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
Hendricks, Sonny Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 26 Black Male 2009 02-15-2022
Henry, Jim Florida Citrus 1909 1911 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Black Male 1911
Henry, Mandrell Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 2 21 Black Male 2001 06-09-2022
Hernandez, Carlos Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 52 days 0 21 Hispanic Male 2015 05-31-2016
Hernandez, Julian California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 Hispanic Male 1999 1998 09-20-2021
Hernandez, Maria Fed-TX (Western) 2004 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 17 years 10 39 Hispanic Female 2014 05-12-2014
Herrera, Bobby Paiste California Santa Clara 1998 2000 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 17 Hispanic Male 1998 2000 08-29-2011
Herrera, Eric Texas Galveston 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 42 Hispanic Male 2011 04-26-2014
Herron, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 33 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021
Herskovic, Mayer New York Kings 2016 2018 Assault Term of Years 4 years 0 20 White Male 2016 11-26-2018
Hickingbottom, Michael Indiana Miami 2018 2019 Assault Term of Years 6 years 0 38 Black Male 2018 08-01-2019
Hicks, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 38 Black Male 2009 12-06-2018
Hines, Jasmyn Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 24 Black Female 2014 05-31-2016
Hinton, Larry Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 31 Black Male 2009 05-06-2022
Hinton, Roy Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 29 Black Male 2009 05-06-2022
Hintz, Marcia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 to 10 years 4 44 White Female 2013 04-08-2021
Hobson, Forrest Texas Bowie 2019 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 22 White Male 2021 05-06-2021
Hodsdon, Edward Maine Aroostook 1946 1952 Assault Term of Years 15 years 6 26 White Male 1952
Hogans, Terrance Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 20 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Holmes, Christine Texas Montgomery 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 37 White Female 2023 04-15-2024
Holmes, David Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 25 Black Male 2009 01-19-2021
Holmes, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 22 Black Male 2008 05-06-2022
Holmes, Michael Fed-MO (Eastern) 2006 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 5 44 Black Male 2011 03-28-2016
Holmes, Phillip Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 33 Black Male 2014 03-06-2015
Horton, Alice Texas Angelina 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 20 White Female 2013 04-26-2014
Howard, Darnell Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 3 23 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
Hungerford, Jordan Texas Denton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 24 White Male 2014 12-18-2014
Hunt, Brian Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2008 12-05-2018
Hutchison, Leonard Tennessee Knox 1985 2005 Assault Term of Years 25 years 10 39 White Male 1996 11-14-2017
Irizarry, Julio New York New York 2017 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 46 Hispanic Male 2018 06-06-2019
Irons, Jonathan Missouri St. Charles 1998 2020 Assault Term of Years 50 years 22 16 Black Male 2020 07-20-2020
Irving, Melvin Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 18 Black Male 2006 10-04-2022
Irving, Turrell New York New York 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 days 0 48 Black Male 2018 05-28-2019
Islas, Francisco Jr. Arizona Santa Cruz 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 47 Hispanic Male 2013 01-26-2014
Ivory, Torrence Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 25 Black Male 2007 05-17-2022
Jackson, Allen Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 2007 2006 11-28-2018
Jackson, Christopher Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 27 Black Male 2003 05-23-2022
Jackson, Ieliot Illinois Cook 2010 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 13 years 8 26 Black Male 2018 10-10-2019
Jackson, John Washington Grant 1996 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years and 4 months 6 59 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Jackson, Sammy Minnesota Ramsey 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 0 42 Black Male 2015 08-26-2017
Jacobs, Jerry North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Jacobs, Wandra Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 28 Black Female 2009 07-14-2016
James, Maurice New York Monroe 1990 1992 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 1/2 to 3 years 2 27 Black Male 1992 09-13-2013
James, Morris Louisiana Iberia 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 2 40 Black Male 2016 01-20-2023
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2004 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 23 Black Male 2005 12-07-2018
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 27 Black Male 2010 01-19-2021
Jefferson, Goleather Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 1 45 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018
Jefferson, Thomas Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 24 Black Male 2008 12-06-2018
Jeffery, Frederick Texas Harris 2018 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 4 34 Black Male 2022 12-19-2022
Jeffery, Frederick Texas Harris 2010 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 27 Black Male 2010 06-21-2023
