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A Project of the University of California Irvine Newkirk Center for Science & Society,
University of Michigan Law School & Michigan State University College of Law

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How to use the Registry. First, scroll down until you s​ee the list of names. To sort any of the columns, place the cursor over a column heading, such as AGE, and click on the arrow. You can sort in alphabetical or chronological order or click on a particular value to select just the cases in that category. You can sort on more than one column or even multiple columns: such as STAT​E and COUNTY and CRIME.

The two columns with "Tags" in their labels allow you to sort cases by additional characteristics. At the top of the page, you will see the listing of the various Tags. To see more detailed definitions for these terms, hover over their full names or click on the links. You can only sort for one variable at a time in the TAG columns. To sort for several at once, please download our data as a spreadsheet.

Tags

OM Tags

  • PR: Prosecutor Misconduct
  • OF: Police Officer Misconduct
  • FA: Forensic Analyst Misconduct
  • CW: Child Welfare Worker Misconduct
  • WH: Withheld Exculpatory Evidence
  • NW: Misconduct That Is Not Withholding Evidence
  • KP: Knowingly Permitting Perjury
  • WT: Witness Tampering Or Misconduct Interrogating Co-defendant
  • INT: Misconduct In Interrogation of Exoneree
  • PJ: Perjury By Official
  • PL: Prosecutor Lied In Court

The six columns on the far right of this page display separately the Contributing Factors that contributed to the wrongful conviction. To save space, we use abbreviations. To see definitions of these factors, click on their full names:

​Keyword Filter:

Connected to: National Registry of Exonerations

To search the Registry for a name or keyword, type in the [Search] box. The filter finds cases that contain any of the words you enter if you check Or, or all of them if you check And. Do not use quotation marks. It allows truncation, but not with truncation symbols such as * and !​

