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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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BaileyJherelle27BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale1 year20102010P/FAOM
BakerKevin23BlackNJCamdenH, IOMurder60 to life19962020P/FAF/MFEILD
BallardNathanielBlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 years20082010P/FAOM
BarnesJoel26BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleUnknown20092010P/FAOM
BecerraGilbert19BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale1 year20092010P/FAOM
BeverlyShawn30BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale2 years and 9 months20082010P/FAOM
CassAlbert44BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWWeapon Possession or Sale5 years20082010P/FAOM
ContrerasAngel18HispanicNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20062010P/FAOM
CottleCharles22BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale5 years20082009P/FAOM
DembyRonald42BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 years20082009P/FAOM
FrazierBryheem23BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale5 years20082009P/FAOM
GibsonPaul47BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20072010P/FAOM
GrahamWilliamBlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale3 years20082010P/FAOM
Harris IIIJames24BlackNJCamdenH, JIMurder75 years20152023P/FA
HendersonRobert52BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20072009P/FAOM
HendersonRobert54BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale3 years20092010P/FAOM
HillTaron18BlackNJCamdenCIU, H, JIMurder60 years20062021MWIDP/FAILD
McLeanMelvin42BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleUnknown20072010P/FAOM
PitmanPerman34BlackNJCamdenH, PPR, WHManslaughter5 years20072010P/FAOM
PittsKenneth33BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleUnknown20092010P/FAOM
RolaxAntwyne23BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or SaleUnknown20082009P/FAOM
RuizOscar34HispanicNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20092010P/FAOM
ShawFrank50BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or Sale4 years20082009P/FAOM
StewartGeorge28BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale2 years20092009P/FAOM
TrocheJuan41HispanicNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or Sale5 years20092010P/FAOM
VegaJose33HispanicNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NW, PJDrug Possession or SaleProbation20092010P/FAOM
WashingtonSean23BlackNJCamdenH, IOMurder60 to life19962020P/FAF/MFEILD
WaysAnthony19BlackNJCamdenHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19912005MWIDP/FAOM
WhitleyHarold33BlackNJCamdenNC, POF, WH, NWDrug Possession or SaleProbation20082010P/FAOM