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
Anderson, Mark Hawaii Maui 2011 2014 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 9 days 0 51 White Male 2011 02-25-2014
Ausby, John District of Columbia 1972 2020 Murder Life 17 20 Black Male 1989 07-12-2023
Bragdon, Anthony District of Columbia 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Burner, Troy District of Columbia 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 24 17 Black Male 2009 2018 09-17-2020
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 21 19 Black Male 1992 08-14-2020
Dewitt, Steven District of Columbia 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 20 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Gates, Donald Eugene District of Columbia 1982 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 30 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Green, Edward District of Columbia 1989 1990 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Jardine, Alvin Hawaii Maui 1992 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 19 20 Other Male 2011 09-08-2011
Jones, Michael District of Columbia 1996 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 30 years 22 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Longus, Michael District of Columbia 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 years 8 26 Black Male 2013 04-23-2014
Matsumoto, Keith Hawaii Honolulu 2014 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months 1 54 Asian Male 2014 12-07-2020
Nelson, Derrie District of Columbia 1986 2022 Murder Term of Years 42 to Life 32 Black Male 2018 07-24-2022
Odom, Kirk District of Columbia 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 66 years 22 18 Black Male 2003 08-30-2012
Rodrigues, Shaun Hawaii Hawaii 2002 2014 Kidnapping Term of Years 20 years 10 20 Other Male 2011 12-17-2014
Roland, S.J. District of Columbia 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 25 days 2 25 Black Male 2015 05-26-2022
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 23 20 Other Male 2023 02-15-2023
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Other Male 2000 11-01-2023
Tribble, Santae District of Columbia 1980 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 23 17 Black Male 2003 07-03-2012
Wright, Cleveland District of Columbia 1979 2014 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 20 Black Male 2007 02-03-2014