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: 1610
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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
Dillard, Andre Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 20 Black Male 2012 10-13-2023
Dixon, Christopher Texas Harris 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 31 Black Male 2006 09-18-2017
Dixon, Isaac Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 26 Black Male 2014 07-15-2015
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1972 1974 Murder Term of Years 25 to 60 years 2 18 Black Male 1974 05-29-2020
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1976 1976 Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 1976 05-29-2020
Dixon, John New Jersey Essex 1991 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 10 27 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dixon, Malvester Jr. Virginia Martinsville City 2005 2006 Accessory to Murder Not Sentenced 0 51 Black Male 2005 2005 08-18-2018
Dixon, Marvell Ohio Franklin 1998 2022 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 17 18 Black Male 2016 2015 04-12-2022
Dixon, Matthew Illinois Cook 2017 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Male 2017 07-24-2022
Dobbins, Gregory Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 25 Black Male 2005 02-26-2019
Dobbins, Gregory Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 29 Black Male 2010 04-30-2022
Dollard, Jermaine Delaware Kent 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 1 38 Black Male 2015 02-01-2015
Donaldson, Elwin Wisconsin Dane 1982 1982 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 27 Black Male 1982 11-02-2022
Doss, Carl Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 1997 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 4 to 10 years 1 33 Black Male 1996 10-18-2018
Dove, Frank Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Dove, Fred Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Drew, Frank Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 23 16 Black Male 2002 2022 04-10-2024
Dudley, Ronald New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Duffy, Keshawn Virginia Hampton City 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 5 34 Black Male 2020 2024 09-15-2024
Duncan, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1985 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2011 01-31-2023
Duncan, Cornelia Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 33 Black Female 2013 05-08-2015
Dunn, Charlie Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 26 43 Black Male 2015 01-24-2022
Dunn, Dewayne Indiana Elkhart 2011 2022 Murder Term of Years 58 years 12 46 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Dupree, Cornelius Jr. Texas Dallas 1980 2011 Robbery Term of Years 75 years 30 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Durall, Willie Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 33 Black Male 2015 06-16-2016
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Dyer, Anthony Michigan Wayne 1991 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 11 24 Black Male 2002 02-25-2020
Ealy, Marcus Michigan Wayne 2018 2020 Robbery Term of Years 48 to 82 years 2 26 Black Male 2020 02-01-2021
Eason, Corey Illinois McLean 2005 2005 Sex Offender Registration Not Sentenced 0 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Echols, Douglas Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 6 25 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Edwards, Dartanion Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 14 19 Black Male 2022 01-20-2023
Edwards, James Illinois Lake 1996 2012 Murder Life without parole 1 44 Black Male 1997 06-10-2012
Edwards, Joshun Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 14 27 Black Male 2022 01-20-2023
Ellis, Andre Alabama Pike 2013 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 85 years 2 35 Black Male 2014 12-10-2014
Ellis, Bernard Illinois Cook 1996 2001 Murder Term of Years 55 years 6 26 Black Male 1996 2001 08-24-2014
Ellis, Burrell Georgia DeKalb 2015 2017 Perjury Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 54 Black Male 2016 02-23-2017
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 20 19 Black Male 2015 12-31-2018
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 4 27 Black Female 1978
Embry, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 23 Black Male 1997 10-24-2013
Emerson, Tommy Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 49 Black Male 2009 03-18-2016
Epps, Cory New York Erie 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 20 25 Black Male 2017 12-07-2017
Epps, Derick Massachusetts Essex 2007 2016 Child Abuse Term of Years 7 to 10 years 6 27 Black Male 2013 10-07-2018
Erby, Lonnie Missouri St. Louis City 1986 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 31 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Ervin, Armenu Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2000 05-26-2022
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 15 Black Male 1983
Eubanks, Ronald Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 11 25 Black Male 2003 02-18-2017
Evans, Dionte Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Black Male 2006 09-13-2023
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Evans, Timothy North Carolina Durham 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 13 18 Black Male 2020 2022 03-07-2024
Evans, Will Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 20 Black Male 1932
Eze, Louis New York Erie 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 2/3 to life 9 31 Black Male 2003 12-18-2013
Ezell, LaShawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 7 15 Black Male 2005 03-01-2017
Fagan, James Michigan Genesee 1988 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 36 Black Male 1996 05-20-2020
Faison, Anthony New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 13 21 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Farris, Christopher Illinois Cook 2004 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 21 Black Male 2006 04-13-2020
Faust, Benjamin Missouri St. Charles 2016 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 1 17 Black Male 2017 08-27-2018
Fears, Jerome Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Assault Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2009 04-27-2022
Fears, Joseph R. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1984 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 25 34 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Felder, Lance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014
Fenton, Joey Illinois Cook 2011 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 28 Black Male 2012 04-30-2022
Fenton, Tyronne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 2 32 Black Male 2009 04-30-2022
Fergeson, Latanya Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 29 Black Female 2009 08-07-2015
Fields, Hilliard Texas Dallas 1997 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 25 Black Male 2011 2002 02-12-2012
Fils, Roland Massachusetts Hampden 2008 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 35 Black Male 2012 10-04-2016
Fisher, Christine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 2004 05-02-2022
Fisher, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 30 years 15 49 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Flagg, Michael Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 39 Black Male 2002 05-17-2022
Flowers, Christopher Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 29 Black Male 2013 07-21-2023
Flowers, Curtis Arkansas Columbia 2004 2010 Murder Life without parole 7 21 Black Male 2010 06-03-2017
Flowers, Wanda Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 days 0 36 Black Female 2015 07-11-2016
Forbes, Walter Michigan Jackson 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 38 25 Black Male 2017 2020 12-12-2020
Ford, Glenn Louisiana Caddo 1984 2014 Murder Death 29 34 Black Male 2014 03-12-2014
Forney, Robert Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2009 12-09-2018
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951
Foster, Demetrius Michigan Wayne 2000 2014 Murder Term of Years 32 to 50 years 13 24 Black Male 2013 06-29-2015
Fountain, Wiley Texas Dallas 1986 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Fowler, Lawrence New York Bronx 1998 2006 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 37 Black Male 2006 12-21-2013
Fowler, Michael Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 19 Black Male 1948
Fox, Anthony Mississippi Hinds 2022 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 2 34 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024
Frazier, Bryheem New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 23 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Frazier, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973
Frederick, Sherri Texas Harris 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 33 Black Female 2011 10-18-2012
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020
Fry, Jason Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 23 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 1 51 Black Male 1959
Fry, Vickie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Female 2000 06-07-2022
Fuller, Kelvin California Los Angeles 1985 2024 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to life 40 20 Black Male 2024 2024 10-16-2024
Fuller, Larry Texas Dallas 1981 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 18 31 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Fulmore, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 to 30 years 4 21 Black Male 2016 04-13-2017
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Gable, Kunta Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Gaines, Brian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 17 Black Male 2005 10-05-2022
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 22 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Gaines, Lynie Michigan Wayne 1990 1997 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 30 years 7 36 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Gaines, Sean New York Cayuga 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 28 Black Male 2016 07-03-2017
Gandy, Robert Texas Harris 1990 2020 Robbery Life 14 24 Black Male 2004 06-26-2020
Gardine, Dave Anthony New York New York 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 1/2 to life 26 20 Black Male 2022 2022 12-04-2023