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
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0 43 White Female 1999 08-29-2011
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 22 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 4 57 White Male 1997 07-03-2012
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 45 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016
Chumley, Tom Edwin Georgia Columbia 2005 2009 Murder Life 4 52 White Male 2009 06-25-2013
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 25 17 White Male 2021 2022 01-11-2023
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 4 21 White Male 1933
Davis, Andre Illinois Champaign 1981 2012 Murder Life 31 19 Black Male 2012 07-06-2012
Debelbot, Albert Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 22 Other Male 2015 2020 05-25-2021
Debelbot, Ashley Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 23 Black Female 2015 2020 05-25-2021
Dinning, Jack Georgia Rabun 1993 1997 Murder Life 4 38 White Male 1997 12-30-2013
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Fauntleroy, David Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Life 22 22 Black Male 2009 12-21-2012
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 21 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Gayol, Robert Illinois Cook 2001 2003 Murder Life 2 33 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Hacker, Larry Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1975
Hamilton, Marlina Georgia Dougherty 2011 2020 Murder Life 6 33 Black Female 2016 07-31-2020
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20 24 White Male 1949
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17 27 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Inman, Devonia Georgia Cook 2001 2021 Murder Life 20 20 Black Male 2018 2021 01-03-2022
Jacobsen, Ronald Georgia Newton 1990 2021 Sexual Assault Life 30 29 White Male 2020 09-14-2021
Jenkins, Billy Richard Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 31 White Male 1975
Johnson, Calvin Jr. Georgia Clayton 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Life 16 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 20 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 23 18 White Male 2007 2012 05-31-2012
Logan, Alton Illinois Cook 1982 2008 Murder Life 26 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 22 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 4 18 White Male 2013 2016 05-02-2016
Newsome, James Illinois Cook 1980 1995 Murder Life 14 24 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13 16 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Peralta, David Georgia DeKalb 2001 2013 Murder Life 12 23 Hispanic Male 2002 2013 09-19-2013
Powell, James Hoyt Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 35 White Male 1975
Pugh, Earl Howard Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 16 19 Black Male 1953
Rainge, Willie Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 20 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Rivera, Juan Illinois Lake 1993 2012 Murder Life 18 19 Hispanic Male 2012 02-07-2012
Roberts, Charles Georgia Cobb 1975 1975 Murder Life 1 White Male 1975
Roesser, Christopher Georgia Gwinnett 2008 2013 Murder Life 6 25 White Male 2013 11-21-2013
Ruff, Alton Wayne Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 25 White Male 1975
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Taylor, Patrick Illinois Cook 2011 2023 Murder Life 12 37 Black Male DK 2023 10-30-2023
Terry, Paul Illinois Cook 1977 2003 Murder Life 26 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Tillman, Michael Illinois Cook 1986 2010 Murder Life 23 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Villa, Alexander Illinois Cook 2019 2024 Murder Life 6 23 Hispanic Male 2024 10-16-2024
Wanzer, Terry Lee Georgia Clayton 1973 1991 Sexual Assault Life 8 20 White Male 1981 08-29-2011
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1 30 Black Female 2006 10-11-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2003 2023 10-17-2023
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 19 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 28 19 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 21 39 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Willis, John Illinois Cook 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Life 6 42 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 31 28 Black Male 2011 2013 12-12-2013