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: 1532
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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
Hernandez, Rosendo Illinois Cook 1999 2022 Murder Term of Years 75 years 23 19 Hispanic Male 2019 2022 08-15-2022
Herrera, Bobby Paiste California Santa Clara 1998 2000 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 17 Hispanic Male 1998 2000 08-29-2011
Herrera, Juan California Los Angeles 1999 2006 Murder Term of Years 80 to life 7 21 Hispanic Male DK 2006 09-03-2012
Herron, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 33 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021
Herskovic, Mayer New York Kings 2016 2018 Assault Term of Years 4 years 0 20 White Male 2016 11-26-2018
Hester, Lee Arthur Illinois Cook 1961 2019 Murder Term of Years 55 years 11 14 Black Male 1972 01-23-2020
Hickingbottom, Michael Indiana Miami 2018 2019 Assault Term of Years 6 years 0 38 Black Male 2018 08-01-2019
Hicks, Edward L. Fed-MO 1921 1924 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 2 years 3 Don't Know Male 1924
Hicks, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 38 Black Male 2009 12-06-2018
Hicks, Ray Texas Harris 2013 2022 Attempt, Nonviolent Term of Years 6 months 0 18 Black Male 2014 05-09-2022
Hicks, Termaine Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 18 26 Black Male 2020 01-12-2021
Hill, Benjamin Minnesota Ramsey 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 3 30 White Male 2016 03-30-2022
Hill, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 33 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Hill, James Indiana Lake 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 16 17 Black Male 1998 12-30-2013
Hill, James Indiana Lake 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 47 years 3 17 Black Male 2021 05-23-2022
Hill, Marvin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Term of Years 16 1/2 to 43 years 10 19 Black Male 2023 03-07-2023
Hill, Robert New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 26 26 Black Male 2014 05-07-2014
Hill, Robert Illinois Cook 2012 2021 Murder Term of Years 70 years 5 36 Black Male 2017 05-24-2022
Hill, Taron New Jersey Camden 2006 2021 Murder Term of Years 60 years 15 18 Black Male 2010 2021 07-26-2021
Hincapie, Johnny New York New York 1991 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 18 Hispanic Male 2015 02-19-2017
Hinton, Larry Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 31 Black Male 2009 05-06-2022
Hinton, Roy Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 29 Black Male 2009 05-06-2022
Hintz, Marcia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 to 10 years 4 44 White Female 2013 04-08-2021
Hocevar, Josef Montana Musselshell 1919 1921 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 6 to 12 years 2 52 White Male 1921 04-22-2020
Hodges, Devron Texas Lavaca 2013 2015 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 2 21 Black Male 2015 02-27-2015
Hoehmann, Joseph New York Rockland 1996 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year 0 35 White Male 1998 1996 12-30-2013
Hogan, Samuel Wisconsin Milwaukee 1995 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 3 49 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Hogans, Terrance Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 20 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Holbrook, Bradley Oregon Yamhill 2002 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years and 3 months 6 32 White Male 2008 06-28-2018
Holbrook, Matthew Michigan Wayne 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 17 to 27 years 3 35 White Male 2009 07-05-2017
Holdsworth, Larry Ohio Portage 1988 1994 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 35 White Male 1992 12-12-2018
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1997 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 90 years 0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1995 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 years 8 25 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Holmes, David Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 25 Black Male 2009 01-19-2021
Holmes, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 22 Black Male 2008 05-06-2022
Holmes, Michael Fed-MO (Eastern) 2006 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 5 44 Black Male 2011 03-28-2016
Holsomback, John Alabama Shelby 1988 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 10 33 White Male 1998 12-30-2015
Hood, Tyrone Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder Term of Years 75 years 19 29 Black Male 2008 2015 02-12-2015
Hooper, John New York Kings 2013 2015 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 48 Black Male 2013 08-03-2015
Hopkins, Maurice Arkansas Jefferson 2016 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years and 6 months 3 32 Black Male 2019 02-21-2019
Horn, Vernon Connecticut New Haven 2000 2018 Murder Term of Years 70 years 18 17 Black Male 2006 2018 04-30-2018
Horner, Joshua Oregon Deschutes 2017 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 years 1 37 White Male 2018 09-17-2018
Horton, Richard Ohio Franklin 2006 2023 Robbery Term of Years 23 years 16 28 Black Male 2022 07-17-2023
Houston, Darrell Ohio Cuyahoga 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 33 to Life 19 23 Black Male 2003 2010 07-06-2012
Howard, Darnell Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 3 23 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 29 Black Male 2004 2016 09-06-2016
Hugee, Larry Lane Maryland Wicomico 2004 2013 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 8 48 Black Male 2012 05-16-2013
Humiston, Chad Kansas Seward 2001 2004 Murder Term of Years 16 years and 11 months 3 19 White Male 2004 11-06-2017
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1987 1990 Murder Term of Years 40 years 0 18 Black Male 1987 12-30-2023
Hunter, Tyeona Ohio Hamilton 1994 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 to 25 years 4 20 Black Female 1998 10-25-2018
