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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
2,870 exonerations since 1989
More than 25,600 Years Lost
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Recently Posted Cases
cases most recently added to the registry
Name
Date of Exoneration
State
Crime
Posting Date
James Allen
9/15/2021
Illinois
Murder
9/27/2021
Allan Lobos
2/1/2000
California
Weapon Possession or Sale
9/20/2021
Cesar Natividad
2/17/2000
California
Assault
9/20/2021
Daniel Batista
6/30/1996
New York
Weapon Possession or Sale
9/20/2021
Emerson Stevens
8/13/2021
Virginia
Murder
9/20/2021
Julian Hernandez
2/1/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
9/20/2021
Michael Williams
2/1/2000
California
Weapon Possession or Sale
9/20/2021
Nguyen Hoc
3/24/1993
New York
Murder
9/20/2021
Raul Munoz
2/17/2000
California
Assault
9/20/2021
Sharron Rocquemore
9/9/2021
Illinois
Drug Possession or Sale
9/20/2021
Tonia Miller
8/30/2021
Michigan
Murder
9/20/2021
Wilson Begay
9/7/2021
Oregon
Other
9/20/2021
Ronald Jacobsen
8/25/2021
Georgia
Sexual Assault
9/14/2021
James Davis
8/3/2021
New York
Murder
9/9/2021
Clarence Jones III
6/25/2021
Maryland
Murder
9/8/2021
Corey Atchison
5/13/2021
Oklahoma
Murder
9/8/2021
Jamie Spates
8/18/2021
Illinois
Murder
9/8/2021
Paul Shane Garrett
8/18/2021
Tennessee
Manslaughter
9/8/2021
Tony Hopps
8/23/2021
Florida
Robbery
9/8/2021
Jerome Loach
6/24/2021
Pennsylvania
Other Nonviolent Felony
9/1/2021
Frank LaPena
6/30/2021
Nevada
Murder
8/30/2021
Joseph Carter
8/13/2021
Virginia
Murder
8/24/2021
Carlton Roman
8/9/2021
New York
Murder
8/23/2021
John Cape
8/12/2021
Texas
Drug Possession or Sale
8/23/2021
Louis Garcia
8/12/2021
Texas
Drug Possession or Sale
8/23/2021
Darvin Castro Santos
8/2/2021
Louisiana
Robbery
8/21/2021
Jarvis Ballard
8/2/2021
Louisiana
Sexual Assault
8/21/2021
Kenneth Smith
5/24/2021
Illinois
Murder
8/19/2021
Grant Williams
7/22/2021
New York
Murder
8/18/2021
Mark Hazelwood
7/28/2021
Fed-TN
Other Nonviolent Felony
8/18/2021
Bobbie Morman, Jr.
7/14/2021
Virginia
Attempt, Violent
8/16/2021
Dennis Perry
7/19/2021
Georgia
Murder
8/9/2021
Justin Yang
7/31/2006
Wisconsin
Child Sex Abuse
8/9/2021
Shuaib O'Neill
7/13/2016
New York
Weapon Possession or Sale
8/9/2021
Andrew Royer
7/19/2021
Indiana
Murder
8/2/2021
David Bueso
6/30/2021
Louisiana
Murder
8/2/2021
Joe Romeo
7/12/2021
Michigan
Drug Possession or Sale
8/2/2021
Bradley St. George
2/19/2003
Wisconsin
Sexual Assault
7/30/2021
Carlos Guevara
2/17/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
7/26/2021
Emmanuel Chavez
2/23/2000
California
Weapon Possession or Sale
7/26/2021
Esteban Gonzalez
9/19/2011
Wisconsin
Other Nonviolent Felony
7/26/2021
Jesus Lozano
2/17/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
7/26/2021
Jose Madrid
3/13/2000
California
Weapon Possession or Sale
7/26/2021
LeeVester Brown
1/26/2018
Mississippi
Murder
7/26/2021
Manuel Guardado
1/25/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
7/26/2021
Ronald McCallum
8/29/1997
Wisconsin
Child Sex Abuse
7/26/2021
Steven Garcia
2/17/2000
California
Drug Possession or Sale
7/26/2021
Taron Hill
7/9/2021
New Jersey
Murder
7/26/2021
Walter Rivas
2/17/2000
California
Other
7/26/2021
Edward Ghostbear
12/18/2020
Montana
Child Sex Abuse
7/20/2021
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