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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: Witnes​s 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 !​
Tags
OM Tags
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AlexanderMalcolm19BlackLAJeffersonIO, SAPR, OF, NW, PJSexual AssaultLife without parole19802018DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
BallardJarvis18BlackLASt. BernardCDC, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJSexual AssaultLife without parole19992021DNAMWIDFCP/FAOMILD
BibbinsGene29BlackLALA ParishCV, IO, SAPR, FA, WH, NW, PJChild Sex AbuseLife19872003DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
BrownDennis16BlackLASt. TammanyIO, JV, SAOF, WH, NW, INTSexual AssaultLife19852005DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
BrownNathan23BlackLAJeffersonIO, SASexual Assault25 years19972014DNAMWIDILD
Castro SantosDarvin20HispanicLASt. BernardIOPR, OF, PJRobbery50 years20122021DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
CharlesClyde26BlackLATerrebonneSASexual AssaultLife19821999DNAMWIDF/MFE
CocoAllen26BlackLACalcasieuIO, SASexual AssaultLife19972006DNAMWID
FloydJohn31WhiteLAOrleansH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19822018DNAFCP/FAOM
GordonKendale18BlackLAOrleansCIU, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife without parole20102021DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
HayesTravis17BlackLAJeffersonH, IO, JVPR, WHMurderLife19982007DNAFCOM
HenryDarrill28BlackLAOrleansH, IOPR, OF, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20112023DNAMWIDOM
HillDarrin26BlackLAOrleansIO, SASexual AssaultCommitted to mental hospital19992012DNAMWID
JacksonWillie17BlackLAJeffersonBM, JV, SASexual Assault40 years19892006DNAMWIDF/MFE
JamesHenry20BlackLAJeffersonSASexual AssaultLife without parole19822011DNAMWIDILD
JohnsonAnthony27BlackLAWashingtonH, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderLife19862010DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
JohnsonRickey26BlackLASabineIO, SASexual AssaultLife without parole19832008DNAMWID
LewisRyan15BlackLAOrleansCV, JVAttempted MurderNot sentenced20042007DNAMWID
MatthewsRyan17BlackLAJeffersonCDC, H, JVPR, WHMurderDeath19992004DNAMWIDP/FAOM
SmithKaliegh31BlackLAOrleansCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole20102021DNAMWIDP/FAOMILD
ThibodeauxDamon21WhiteLAJeffersonCV, H, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19972012DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
WilliamsMichael Anthony16BlackLAJacksonIO, JV, SASexual AssaultLife without parole19812005DNAMWID
WillisCalvin21BlackLACaddoCV, IO, SAOF, WH, NWChild Sex AbuseLife without parole19822003DNAMWIDF/MFEOM