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
Smith, Nancy Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 to 90 years 15 35 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Smith, Paul California Orange 2010 2022 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 4 years and 8 months 1 49 White Male 2011 09-13-2022
Smith, Ralph Ohio Fairfield 2000 2021 Kidnapping Term of Years 67 years 21 24 Black Male 2019 2021 10-14-2021
Smith, Richard Michigan Berrien 2007 2008 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 8 years 2 Black Male 2008 09-19-2022
Smith, Robert Illinois Cook 1990 2020 Murder Life without parole 30 38 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Smith, Sarah Florida Manatee 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 month 0 19 White Female 1999 1998 07-10-2012
Smith, Steven Illinois Cook 1986 1999 Murder Death 13 37 Black Male 1999 09-03-2012
Smith, Sylvester North Carolina Brunswick 1984 2004 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 32 Black Male 2004 2004 08-29-2011
Smith, Tammy Iowa Humboldt 2007 2011 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 years 4 32 White Female 2011 01-23-2014
Smith, Taurus Illinois Cook 2004 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2004 12-07-2018
Smith, Timothy Kentucky Kenton 2001 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 5 35 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, Tyree Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 1 17 Black Male 2008 05-24-2022
Smith, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2020 2024 Murder Not Sentenced 4 24 Black Male 2024 01-17-2024
Smith, Walter D. Ohio Franklin 1986 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 78 to Life 10 27 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Smith, William New Mexico Bernalillo 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 24 White Male 1983 1996 12-04-2012
Smith, Yolanda Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 3 23 Black Female 2003 06-08-2022
Smith, Yusuf Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 0 23 Black Male 2018 05-07-2020
Smith, Zachary Noah Alabama Jefferson 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 24 White Male 2012 2006 04-26-2013
Smokes, Eric New York New York 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 19 Black Male 2005 2011 02-12-2024
Smythe, Jamar New York Westchester 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 2 30 Black Male 2015 05-20-2015
Snipes, Steven North Carolina Lee 1998 2003 Robbery Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 5 35 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Snowden, Harold Grant Florida Miami-Dade 1986 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 to Life 12 37 White Male 1998 02-23-2012
Snyder, Walter Virginia Arlington 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 7 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Solache, Gabriel Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Death 18 23 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018
Solorio, Miguel California Los Angeles 2000 2023 Murder Life without parole 24 19 Hispanic Male 2021 2023 12-13-2023
Sommer, Cynthia California San Diego 2007 2008 Murder Life 1 28 White Female 2008 08-29-2011
Sonnier, Ernest Texas Harris 1986 2018 Kidnapping Life 23 22 Black Male 2009 06-13-2018
Sopron, Matthew Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder Life without parole 21 22 White Male 2000 2018 12-31-2018
Sorrels, Ross Washington Clark 1995 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 7 44 White Male 2002 2003 08-29-2011
Sosnovske, John Oregon Multnomah 1991 1995 Murder Life 5 39 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Soto, Abel California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder Term of Years 72 years and 8 months 16 15 Hispanic Male 2024 03-11-2024
Soto, James Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41 20 Hispanic Male 1991 2023 12-21-2023
Soto, Oscar Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 6 years 1 25 Hispanic Male 2000 09-15-2024
Sousa, Joseph District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 20 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Souter, Larry Pat Michigan Newaygo 1992 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to 60 years 13 26 White Male 1999 2005 08-29-2011
Span, Darlene Fed-AZ 1990 1996 Assault Probation 0 39 White Female 1990 08-30-2013
Span, Jerry Fed-AZ 1990 1996 Assault Probation 0 57 White Male 1990 08-30-2013
Sparks, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2023 Murder Life without parole 16 16 Black Male 2021 2023 11-27-2023
Spates, Jamie Illinois Winnebago 2018 2021 Murder Not Sentenced 0 41 Black Male 2018 09-08-2021
Spears, Darryl New Jersey Mercer 2014 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 2 23 Black Male 2017 03-20-2018
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 to Life 10 17 Black Female 2022 2023 02-17-2023
Spencer, Benjamine Texas Dallas 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 35 years 33 22 Black Male 2002 2021 10-01-2024
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 37 White Male 2006 2004 08-29-2011
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1 24 Don't Know Male 1975
Spiller, Jonathan Fed-DC 2011 2012 Bribery Not Sentenced 0 58 White Male 2011 02-27-2014
Spriggs, Terrence Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 23 Black Male 2013 01-09-2024
Springsteen, Robert Texas Travis 2001 2009 Murder Death 8 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 17 Black Male 2004 2020 05-22-2020
