatham 1980 1991 Murder Death 11 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Peralta, David Georgia DeKalb 2001 2013 Murder Life 12 23 Hispanic Male 2002 2013 09-19-2013
Perry, Dennis Georgia Camden 2003 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 23 White Male 2020 08-09-2021
Powell, James Hoyt Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 35 White Male 1975
Roberts, Charles Georgia Cobb 1975 1975 Murder Life 1 White Male 1975
Robinson, Kerry Georgia Colquitt 2002 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 18 17 Black Male 2020 02-10-2020
Robison, James Albert Arizona Maricopa 1977 1993 Murder Death 3 53 White Male 1980 08-29-2011
Roesser, Christopher Georgia Gwinnett 2008 2013 Murder Life 6 25 White Male 2013 11-21-2013
Ruff, Alton Wayne Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 25 White Male 1975
Salazar, Frances Arizona Maricopa 2016 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 51 Hispanic Female 2018 09-07-2020
Stinchcomb, Mario Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2021 05-06-2021
Suarez, Rafael Arizona Cochise 1997 2000 Assault Term of Years 5 years 3 31 Hispanic Male 2000 05-26-2015
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Turley, Dorothea Arizona Apache 1934 1936 Attempted Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 2 38 White Female 1936
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2003 2023 10-17-2023
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Woolfolk, Michael Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 23 Black Male 2021 05-22-2021
Word, Lathan Georgia Muscogee 2000 2011 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 11 18 Black Male 2011 2011 03-12-2013