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
Total records: 621
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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
Outlaw, Donald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 15 16 Black Male 2018 2019 01-23-2021
Pacek, Jerry Pennsylvania Allegheny 1959 1991 Murder Term of Years 10 to 20 years 10 13 White Male 1968 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24 17 White Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Parks, Garreth Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 16 Black Male 2015 10-25-2018
Patel, Jigar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 1 month 2 27 Asian Male 2016 06-01-2017
Patel, Vipinkumar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 29 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017
Patrick, Deon Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 19 20 Black Male 2001 2014 01-10-2014
Patterson, Aaron Illinois Cook 1989 2003 Murder Death 13 21 Black Male 1999 2003 08-29-2011
Patterson, Dontia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Black Male 2018 05-24-2018
Patterson, Maurice Illinois Cook 2003 2010 Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 35 Black Male 2010 2010 08-29-2011
Pease, Kevin Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 19 Native American Male 2000 2015 12-24-2015
Pena, Jose Luis Texas Leon 2003 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life 9 36 Hispanic Male 2011 01-21-2014
Penalver, Seth Florida Broward 1999 2012 Murder Death 13 21 White Male 2012 12-28-2012
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Perry, Charles Jr. Michigan Oakland 1990 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 40 years 4 29 White Male 1991 1995 04-29-2020
Peterson, Jamie Lee Michigan Kalkaska 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 16 21 White Male 2014 09-09-2014
Phillips, Kenny Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 92 years 14 18 Black Male 2022 2021 10-10-2022
Phillips, Paul Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 17 Black Male 2001 2007 06-24-2014
Pierre, Duquene New Jersey Union 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 60 years 20 22 Black Male 2016 2016 07-13-2016
Pitts, James Jr. Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 20 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 29 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 31 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Powell, Kenneth Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 38 Black Male 2000 06-07-2022
Pratt, Elmer California Los Angeles 1972 1999 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 25 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Provience, Dwayne Michigan Wayne 2001 2010 Murder Term of Years 32 to 62 years 9 26 Black Male 2006 2009 08-29-2011
Purnell, Mark Delaware New Castle 2008 2022 Murder Term of Years 43 years 14 16 Black Male 2008 2022 06-06-2022
Rainge, Willie Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 20 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Ramirez, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2023 Murder Life 26 18 Hispanic Male 2015 2023 12-11-2023
Ramirez, Jesus Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 10 48 Hispanic Male 2001 2008 08-29-2011
Randolph, Samuel IV Pennsylvania Dauphin 2003 2022 Murder Death 19 29 Black Male 2022 2022 04-20-2022
Ranta, David New York Kings 1991 2013 Murder Term of Years 37 1/2 to Life 22 35 White Male 2011 2013 03-21-2013
Rea, Julie Illinois Lawrence 2002 2006 Murder Term of Years 65 years 2 28 White Female 2004 08-29-2011
Redding, Ralph New York Westchester 2011 2023 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 11 22 Black Male 2023 02-20-2024
Reed, Carl Illinois Cook 2005 2023 Murder Term of Years 27 years 14 41 Black Male 2020 06-15-2023
Reed, Deshawn California Alameda 2014 2017 Murder Life without parole 3 26 Black Male 2017 05-30-2017
Reeves, Marvin Illinois Cook 1991 2009 Murder Life without parole 18 29 Black Male 2002 2009 08-29-2011
Regustors, Donta Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2023 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2023 09-05-2023
Reid, Anthony Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 1 21 Black Male 1990 05-16-2023
Richardson, James E. Jr. West Virginia Kanawha 1989 1999 Murder Life 7 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Richardson, James Joseph Florida DeSoto 1968 1989 Murder Death 21 31 Black Male 1986 1989 08-29-2011
Rickard, Joseph Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 24 White Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025
Ricks, Desmond Michigan Wayne 1992 2017 Murder Term of Years 30 to 60 years 25 25 Black Male 2014 2017 06-06-2017
Roberts, Larry California Solano 1983 2024 Murder Death 0 27 Black Male 1995 1983 08-14-2024
Roberts, Marvin Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder Term of Years 33 years 16 19 Native American Male 2000 2015 12-24-2015
Robinson, Allen Illinois Cook 2011 2022 Murder Term of Years 55 years 11 21 Black Male 2014 2022 06-14-2023
Robinson, Benny Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 22 Black Male 2001 06-01-2022
Robinson, David Missouri Scott 2001 2018 Murder Life without parole 17 32 Black Male 2004 2018 05-30-2018
Rodriguez, Daniel Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 years 15 21 Hispanic Male 2008 05-10-2022