Spruill, Jeremiah New York New York 2014 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 3 36 Black Male 2017 10-03-2022
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Stain, David Maine Penobscot 1888 1900 Murder Life 13 White Male 1900
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0 24 White Female 1991 08-29-2011
Staples, Charles III Connecticut Windham 1991 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 10 28 White Male 2017 2001 03-07-2024
Starks, Bennie Illinois Lake 1986 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 20 26 Black Male 2006 01-07-2013
Starks, Ronnie Lake 1982 1985 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 3 White Male 1985
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6 Black Male 1927
Staten, Harold Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1986 2024 Murder Life without parole 37 31 Black Male 1991 2024 02-14-2024
Statler, Paul E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 42 years 4 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Steese, Fred Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 28 White Male 2013 12-01-2017
Steidl, Gordon Illinois Edgar 1987 2004 Murder Death 17 35 White Male 1988 2004 08-29-2011
Sterling, Frank New York Monroe 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 25 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stevens, Clifford Oregon Lane 1990 1995 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months 0 55 White Male 1991 02-24-2023
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 1/2 to 10 years 3 23 White Female 2019 02-01-2021
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 31 32 White Male 2016 2017 09-20-2021
Stevens, Richard Fed-NJ 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 2 32 Black Male 1992 12-12-2012
Stevens, Ted Fed-DC 2008 2009 Official Misconduct Not Sentenced 0 83 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Stevenson, Christopher Texas Waller 2019 2021 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 1 22 Black Male 2020 04-04-2021
Stevenson, Macen Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019
Stewart, Arthur New York Queens 1995 2001 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 14 years 6 35 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Stewart, Coleman Colorado Boulder 2015 2018 Menacing Term of Years 45 days 0 23 White Male 2015 02-04-2019
Stewart, Dail Utah Salt Lake 1984 1992 Murder Term of Years 5 to life 7 22 White Male 1990 1992 10-14-2014
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8 26 Black Male 2015 05-05-2016
Stewart, Everold Texas Dallas 1988 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1990 12-23-2019
Stewart, George New Jersey Camden 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 28 Black Male 2009 09-06-2022
Stewart, Kia Louisiana Orleans 2009 2015 Murder Life without parole 6 17 Black Male 2015 04-15-2015
Stewart, Nicholas Fed-Military 2009 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 2 years 1 29 White Male 2010 08-30-2012
Stewart, Ronald Florida Broward 1985 2019 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 23 White Male 2008 03-24-2019
Stewart, Zackary Lee Missouri Greene 2008 2010 Murder Life without parole 3 18 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918
Stiers, Donald Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 25 White Male 2014 01-20-2015
Stinchcomb, Mario Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2021 05-06-2021
Stingley, Warren California Contra Costa 2013 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Term of Years 20 days 0 40 Black Male 2013 02-06-2017
Stinson, Robert Lee Wisconsin Milwaukee 1985 2009 Murder Life 23 20 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Stokes, Alhummza Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 21 Black Male 2007 04-13-2020
Stokes, Jabal Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 22 Black Male 2007 02-21-2019
Stokes, Willie Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2022 Murder Life without parole 37 20 Black Male 1989 2022 02-11-2022
Stoll, John California Kern 1985 2004 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 19 41 White Male 1986 2004 08-29-2011
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder Term of Years 7 to 14 years 7 41 White Female 1990 03-11-2013
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 27 40 White Female 1949
Streater, Maceo Connecticut New Haven 1993 2022 Murder Term of Years 35 years 25 23 Black Male 1994 2017 10-30-2023
Street, John Fed-MO (Western) 2006 2009 Murder Life without parole 0 36 White Male 2008 2006 08-24-2014
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1980
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 1 Don't Know Male 1940
Strickland, Kevin Missouri Jackson 1979 2021 Murder Life 43 18 Black Male 1979 2021 12-06-2021
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery Term of Years 6 months 0 24 Black Female 2004 08-29-2011
Strickland, Romona Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 days 0 23 Black Female 2000 06-08-2022
Strong, Jason Illinois Lake 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 46 years 15 24 White Male 2010 2015 05-30-2015
Strughold, James Missouri St. Louis 1997 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 days 0 53 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Stubbs, Leigh Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault Term of Years 44 years 11 20 White Female 2011 2012 10-25-2018