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OM Tags
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AlmodovarRoberto19HispanicILCookH, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19952017P/FAOMILD
AndinoCarlos21HispanicILCookHOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder60 years19962022MWIDP/FAOMILD
ArmstrongCraig40BlackILCookNC, PSex Offender Registration1 year20052018ILD
AyalaDavid18HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19822023P/FAOMILD
BealsBrian22BlackILCookCIU, CV, H, IOOF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder80 years19902023MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BerryWilder20BlackILCookCV, NC, SASexual Assault35 years19922000P/FAILD
BlackmonEric20BlackILCookH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder60 years20042019MWIDP/FAOMILD
BoldenEddie24BlackILCookHOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19962016MWIDOMILD
BoydLathierial24BlackILCookCIU, HOF, WH, NW, PJMurder82 years19902013P/FAOMILD
BrittonRobert38BlackILCookNC, SAOF, NWSexual Assault50 years19962014FCP/FAOMILD
BrownArthur37BlackILCookA, CDC, CIU, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19902017FCP/FAOMILD
BrownMarcel18BlackILCookH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurder35 years20112018FCP/FAOMILD
CatronXavier22BlackILCookCV, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurder35 years19922000P/FAOMILD
ChatmanCarl47BlackILCookCIU, NC, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault30 years20042013FCP/FAOMILD
ClevelandAlbert20BlackILCookHMurder45 years19962017P/FAILD
ColonEdgardo34HispanicILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder84 years20172023FCP/FAOMILD
CruzJose24HispanicILCookCIU, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurder90 years19962022MWIDOMILD
DayArnold18BlackILCookCV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder60 years19942018FCP/FAOMILD
DayLee Antione28BlackILCookHMurder60 years19922002MWIDILD
EllisBernard26BlackILCookHPR, WH, NW, KPMurder55 years19962001P/FAOMILD
FieldsNathson Edgar29BlackILCookHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath19862009P/FAOMILD
FountainRicky29BlackILCookOF, WH, NW, WT, PJAttempted Murder26 years20132018P/FAOMILD
FultonJohn18BlackILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder31 years20062019DNAFCP/FAOMILD
GardnerLewis15BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder30 years19952014FCP/FAOMILD
GechtDavid18WhiteILCookCDC, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder45 years20002022FCP/FAOMILD
GibsonJames23BlackILCookCDC, HOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19912019FCP/FAOMILD
GonzalezAlfredo32HispanicILCookCDC, HOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderLife without parole19922022FCP/FAOMILD
GrayAdam14WhiteILCookA, CIU, H, JV, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderLife without parole19962017MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
GrayPaula17BlackILCookF, H, JI, JV, P, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INTMurder50 years19782002MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
HamptonPatrick18BlackILCookSAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault60 years19822011MWIDP/FAOMILD
HarrisDarien18BlackILCookH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder76 years20142023MWIDP/FAOMILD
HarrisNicole23BlackILCookCIU, CV, F, H, IO, NCOF, WH, NW, INTMurder30 years20052013FCOMILD
HarrisRodney15BlackILCookCV, JV, NC, P, SAOF, NW, INTChild Sex Abuse15 years20022013FCOMILD
HarrisWarren29BlackILCookHMurder50 to Life19771990P/FAILD
HendersonReginald18BlackILCookCDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder55 years19962021FCP/FAOMILD
HillDwayne33BlackILCookOF, WH, NW, WT, PJAttempted Murder26 years20132018P/FAOMILD
HillRobert36BlackILCookCDC, H, IOMurder70 years20122021P/FAF/MFEILD
JacksonIeliot26BlackILCookDrug Possession or Sale13 years20102018MWIDILD
JacksonJeremy16BlackILCookCDC, H, JVOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder50 years20022022FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
JakesAnthony15BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder40 years19932018FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
JohnsonAnthony17BlackILCookH, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder47 years20072014P/FAOMILD
JohnsonJuan19BlackILCookHOF, NW, WT, PJMurder30 years19912004P/FAOMILD
JohnsonRichard31BlackILCookSASexual Assault36 years19921996DNAMWIDILD
KluppelbergJames18WhiteILCookA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INTMurderLife19892012FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
LoganLeonard24BlackILCookH, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder45 years20002023P/FAF/MFEOMILD
MaysonetJose22HispanicILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19952017FCP/FAOMILD
McIntoshNorman23BlackILCookCIU, HOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder45 years20032016P/FAOMILD
MimsBernard20BlackILCookCIU, HMurder95 years20062016MWIDILD
MitchellAnthony17BlackILCookCDC, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder31 years20062019DNAFCP/FAOMILD
MitchellKeith15BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JVPR, OF, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder30 years19952017FCP/FAOMILD
MuleroMarilyn21HispanicILCookCDC, F, H, IO, JI, POF, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderDeath19932022FCP/FAOMILD
MunozCesar21HispanicILCookH, NCMurder45 years20002013F/MFEILD
MylesRoosevelt29BlackILCookCV, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurder60 years19962022P/FAOMILD
NegronWilliam17HispanicILCookCIU, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19952017P/FAOMILD
OrangeLeroy32BlackILCookA, CDC, CV, HOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19852003FCP/FAOMILD
PatrickDeon20BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19952014FCP/FAOMILD
PhillipsPaul17BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder30 years19952014FCP/FAOMILD
PittmanMarcellous18BlackILCookIOOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJAttempted Murder80 years20052022FCP/FAOMILD
PrincePatrick19BlackILCookCDC, H, IOOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder60 years19942017FCP/FAOMILD
RaingeWillie20BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife19781996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ReedCarl41BlackILCookH, IO, PPR, OF, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder27 years20052023DNAFCP/FAOMILD
ReynaTyrone15HispanicILCookCDC, H, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder25 years19942023MWIDFCP/FAOMILD
RiveraGamalier21HispanicILCookCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder45 years19982022MWIDP/FAOMILD
RobinsonAllen21BlackILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder55 years20112022P/FAOMILD
RodriguezRicardo22HispanicILCookH, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder90 years19972018MWIDP/FAOMILD
RollinsLafonso17BlackILCookJV, SAOF, FA, WH, NW, INTSexual Assault75 years19942004DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOMILD
RosarioAdolfo25HispanicILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder57 years19912022MWIDP/FAOMILD
SandersRodell28BlackILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder80 years19952014MWIDP/FAOMILD
SmithTyrone24BlackILCookHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderNot sentenced20202024MWIDP/FAOMILD
SolacheGabriel23HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath20002017FCP/FAOMILD
SotoJames20HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19822023P/FAOMILD
TaylorDaniel17BlackILCookCDC, CIU, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19952013FCP/FAOMILD
TaylorLavell19BlackILCookHMurder35 years19982015P/FAILD
TillmanMichael20BlackILCookCDC, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PLMurderLife19862010FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
TylerSean17BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder58 years19952021FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
VelezJohn18HispanicILCookHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder55 years20022017MWIDP/FAOMILD
VeraFrancisco29HispanicILCookAssault17 years19921998MWIDILD
WalkerXavier19BlackILCookCIU, HOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder35 years20042019FCP/FAOMILD
WilliamsCordell19BlackILCookHOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19952022FCP/FAOMILD
WilliamsDennis21BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19781996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilliamsEmmaline43BlackILCookCDC, CV, F, NC, SAOF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse12 years19861995FCP/FAOMILD
WillisDeon33BlackILCookCIU, IO, NC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale2 Years20082018P/FAOMILD
WrightDavid17BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19962023FCP/FAOMILD