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: 230
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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
Ala, Kadafi New York Kings 2001 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 21 years 18 20 Black Male 2018 07-16-2021
Aldrich, Robert Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 2005 2006 Theft Term of Years 5 to 7 1/2 years 1 41 Black Male 2006 12-31-2016
Allen, George Jr. Missouri Cole 1983 2013 Murder Term of Years 95 years 29 25 Black Male 2011 2012 01-18-2013
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
August, Adrienne Texas Waller 2018 2019 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 20 years 2 23 Black Male 2019 11-20-2019
Austin, Kirkdrick Texas Waller 2018 2021 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 years 1 23 Black Male 2019 04-04-2021
Babb, Austin New York Bronx 2014 2020 Murder Term of Years 48 years 5 20 Black Male 2020 02-22-2021
Bailey, Kevin Illinois Cook 1990 2018 Murder Term of Years 80 years 27 19 Black Male 2018 02-03-2018
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
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 18 Black Male 1994 01-30-2015
Batista, Daniel New York New York 1992 1996 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 6 years 1 24 Black Male 1994 09-20-2021
Beals, Brian Illinois Cook 1990 2023 Murder Term of Years 80 years 34 22 Black Male 2023 2023 01-03-2024
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 7 33 Black Male 1997 2003 02-17-2015
Bell, James Jr. Pennsylvania Lancaster 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 5 years 2 27 Black Male 2010 06-18-2014
Blair, Harvey Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 0 35 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Bostick, Yeidja Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 10 years 3 21 Black Female 1993 11-10-2014
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder Term of Years 82 years 23 24 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Bragdon, Anthony District of Columbia 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Broadwater, Anthony New York Onondaga 1982 2021 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/3 to 25 years 17 20 Black Male 1998 12-08-2021
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Brown, Tracy Texas Harris 1992 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 35 years 8 27 Black Male 2000 12-12-2022
Brownridge, Samuel New York Queens 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 18 Black Male 2019 2019 07-20-2020
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 38 Black Male 2000 05-15-2013
Bush, Keith New York Suffolk 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 32 17 Black Male 1980 2008 06-03-2019
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 21 19 Black Male 1992 08-14-2020
Cameron, Reginald New York Queens 1996 2023 Robbery Term of Years 3 years and nine months to 11 years 7 19 Black Male 2021 2003 09-12-2023
Carmon, Adam Connecticut New Haven 1995 2023 Murder Term of Years 85 years 28 21 Black Male 2022 07-12-2023
Carter, William Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 3 20 Black Male 2010 07-17-2017
Chancellor, Darell Michigan Wayne 2012 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 14 1/4 to 30 years 7 29 Black Male 2020 05-18-2020
Chandler, Edwin Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2009 Manslaughter Term of Years 30 years 7 21 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Charles, Ulysses Rodriguez Massachusetts Suffolk 1984 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 17 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
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
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery Term of Years 40 years 9 29 Black Male 2004 2006 02-18-2017
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 31 Black Male 2006 05-16-2022
Craighead, Mark Michigan Wayne 2002 2022 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years and 4 months to 17 years 7 38 Black Male 2009 08-17-2022
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
Dale, Nathaniel Michigan Berrien 2006 2008 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 20 years 3 26 Black Male 2008 09-13-2022
Davis, Alphonso New York Albany 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 years 21 22 Black Male 2013 2024 04-19-2024
Davis, Keith Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 23 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
Day, Arnold Illinois Cook 1994 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 18 Black Male 2018 12-20-2018
Desrouleaux, Clarens Florida Miami-Dade 2013 2018 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 4 35 Black Male 2017 12-10-2018
Dewitt, Steven District of Columbia 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 20 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
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
Dollard, Jermaine Delaware Kent 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 1 38 Black Male 2015 02-01-2015
Douglas, Giovante California Alameda 2016 2022 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 6 19 Black Male 2021 2022 05-16-2023
Drew, Frank Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 23 16 Black Male 2002 2022 04-10-2024
Duval, John New York Monroe 1973 2000 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 25 21 Black Male 1997 1999 08-29-2011
Ellerbe, Vincent New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 17 Black Male 2020 08-10-2022
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
France, Geneva Fed-OH (Northern) 2006 2007 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 22 Black Female 2007 2007 03-13-2022
Fulton, John Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 18 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Gardner, Jimmie West Virginia Kanawha 1990 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 33 to life 26 20 Black Male 2016 09-15-2016
Gardner, Lewis Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 15 Black Male 2001 2007 06-24-2014
Gathers, Gary District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder Term of Years 36 to life 21 17 Black Male 2011 2015 04-21-2015
Gillespie, Jerry Illinois Cook 1994 2024 Murder Term of Years 40 years 20 18 Black Male 2014 04-18-2024
Gipson, Leonard Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and four months 2 26 Black Male 2009 11-28-2018
Gordon, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2002 2008 Theft Term of Years 9 years 4 40 Black Male 2006 02-11-2016
Graham, Chris Massachusetts Hampden 2018 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 29 Black Male 2019 01-07-2025
Grant, Michael Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 15 27 Black Male 2024 01-16-2025
Green, Anthony Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 50 years 13 22 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Gregory, William Kentucky Jefferson 1993 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 7 42 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Hall, A.G. Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 years 25 28 Black Male 2019 2017 05-09-2023
Hamilton, Lacino Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 52 to 82 years 25 19 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Harding, Christopher Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1998 Assault Term of Years 10 to 12 years 5 36 Black Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Harris, Darien Illinois Cook 2014 2023 Murder Term of Years 76 years 10 18 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Harris, James Texas Harris 2010 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 4 34 Black Male 2019 2013 04-20-2022
Harris, Lee Illinois Cook 1992 2023 Murder Term of Years 90 years 31 34 Black Male 2003 2023 04-08-2023
Harris, Leroy Connecticut New Haven 1989 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 29 22 Black Male 2017 12-21-2022
Harris, William West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 17 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Harvey, Sydney Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years and 6 months 1 47 Black Male 2008 02-22-2019
Hatchett, Nathaniel Michigan Macomb 1998 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 40 years 10 17 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Henderson, Reginald Illinois Cook 1996 2021 Murder Term of Years 55 years 24 18 Black Male 2020 10-12-2021
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, 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, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 33 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Hill, Marvin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Term of Years 16 1/2 to 43 years 10 19 Black Male 2023 03-07-2023
Holmes, Michael Fed-MO (Eastern) 2006 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 5 44 Black Male 2011 03-28-2016
Hooper, John New York Kings 2013 2015 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 48 Black Male 2013 08-03-2015
Horton, Richard Ohio Franklin 2006 2023 Robbery Term of Years 23 years 16 28 Black Male 2022 07-17-2023
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 29 Black Male 2004 2016 09-06-2016
In, John Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 25 to 50 years 14 23 Black Male 2022 06-23-2022
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, Turrell New York New York 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 days 0 48 Black Male 2018 05-28-2019
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, 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, 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
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 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