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
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
Dorval, Jean New Jersey Union 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 22 21 Black Male 2016 2018 05-04-2018
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 21 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
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
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 20 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Kelley, Eric New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 28 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Knight, Curtis New Jersey Essex 1990 2001 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 35 Black Male 1998 2001 08-02-2013
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 17 36 White Male 1982 1994 08-29-2011
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016
Lee, Ralph New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 30 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Louis, James New Jersey Union 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2016 2020 07-28-2020
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 22 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Mervilus, Emmanuel New Jersey Union 2008 2013 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 3 22 Black Male 2011 05-03-2018
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012
Moore, Sedrick Georgia Colquitt 2002 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 17 Black Male 2023 10-13-2023
Pierre, Duquene New Jersey Union 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 60 years 20 22 Black Male 2016 2016 07-13-2016
Robinson, Kerry Georgia Colquitt 2002 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 18 17 Black Male 2020 02-10-2020
Vega, Damaso New Jersey Monmouth 1982 1989 Murder Life 8 37 Hispanic Male 1988 1989 08-29-2011
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 13 19 Black Male 1995 2004 12-08-2015