Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Terms with fewer than three characters (e.g., "IQ") are ignored in searches. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected.

Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page.

Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter.

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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Algarin, Albert New York Bronx 1985 1990 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 4.6 21 Hispanic Male 1990 02-26-2012
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.9 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Ballard, Frances Tennessee Shelby 1987 1993 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 0.2 54 White Female 1988 03-21-2013
Beauchamp, Franklin New York Bronx 1986 1989 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 75 years 3.3 27 Hispanic Male 1989 02-26-2012
Craig, Sandra Maryland Howard 1987 1991 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 4.3 37 Black Female 1991 02-21-2012
Dove, Gayle Texas El Paso 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.4 41 White Female 1989 07-15-2012
Grady, Nathaniel New York Bronx 1986 1997 Child Sex Abuse 45 years 10.5 43 Black Male 1996 02-26-2012
Green, Doris Washington Chelan 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 4.5 34 White Female 1999 02-17-2012
Keller, Daniel Texas Travis 1992 2017 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 21.0 49 White Male 2013 06-24-2017
Keller, Frances Texas Travis 1992 2017 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 21.0 41 White Female 2013 06-24-2017
Kelly, Robert North Carolina Chowan 1992 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3.4 40 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse 47 years 5.0 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012
Ramos, Alberto New York Bronx 1985 1994 Child Sex Abuse 8 1/3 to 25 years 7.0 21 Hispanic Male 1992 02-26-2012
Smith, Nancy Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse 30 to 90 years 14.5 35 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Snowden, Harold Grant Florida Miami-Dade 1986 1998 Child Sex Abuse 50 to Life 12.1 37 White Male 1998 02-23-2012
Strughold, James Missouri St. Louis 1997 1999 Child Sex Abuse 30 days 0.1 53 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Torres, Jesus New York Bronx 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 40 years 4.0 29 Hispanic Male 1990 02-26-2012
Town, Meredith Washington Chelan 1994 2000 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 5.9 36 White Male 2000 02-18-2012
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.7 22 White Female 1995 08-29-2011