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
Awbrey, William Fed-OK 1931 1932 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1932
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0 25 Don't Know Male 1977 09-30-2019
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928
Comer, Willie Dauphin 1961 1962 Robbery Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 20 Don't Know Male 1962
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 1 26 Don't Know Male 1940
Dyer, William California Los Angeles 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1931
Emery, Arthur King 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 20 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1954
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 26 Don't Know Male 1984 05-01-2019
Guilfoyle, Stephen A. Florida Pinellas 1926 1932 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
Hogan, Virgil Indiana Allen 1958 1962 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 26 Don't Know Male 1962 04-14-2021
Jacobs, Elmer California Los Angeles 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 15 to Life 0 Don't Know Male 1928
Keith, Thomas Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery Term of Years 6 to 11 years 1 27 Don't Know Male 1959 05-18-2021
Kloss, David S. Jr. Florida Pinellas 1926 1956 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
Lee, Hugh C. Fed-GA 1924 1925 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 35 Don't Know Male 1925
Lyons, Calvin Union 1980 1984 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 10 years 4 25 Don't Know Male 1984
Magee, William Jr. Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery Term of Years 3 to 6 years 1 23 Don't Know Male 1959 05-18-2021
McManus, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1912
Nasir, Louis Michigan Macomb 1966 1967 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 20 years 1 28 Don't Know Male 1967 04-07-2020
Oliver, Thomas New York New York 1946 1947 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 15 years 1 18 Don't Know Male 1947 06-29-2021
Piano, Anthony Allegheny 1937 1937 Robbery Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 18 Don't Know Male 1937
Sabin, Theodore Illinois Winnebago 1957 1957 Robbery Unknown 0 24 Don't Know Male 1957 04-27-2021
Sargent, George Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 37 Don't Know Male 1937
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 1 Don't Know Male 1940
Taylor, Harold Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 7 years 0 Don't Know Male 1927
Willis, James Sacramento 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 0 27 Don't Know Male 1927