Jenkins, LaWanda Michigan Wayne 2015 2019 Assault Probation 0 48 Black Female 2015 08-23-2019
Johnson, Antione Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2019 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 32 Black Male 2019 03-27-2020
Johnson, Charles Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 14 Black Male 2005 09-19-2023
Johnson, Corey Texas Harris 2012 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 22 Black Male 2013 02-28-2024
Johnson, Donald Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 41 Black Male 2005 02-14-2022
Johnson, Eddie Texas Harris 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 53 Black Male 2010 07-14-2016
Johnson, Edward Oklahoma Tulsa 2009 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 58 Black Male 2009 07-12-2022
Johnson, Johnathan Texas Harris 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 19 Black Male 2012 08-25-2016
Johnson, LaShawn Fed-MT 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 35 years 8 28 Black Male 2015 02-19-2015
Johnson, Michael Nevada Clark 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 55 White Male 2011 06-30-2020
Johnson, Robert III Texas Galveston 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 32 White Male 2016 05-21-2017
Johnson, Shayla Ohio Cuyahoga 2012 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 25 Black Female 2013 06-06-2019
Johnson, Sherman Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 28 Black Male 2005 05-06-2022
Johnson, Trinere Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Female 2008 03-02-2021
Johnson, Zarice Illinois Cook 2008 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 18 Black Male 2009 02-26-2019
Jones, Demontre Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 25 Black Male 2016 06-20-2016
Jones, Isiah Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 months 0 16 Black Male 2004 12-11-2023
Jones, Jeremiah Washington King 2001 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 White Male 2001 07-14-2016
Jones, Jerry Jamaal Wisconsin Rock 2010 2011 Assault Term of Years 2 years 1 24 Black Male 2011 04-15-2013
Jones, Jesse Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 0 38 Black Male 2009 07-15-2016
Jones, Joseph California Los Angeles 1998 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 Don't Know Male 1999 12-22-2021
Jones, Lydia Diane Alabama Jefferson 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 6 40 Black Female 2006 08-24-2014
Jones, Michael Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2009 12-03-2015
Jones, Michael Illinois Cook 2015 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 44 Black Male 2016 05-23-2023
Jones, Morris S. Texas Dallas 1998 2001 Assault Term of Years 15 years 3 16 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Jones, Stephen Fed-MO (Eastern) 1998 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 12 23 Black Male 2010 02-05-2012
Jones, Walter Texas Harris 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 55 Black Male 2008 07-14-2018
Jordan, Carl Mississippi Harrison 2014 2018 Assault Term of Years 20 years 3 32 Black Male 2017 03-30-2022
Jordan, Elgin Illinois Cook 2016 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 46 Black Male 2018 05-24-2023
Jordan, Queen Esther Texas Harris 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 45 Black Female 2008 04-26-2014
Jordan, Queen Esther Texas Harris 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 Black Female 2009 01-15-2015
Kelly, Denise Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 27 Black Female 2001 06-07-2022
Kelly, Eliga Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 59 Black Male 2000 06-07-2022
Key, George Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 41 Black Male 2004 05-10-2022
Khatibi, Kian New York Westchester 1999 2008 Assault Term of Years 7 to 14 years 10 22 White Male 2008 11-06-2012
Kiel, Archie Michigan Kalkaska 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 months 0 48 White Male 2010 07-14-2015
Klein, Calvin Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 18 Black Male 2001 06-01-2022
Kleinman, Matthew Oregon Multnomah 1997 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 17 White Male 1997 08-11-2016
Krueger, Eric Von Texas Harris 2013 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 31 White Male 2013 05-31-2016
Kruppa, Cathy Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 48 White Female 2006 05-26-2016
LaFell, Damien Texas Harris 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 28 Black Male 2009 04-06-2020
Landin, Juan Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 19 Hispanic Male 2015 05-20-2016
Lape, Michael Bruce Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 0 27 White Male 2013 05-01-2013
Leaks, Marie Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 44 Black Female 2009 02-14-2022
Leblanc, David Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 43 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Lerma, Roumaldo Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 21 days 0 42 Hispanic Male 2015 10-30-2015
Leverett, Ron Georgia Hart 1993 1994 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 29 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Lewchuk, Dennis Nebraska Madison 1980 1996 Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 16 33 White Male 1996 12-26-2014
Lewis, Brandon Arizona Gila 2013 2014 Assault Probation 0 23 White Male 2013 06-25-2014
Lewis, David Fed-CA (Northern) 2000 2005 Assault Term of Years 7 years and 8 months 2 46 White Male 2001 09-30-2012