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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
2,821 exonerations since 1989
More than 25,265 Years Lost
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Recently Posted Cases
cases most recently added to the registry
Name
Date of Exoneration
State
Crime
Posting Date
Edward Ghostbear
12/18/2020
Montana
Child Sex Abuse
7/20/2021
Arkel Garcia
6/4/2021
Pennsylvania
Murder
7/16/2021
David Gibson
7/12/2021
Fed-DE
Fraud
7/16/2021
Kadafi Ala
6/30/2021
New York
Other
7/16/2021
Kevyn Rakowski
7/12/2021
Fed-DE
Fraud
7/16/2021
Robert Harra, Jr.
7/12/2021
Fed-DE
Fraud
7/16/2021
Russell Newman
5/4/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
7/16/2021
William North
7/12/2021
Fed-DE
Fraud
7/16/2021
Juan Bautista
6/24/2021
California
Attempted Murder
7/13/2021
Corey McCall
6/25/2021
Michigan
Murder
7/9/2021
Curtis Crosland
6/24/2021
Pennsylvania
Murder
7/8/2021
Carlos E. Romero
4/20/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
6/30/2021
Felipe Ordonez
3/30/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
6/30/2021
Donald Gay
6/18/2021
Texas
Sex Offender Registration
6/25/2021
Kaliegh Smith
6/14/2021
Louisiana
Murder
6/25/2021
Oscar Ochoa
6/21/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
6/25/2021
Angel Hernandez
5/28/2021
Massachusetts
Murder
6/21/2021
Gilbert Poole, Jr.
5/26/2021
Michigan
Murder
6/18/2021
Patrick Willis
5/24/2021
California
Murder
6/18/2021
Lydell Grant
5/27/2021
Texas
Murder
6/16/2021
Steven Mallet
5/10/2021
Texas
Drug Possession or Sale
6/16/2021
Rene Vriones
4/20/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
6/14/2021
Anthony Mazza
3/3/2021
Massachusetts
Murder
6/13/2021
Gary Johnson
6/4/2021
New York
Murder
6/13/2021
George Bell
6/4/2021
New York
Murder
6/13/2021
Rohan Bolt
6/4/2021
New York
Murder
6/13/2021
Jamal Walker
10/26/2020
Illinois
Weapon Possession or Sale
5/27/2021
Michael Carver
11/6/2020
Michigan
Child Sex Abuse
5/27/2021
Ralph Nolan
3/23/2021
Fed-NY
Attempt, Violent
5/27/2021
Albert Debelbot
4/13/2021
Georgia
Murder
5/25/2021
Amany Raya
5/17/2021
Fed-VA
Other Nonviolent Felony
5/25/2021
Ashley Debelbot
4/13/2021
Georgia
Murder
5/25/2021
Ruben Wills
4/22/2021
New York
Fraud
5/25/2021
Tony Smith
12/3/2020
California
Murder
5/25/2021
Austin Rozdilski
5/13/2021
Virginia
Assault
5/22/2021
Michael Woolfolk
5/17/2021
Georgia
Murder
5/22/2021
Obina Onyiah
5/4/2021
Pennsylvania
Murder
5/22/2021
Santos Sanchez
4/20/2021
Wisconsin
Murder
5/22/2021
Kimberly Long
4/22/2021
California
Murder
5/18/2021
Devon Little
11/22/2019
Maryland
Murder
5/6/2021
Forrest Hobson
4/19/2021
Texas
Drug Possession or Sale
5/6/2021
Ignacio Ixta, Jr.
4/12/2021
California
Attempted Murder
5/6/2021
Mario Stinchcomb
4/14/2021
Georgia
Murder
5/6/2021
Donte Westmoreland
3/3/2021
Kansas
Drug Possession or Sale
5/4/2021
Francis Madeus
3/24/2021
Guam
Sexual Assault
5/3/2021
Lawrence Martin
4/20/2020
California
Weapon Possession or Sale
5/3/2021
Shawn Brown
4/6/2021
Michigan
Manslaughter
5/3/2021
Luke Wirkkala
4/5/2021
Oregon
Murder
4/28/2021
Barry Williams
1/15/2021
California
Murder
4/22/2021
Edgar Escobar
5/31/2000
California
Weapon Possession or Sale
4/13/2021
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