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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 see 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 displays 15 variables
for all exonerations

OM Tags displays 11 variables
for cases with Official Misconduct

  • 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 !​
Race
Tags
OM Tags
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AdamsLaurence19BlackMASuffolkH, JIPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19742004P/FAOMILD
AjamuKwame17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
AmrineJoseph28BlackMOColeH, JIOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19862003P/FAOMILD
BrandleyClarence29BlackTXMontgomeryCV, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19811990P/FAOM
BrewerKennedy21BlackMSNoxubeeBM, CV, H, IO, JI, SAFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19952008DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
BridgemanWiley20BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
BrightDan L.35BlackLAOrleansHPR, WHMurderDeath19962004MWIDOMILD
BrownAlfred21BlackTXHarrisCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath20052015MWIDP/FAOM
BrownLeon15BlackNCRobesonCDC, CV, H, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19842014DNAFCP/FAOM
BrownSherwood24BlackMSDeSotoBM, CV, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19952021DNAP/FAF/MFE
BrowningPaul29BlackNVClarkHPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19862020DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ButlerSabrina18BlackMSLowndesCV, F, H, NCPR, NWMurderDeath19901995FCF/MFEOM
ChapmanGlen Edward24BlackNCCatawbaHPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19942008P/FAOMILD
ClemmonsEric23BlackMOColeHOF, WHMurderDeath19872000MWIDOM
CousinShareef16BlackLAOrleansH, JVPR, WHMurderDeath19961999MWIDOM
CrawfordRodricus22BlackLACaddoCV, H, NCPR, NWMurderDeath20132017F/MFEOM
DouglasYancy19BlackOKClevelandCV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19952009P/FAOM
FieldsNathson Edgar29BlackILCookHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath19862009P/FAOMILD
FinchCharles38BlackNCWilsonH, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19762019MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
FlowersCurtis26BlackMSMontgomeryH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19972020MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
FordGlenn34BlackLACaddoHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJMurderDeath19842014P/FAF/MFEOMILD
Geralds, Jr.Hubert30BlackILCookH, SAMurderDeath19972000DNAFC
GravesAnthony26BlackTXBurlesonA, CDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19942010P/FAF/MFEOM
GreenJoseph36BlackFLBradfordHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19932000P/FAOM
GriffinReginald22BlackMORandolphHPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19882013P/FAOM
HarrisBenjamin37BlackWAPierceHMurderDeath19841997FCILD
HintonAnthony29BlackALJeffersonHMurderDeath19862015MWIDF/MFEILD
HobleyMadison26BlackILCookA, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19902003MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HoffmanJonathon41BlackNCUnionHPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19962007P/FAOM
HoltonRudolph33BlackFLHillsboroughCV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath19862003DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
HowardStanley21BlackILCookHOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19872003FCP/FAOM
HowardTimothy23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
Howard, Jr.Eddie Lee38BlackMSLowndesBM, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19942021DNAFCF/MFEILD
HudsonLarry19BlackLAOrleansCDC, HOF, WHMurderDeath19671993MWIDP/FAOM
JacksonRicky18BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
JamesGary Lamar23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JamisonDerrick23BlackOHHamiltonCDC, HPR, WH, NWMurderDeath19852005P/FAOM
JimersonVerneal25BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19851996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JohnsonKareem18BlackPAPhiladelphiaH, JIMurderDeath20072020P/FAF/MFEILD
JohnsonRoderick20BlackPABerksCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19972020FCP/FAOM
JonesLevon 28BlackNCDuplinCDC, HOF, WHMurderDeath19932008P/FAOMILD
JonesRonald34BlackILCookH, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19891999DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
JonesTroy Lee30BlackCAMercedHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath19821996OMILD
KitchenRonald22BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INTMurderDeath19902009FCP/FAOM
KylesCurtis24BlackLAOrleansHPR, WHMurderDeath19841998MWIDP/FAOM
LawsonCarl23BlackILSt. ClairCV, HMurderDeath19901996F/MFEILD
ManningWillie24BlackMSOktibbehaHOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19962015P/FAOM
MatthewsRyan17BlackLAJeffersonCDC, H, JVPR, WHMurderDeath19992004DNAMWIDP/FAOM
McCollumHenry19BlackNCRobesonCDC, CV, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19842014DNAFCP/FAOM
McCoyIsaiah22BlackDEKentCDC, HPR, NW, PLMurderDeath20122017P/FAOM
McCrimmonChristopher20BlackAZPimaHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19931997P/FAOM
McMillianWalter45BlackALMonroeCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19881993P/FAOM
Miller, Jr.Robert Lee27BlackOKOklahomaH, SAMurderDeath19882017DNAFCF/MFE
MinnittAndre21BlackAZPimaHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19932002P/FAOM
MirandaRoberto38BlackNVClarkCDC, HMurderDeath19821996P/FAILD
MorrisOscar33BlackCALos AngelesCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19832000P/FAOM
MunsonAdolph37BlackOKCusterH, JIPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderDeath19851995MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
NelsonGary29BlackGAChathamCV, H, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19801991P/FAF/MFEOMILD
OrangeLeroy32BlackILCookA, CDC, CV, HOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19852003FCP/FAOMILD
PattersonAaron21BlackILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderDeath19892003FCP/FAOM
PorterAnthony27BlackILCookHMurderDeath19831999MWIDP/FA
PowellParis19BlackOKClevelandCV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19972009P/FAOM
Randolph IVSamuel29BlackPADauphinCV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath20032022P/FAOMILD
RichardsonJames Joseph31BlackFLDeSotoCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19681989P/FAOM
SmithCharles29BlackINAllenCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19831991P/FAOMILD
SmithFrank Lee37BlackFLBrowardCV, H, IO, PH, SAPR, OF, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19862000DNAMWIDFCP/FAOM
SmithSteven37BlackILCookHPR, NW, PLMurderDeath19861999P/FAOM
ThompsonJohn22BlackLAOrleansCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19852003MWIDP/FAOM
WashingtonEarl22BlackVACulpeperH, SAMurderDeath19842000DNAFCF/MFEILD
WilliamsBarry19BlackCALos AngelesH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19862021MWIDP/FAOMILD
WilliamsChristopher29BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, CV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19932019P/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilliamsDennis21BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19781996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
Williams, Jr.Clifford33BlackFLDuvalCIU, H, IOPR, WHMurderDeath19762019MWIDOMILD
WilsonHarold C.30BlackPAPhiladelphiaHPR, NWMurderDeath19892005DNAOM