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| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Term of Years | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Year of recantation | Date of Release | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy, Christopher | Illinois | Cook | 1987 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 17 | White | Male | 2006 | 2015 | 02-13-2015 | |
| Abrego, Eruby | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 18 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2012 | 2022 | 08-25-2022 |
| Almendarez, Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Bradford, Marcellius | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Kidnapping | Term of Years | 12 years | 6 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 1994 | 08-29-2011 |
| Brown, Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 37 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2017 | 11-26-2017 | |
| Brown, Marcel | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 8 | 18 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2018 | 07-24-2018 |
| Cain, Jeremiah | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 21 | 23 | White | Male | 2012 | 2022 | 08-25-2022 |
| Cruz, Rolando | Illinois | DuPage | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Death | 11 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Drew, Frank | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 23 | 16 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2022 | 04-10-2024 |
| Frye, Ralph | Illinois | Iroquois | 1989 | 1996 | Murder | Term of Years | 23 years | 7 | 21 | White | Male | 1993 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Galvan, John | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 33 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Gardner, Lewis | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 12 | 15 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2007 | 06-24-2014 |
| Gecht, David | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 22 | 18 | White | Male | 2011 | 2022 | 08-04-2022 |
| Gibson, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 23 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2019 | 05-04-2019 | |
| Gonzalez, Alfredo | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 32 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-23-2022 | |
| Gray, Adam | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 14 | White | Male | 2006 | 2017 | 05-12-2017 | |
| Gray, Paula | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 2002 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 7 | 17 | Black | Female | 1994 | 1985 | 08-29-2011 |
| Harris, Lee | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 31 | 34 | Black | Male | 2003 | 2023 | 04-08-2023 |
| Hernandez, Alejandro | Illinois | DuPage | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Death | 11 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Herrington, Jerry | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 28 | 16 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2020 | 05-06-2025 |
| Hobley, Madison | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 12 | 26 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Horton, John | Illinois | Winnebago | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22 | 17 | Black | Male | 1998 | 2017 | 10-09-2017 | |
| Jackson, Jeremy | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 20 | 16 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2022 | 07-26-2022 |
| Kelly, Thomas | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 22 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2024 | 02-05-2024 |
| Kitchen, Ronald | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2009 | Murder | Death | 19 | 22 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Kluppelberg, James | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2012 | Murder | Life | 23 | 18 | White | Male | 2007 | 2012 | 05-31-2012 | |
| Kwil, Richard | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 23 | 19 | Native American | Male | 2011 | 2023 | 04-24-2023 |
| Martinez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 22 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2023 | 03-03-2023 |
| Maysonet, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2010 | 2017 | 11-20-2017 | |
| Mitchell, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 13 | 15 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2008 | 06-11-2017 |
| Mulero, Marilyn | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | Death | 27 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2020 | 08-22-2022 | |
| Nanez, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Ochoa, Daniel Alberto | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 15 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 12-17-2021 | |
| Ollins, Calvin | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Murder | Life without parole | 14 | 14 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Patrick, Deon | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 20 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2014 | 01-10-2014 | |
| Patterson, Aaron | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 13 | 21 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Phillips, Paul | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 12 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2007 | 06-24-2014 |
| Prince, Patrick | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 23 | 19 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2017 | 05-27-2017 |
| Reyna, Tyrone | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 13 | 15 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 2007 | 11-14-2023 |
| Rios, Jaime | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 36 years | 17 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2020 | 2008 | 09-06-2022 |
| Santos, Edar Duarte | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 12 years | 0 | 26 | Hispanic | Male | 2002 | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Savory, Johnnie | Illinois | Peoria | 1977 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 to 100 years | 29 | 14 | Black | Male | 1983 | 2006 | 02-02-2015 |
| Sharp, Shainne | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 8 | 16 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2002 | 01-23-2012 |
| Simon, Alstory | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 37 years | 15 | 32 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2014 | 10-31-2014 |
| Strong, Jason | Illinois | Lake | 2000 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 46 years | 15 | 24 | White | Male | 2010 | 2015 | 05-30-2015 |
| Taylor, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2013 | 06-28-2013 | |
| Taylor, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 14 | 14 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2011 | 01-15-2012 |
| Tinajero, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 22 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2024 | 02-05-2024 |
| Tyler, Sean | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 58 years | 23 | 17 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2019 | 10-12-2021 |
| Veal, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 8 | 14 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2002 | 01-15-2012 |
| Washington, Wayne | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 11 | 20 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2007 | 02-12-2015 |
| Weston, Demond | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 28 | 17 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2019 | 01-09-2020 |
| Williams, Bernard | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 21 | 17 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2019 | 10-02-2023 |
| Wilson, Jackie | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 35 | 21 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2018 | 10-16-2020 | |
| Wilson, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2006 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 7 | 41 | Black | Male | 2006 | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wrice, Stanley | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Life | 31 | 28 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 12-12-2013 | |
| Wright, David | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2022 | 04-20-2023 |