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
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 1987 09-27-2021
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 19 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-19-2021
Arroyo, Rogelio Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 25 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Ayala, David Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41 18 Hispanic Male 1991 2023 12-21-2023
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22 18 Black Male 2017 2021 08-21-2021
Barrientos-Quintana, Edgar Minnesota Hennepin 2009 2024 Murder Life without parole 15 25 Hispanic Male 2016 2024 12-05-2024
Baugh, Jimmie Michigan Wayne 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 0 35 Black Male 2003 01-16-2024
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 6 34 White Male 1999 07-30-2012
Bell, George New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 19 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10 23 Black Male 2008 2019 05-22-2019
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16 20 White Male 2016 2020 02-08-2021
Berry, Johnny Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 16 Black Male 2002 2018 06-27-2019
Bintz, Robert Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 31 White Male 2024 10-11-2024
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 28 37 Black Male 2002 2017 11-26-2017
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6 29 White Male 1992 1992 08-29-2011
Burton, Danny Michigan Wayne 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 32 19 Black Male 2005 2019 12-13-2019
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 35 23 White Male 2019 2019 01-08-2020
Coleman, Nevest Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 25 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Conley, Caramad California San Francisco 1994 2011 Murder Life without parole 16 18 Black Male 2005 2011 08-29-2011
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Coulston, Troy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 7 20 Black Male 1999 12-17-2021
Daidone, Albert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 38 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
Davis, Faheem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2023 11-15-2023
Davis, Jerry Louisiana Orleans 1984 2024 Murder Life without parole 40 24 Black Male 2023 04-21-2024
DeLeon-Reyes, Arturo Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 25 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10 20 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016
Dority, Ricky Oklahoma Sequoyah 2015 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 39 White Male 2022 2022 01-23-2024
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 20 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022
Fogle, Lewis Pennsylvania Indiana 1982 2015 Murder Life without parole 33 24 White Male dk 2015 09-16-2015
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Galvan, John Illinois Cook 1989 2022 Murder Life without parole 33 18 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Gibson, James Illinois Cook 1991 2019 Murder Life without parole 28 23 Black Male 2016 2019 05-04-2019
Godesky, Scott Pennsylvania Allegheny 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 24 White Male 2008 2019 09-03-2019
Gonzalez, Alfredo Illinois Cook 1992 2022 Murder Life without parole 30 32 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-23-2022
Hanline, Michael California Ventura 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 31 White Male 2014 04-23-2015
Hash, Michael Virginia Culpeper 2001 2012 Murder Life without parole 11 15 White Male 2011 2012 08-29-2012
Hayes, Reginald Nevada Clark 1985 1999 Murder Life without parole 13 14 Black Male 1998 08-07-2015
Hill, Harold Illinois Cook 1994 2005 Murder Life without parole 10 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Holden, Gregory Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1983 2024 Murder Life without parole 41 19 Black Male 1984 2024 04-22-2024
Hollman, Chester III Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2001 2019 08-01-2019
Holton, Billy Florida Duval 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 19 White Male 2012 11-07-2024
Howard, Bernard Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2020 01-23-2021
Johnson, Charles Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Life without parole 19 19 Black Male 2016 03-01-2017
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 20 19 Black Male 2005 2015 02-24-2017
Kussmaul, Richard Texas Mclennan 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 25 21 White Male 1995 2019 11-06-2019
Larkins, Ronald Ohio Cuyahoga 1986 2006 Murder Life without parole 16 33 Black Male 2003 04-21-2014
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Maisonet, Orlando Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2005 Murder Life without parole 0 23 Hispanic Male 1992 08-01-2019
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 53 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
Maysonet, Jose Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 22 Hispanic Male 2010 2017 11-20-2017
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47 25 White Male 1977 2020 06-13-2021
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 3 20 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 24 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-08-2021
Murray, Bruce Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1983 2023 Murder Life without parole 40 20 Black Male 1984 2023 11-13-2023
Nanez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 21 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Ollins, Calvin Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Patrick, Deon Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 19 20 Black Male 2001 2014 01-10-2014
Phillips, Richard Michigan Wayne 1972 2018 Murder Life without parole 45 25 Black Male 2017 04-01-2018
Puckett, Jeremy California Sacramento 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 21 Black Male 2020 03-31-2020
Pursley, Patrick Illinois Winnebago 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 28 Black Male 2016 2017 02-04-2019
Reeves, Marvin Illinois Cook 1991 2009 Murder Life without parole 18 29 Black Male 2002 2009 08-29-2011
Roberts, Larry Trent Pennsylvania Dauphin 2007 2019 Murder Life without parole 12 35 Black Male 2013 2019 09-22-2019
Sanchez, Isauro Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 20 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Saunders, Omar Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Shortt, James California Los Angeles 1982 2010 Murder Life without parole 28 21 Black Male 1990 2010 09-17-2012
Smith, Feronda Michigan Genesee 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 8 30 Black Male 2018 02-04-2019
Sopron, Matthew Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder Life without parole 21 22 White Male 2000 2018 12-31-2018
Soto, James Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41 20 Hispanic Male 1991 2023 12-21-2023
Styles, Larod Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Life without parole 19 16 Black Male 2016 03-01-2017
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019
Taylor, Daniel Illinois Cook 1995 2013 Murder Life without parole 18 17 Black Male 2001 2013 06-28-2013
Thomas, Clayton Mustafa Jr. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 24 23 Black Male 2011 2019 06-06-2019
Thomas, Shaurn Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 16 Black Male 2011 2017 06-20-2017
Tice, Derek Virginia Norfolk City 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 9 27 White Male 2005 2009 10-17-2011
Varela, Ignacio Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 42 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Walker, Keith Illinois Cook 1994 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 23 Black Male 2020 08-26-2020
Watkins, Ledura Michigan Wayne 1976 2017 Murder Life without parole 41 19 Black Male 1980 2017 06-29-2017
Webb, Ricky Tennessee Gibson 1978 2024 Murder Life without parole 46 21 Black Male 2023 2024 11-12-2024
Whitaker, Mark Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2003 2019 Murder Life without parole 16 29 Black Male 2019 06-12-2019
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 29 29 Black Male 2021 02-24-2021
Williams, Danial Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 11 25 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016
Wilson, Jackie Illinois Cook 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 35 21 Black Male 2018 2018 10-16-2020
Wilson, Theophalis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 17 Black Male 2011 2020 02-03-2020
Young, Dan Jr. Illinois Cook 1994 2005 Murder Life without parole 10 30 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011