Rodriguez, Felipe New York Queens 1990 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 27 22 Hispanic Male 2017 2017 01-09-2020
Romero, Francisco Illinois Cook 2006 2024 Murder Term of Years 65 years 18 18 Hispanic Male 2023 07-15-2024
Rosario, Adolfo Illinois Cook 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 57 years 28 25 Hispanic Male 2019 03-12-2024
Rosario, Richard New York Bronx 1998 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 17 20 Hispanic Male 2016 11-18-2016
Rose, Peter California San Joaquin 1995 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 9 37 White Male 2004 2004 08-29-2011
Ross, Ronald California Alameda 2006 2013 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to life 6 44 Black Male 2011 2013 02-22-2013
Royer, Andrew Indiana Elkhart 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 55 years 15 27 White Male 2010 2020 08-02-2021
Rubalcava, Lionel California Santa Clara 2003 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 31 to Life 15 23 Hispanic Male 2005 2019 05-28-2019
Russell, Stephen Lynn Texas Dallas 1980 1990 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 26 White Male 1985 1990 08-29-2011
Sadowski, Jason Michigan Marquette 2014 2017 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 40 to 80 years 3 43 White Male 2017 04-03-2017
Safforld, Victor Illinois Cook 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 35 years 13 19 Black Male 2005 02-11-2020
Salas, Evaristo Washington Yakima 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 32 years and 9 months 27 14 Hispanic Male 2017 2023 09-11-2023
Salazar, Frances Arizona Maricopa 2016 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 51 Hispanic Female 2018 09-07-2020
Samanta, Michael Illinois Cook 2006 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 years 17 20 Hispanic Male 2023 07-15-2024
Sanchez, Jesus Illinois Cook 2014 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 3 18 Hispanic Male 2018 06-06-2018
Sanders, Rodell Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 80 years 20 28 Black Male 2008 2014 07-29-2014
Santos, Darvin Castro Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 1989 2013 10-16-2013
Schlieffen, Wolfgang von Fed-FL (Southern) 1994 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 6 47 White Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011
Scott, Scotty Arkansas Pulaski 1983 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0 20 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense Term of Years 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Serrano, Armando Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 22 20 Hispanic Male 1999 2016 07-23-2016
Settle, Daniel Roy Texas Hale 1999 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 8 18 White Male 2008 10-31-2012
Sharpe, Dontae North Carolina Pitt 1995 2019 Murder Life 24 18 Black Male 1995 2019 09-12-2019
Sheffield, Paul Utah Cache 1987 1990 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 to life 2 47 White Male 1990 1989 09-24-2015
Shelton, Finaye Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 2000 06-01-2022
Shelton, Michael Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 17 22 White Male 1995 2011 11-06-2019
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 27 20 Black Male 2018 2018 01-16-2019
Shortt, James California Los Angeles 1982 2010 Murder Life without parole 28 21 Black Male 1990 2010 09-17-2012
Sifuentes, Alberto Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 10 22 Hispanic Male 2001 2008 08-29-2011
Simmons, Glynn Oklahoma Oklahoma 1975 2023 Murder Death 48 22 Black Male 2023 10-01-2023
Simmons, James Washington King 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 1 day 1 47 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Simmons, Vincent Louisiana Avoyelles 1977 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 100 years 45 24 Black Male 2020 2022 02-22-2022
Sims, Mack Indiana Elkhart 1994 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 21 Black Male 2011 05-16-2019
Sipe, David Fed-TX (Southern) 2001 2007 Assault Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Slade, Parrish North Carolina Moore 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 22 21 Black Male 2011 09-14-2015
Slaughter, Mumin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 17 23 Black Male 2020 2024 07-22-2024
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27 15 White Male 2012 2016 09-15-2016
Smith, Donald Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 28 Black Male 2003 05-25-2022
Smith, Jay C. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1986 1992 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Smith, Jon Keith Missouri Jackson 1987 2000 Murder Life 14 17 Black Male 2000 09-05-2014
Smith, Kaliegh Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 31 Black Male 2014 2021 06-25-2021
Smith, Michael California Los Angeles 1994 2009 Murder Life without parole 16 32 Black Male 2008 2009 07-29-2012
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, Robert Illinois Cook 1990 2020 Murder Life without parole 30 38 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Smith, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2020 2024 Murder Not Sentenced 4 24 Black Male 2024 01-17-2024
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
Smokes, Eric New York New York 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 19 Black Male 2005 2011 02-12-2024