Hurley, Jerry California Ventura 2017 2017 Traffic Offense Term of Years 4 days 0 22 White Male 2017 02-13-2018
Hussein, Abdiaziz Maine Androscoggin 2018 2019 Other Violent Misdemeanor Term of Years 10 days 0 20 White Male 2018 12-23-2019
Hutchison, Leonard Tennessee Knox 1985 2005 Assault Term of Years 25 years 10 39 White Male 1996 11-14-2017
Iannacone, Dominic New York New York 2015 2018 Robbery Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 3 30 White Male 2017 03-15-2018
Iglesias, Geraldo Illinois Cook 1994 2019 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 24 Hispanic Male 2018 2010 01-30-2019
In, John Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 25 to 50 years 14 23 Black Male 2022 06-23-2022
Ireland, Kenneth Connecticut New Haven 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 20 16 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Irizarry, Julio New York New York 2017 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 46 Hispanic Male 2018 06-06-2019
Irons, James New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 18 Black Male 2022 08-10-2022
Irons, Jonathan Missouri St. Charles 1998 2020 Assault Term of Years 50 years 22 16 Black Male 2020 07-20-2020
Irving, Melvin Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 18 Black Male 2006 10-04-2022
Irving, Turrell New York New York 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 days 0 48 Black Male 2018 05-28-2019
Isbell, Teddy North Carolina Buncombe 2003 2015 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 3 years 4 35 Black Male 2007 10-11-2015
Isham, Rommain Wisconsin Douglas 1990 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 31 Native American Male 1993 2000 11-06-2012
Isho, Waleed Michigan Wayne 1990 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 8 to 20 years 13 21 White Male 2002 02-16-2021
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
Ivory, Torrence Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 25 Black Male 2007 05-17-2022
Ixta, Ignacio Jr. California Ventura 2010 2021 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 to Life 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 05-06-2021
Jackson, Allen Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 2007 2006 11-28-2018
Jackson, Charles Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 27 27 Black Male 2018 09-04-2019
Jackson, Christopher Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 27 Black Male 2003 05-23-2022
Jackson, Jeremy Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 20 16 Black Male 2011 2022 07-26-2022
Jackson, John Washington Grant 1996 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years and 4 months 6 59 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Jackson, Joseph New York Nassau 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 21 24 Black Male 2018 03-17-2018
Jackson, Joseph Fed-NJ 2009 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 21 months 1 20 Black Male 2010 08-19-2022
Jackson, Joseph Fed-NJ 2009 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 9 months 1 20 Black Male 2010 11-11-2024
Jackson, Marquis Connecticut New Haven 2000 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 18 19 Black Male 2006 2018 05-07-2018
Jackson, Raynard Wisconsin Milwaukee 2004 2009 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years and 9 months 6 22 Black Male 2009 01-12-2017
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Jacobs, Jerry North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Jacobs, Ralph A. Jr. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder Term of Years 8 years 2 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Jakes, Anthony Illinois Cook 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 40 years 19 15 Black Male 2012 05-16-2018
James, Maurice New York Monroe 1990 1992 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 1/2 to 3 years 2 27 Black Male 1992 09-13-2013
James, Morris Louisiana Iberia 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 2 40 Black Male 2016 01-20-2023
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2004 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 23 Black Male 2005 12-07-2018
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 27 Black Male 2010 01-19-2021
Jamison, Demetrius South Carolina Orangeburg 2018 2019 Other Violent Misdemeanor Term of Years 53 days 0 26 Black Male 2018 12-20-2019
Janke, Joseph Illinois Cook 2015 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 60 years 7 22 White Male 2013 2022 07-18-2023
Jean-Gilles, Peter Florida Miami-Dade 2012 2019 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 5 36 Black Male 2017 05-26-2022
Jefferson, Goleather Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 1 45 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018
Jefferson, Thomas Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 24 Black Male 2008 12-06-2018
Jefferson-Dust, Joseph Montana Yellowstone 2016 2024 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 years and 353 days 3 31 Native American Male 2020 2019 06-28-2024
Jeffery, Frederick Texas Harris 2018 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 4 34 Black Male 2022 12-19-2022
Jenkins, Paul Montana Lewis and Clark 1995 2018 Murder Term of Years 100 years 23 39 White Male 2018 06-13-2018
Jennette, Alvena New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 21 Black Male 2007 05-07-2014
Jimenez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 25 18 Hispanic Male 2018 2020 08-20-2020
Jimenez, Ricardo New York Bronx 2007 2023 Murder Term of Years 22 to Life 15 21 Hispanic Male 2012 2022 08-21-2023
Jimenez, Thaddeus Illinois Cook 1994 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 15 13 Hispanic Male 2006 2009 08-29-2011
Johnson, Anthony Illinois Cook 2007 2014 Murder Term of Years 47 years 6 17 Black Male 2012 2014 02-27-2015
Johnson, Bobby Connecticut New Haven 2007 2015 Murder Term of Years 38 years 8 16 Black Male 2015 09-06-2015