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
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25 42 Hispanic Male 2006 2018 04-29-2018
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26 24 Black Male 2011 2021 10-04-2021
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 6 18 Black Female 1995 08-29-2011
Croy, Patrick California Siskiyou 1979 2004 Murder Death 11 23 Native American Male 1990 08-29-2011
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22 26 Black Male 1998 2019 09-25-2020
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 27 38 Black Male 2011 2020 02-25-2021
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Jones, Troy Lee California Merced 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 30 Black Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Kidd, Robert Lee California San Francisco 1960 1962 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1962
Manning, Willie Mississippi Oktibbeha 1996 2015 Murder Death 19 24 Black Male 2002 2015 04-29-2015
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 17 33 Black Male 1997 2000 08-29-2011
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5 19 White Male 1898
Roberts, Larry California Solano 1983 2024 Murder Death 0 27 Black Male 1995 1983 08-14-2024
Williams, Barry California Los Angeles 1986 2021 Murder Death 0 19 Black Male 2001 1986 04-22-2021