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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 |
| Almodovar, Roberto | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 2017 | 04-26-2017 | |
| Anderson, Tyjuan | Illinois | Winnebago | 2002 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 10 | 19 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2013 | 11-24-2015 |
| Andino, Carlos | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 26 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2021 | 2022 | 08-23-2022 |
| Ayala, David | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 41 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 2023 | 12-21-2023 | |
| Barr, Jonathan | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 85 years | 14 | 14 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2011 | 01-23-2012 |
| Blackmon, Eric | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 14 | 20 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2018 | 01-28-2019 |
| Bouto, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 19 | 17 | White | Male | 2004 | 2015 | 07-02-2018 |
| 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 |
| Burrows, Joseph | Illinois | Iroquois | 1989 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 5 | 35 | White | Male | 1992 | 1994 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Cain, Jeremiah | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 21 | 23 | White | Male | 2012 | 2022 | 08-25-2022 |
| Carini, William | Illinois | Lake | 1992 | 2017 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 26 years | 11 | 28 | White | Male | 1995 | 2002 | 01-10-2017 |
| Casciaro, Mario | Illinois | McHenry | 2013 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 26 years | 2 | 19 | White | Male | 2014 | 2015 | 04-12-2016 |
| Catron, Xavier | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2000 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 7 | 22 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Chatmon, Timothy | Illinois | Winnebago | 1990 | 1995 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 5 | 30 | Black | Male | 1990 | 1995 | 03-10-2014 |
| Coleman, Christopher | Illinois | Peoria | 1995 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 60 years | 19 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2013 | 03-13-2014 |
| Colon, David | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 24 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1993 | 2017 | 08-25-2022 |
| Ellis, Bernard | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2001 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 6 | 26 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2001 | 08-24-2014 |
| Fields, Nathson Edgar | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 2009 | Murder | Death | 17 | 29 | Black | Male | DK | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Fletcher, James Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 15 | 27 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2020 | 02-24-2020 | |
| Frye, Ralph | Illinois | Iroquois | 1989 | 1996 | Murder | Term of Years | 23 years | 7 | 21 | White | Male | 1993 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| 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 | |
| Hampton, Patrick | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2011 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 60 years | 19 | 18 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2002 | 07-06-2014 |
| Harden, James | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 16 | 16 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2011 | 01-23-2012 |
| Harper, Maurice | Illinois | Jackson | 2002 | 2007 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 3 | 23 | Black | Male | DK | 2005 | 08-29-2011 |
| Haynes, Terrence | Illinois | Kankakee | 2000 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 18 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2019 | 06-11-2019 |
| Hernandez, Juan | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 86 years | 21 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 2022 | 08-15-2022 |
| Hernandez, Rosendo | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 23 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 2022 | 08-15-2022 |
| Herrington, Jerry | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 28 | 16 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2020 | 05-06-2025 |
| Holland, Dana | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2003 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 28 years | 8 | 25 | Black | Male | 2003 | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| Horton, John | Illinois | Winnebago | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22 | 17 | Black | Male | 1998 | 2017 | 10-09-2017 | |
| Iglesias, Geraldo | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 16 | 24 | Hispanic | Male | 2018 | 2010 | 01-30-2019 |
| Jackson, Allen | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2006 | 11-28-2018 |
| Janke, Joseph | Illinois | Cook | 2015 | 2023 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 7 | 22 | White | Male | 2013 | 2022 | 07-18-2023 |
| Jimenez, Thaddeus | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2009 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 15 | 13 | Hispanic | Male | 2006 | 2009 | 08-29-2011 |
| Johnson, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 47 years | 6 | 17 | Black | Male | 2012 | 2014 | 02-27-2015 |
| Johnson, Juan | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2004 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 11 | 19 | Black | Male | 2003 | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Johnson, Lumont | Illinois | Winnebago | 2002 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 10 | 29 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2013 | 11-24-2015 |
| Johnson, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 28 | 16 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2025 | 04-26-2025 |
| 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 | |
| Kruger, David | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 12 | 21 | Black | Male | DK | 2001 | 12-02-2024 |
| 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 | |
| McCullough, Jack | Illinois | DeKalb | 2012 | 2016 | Murder | Life | 4 | 18 | White | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 05-02-2016 | |
| McIntosh, Norman | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 13 | 23 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 10-26-2016 |
| Mendoza, Madeline | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 16 | 16 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2009 | 01-10-2023 |
| Mitchell, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 13 | 15 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2008 | 06-11-2017 |
| Montanez, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 22 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 2016 | 07-23-2016 |
| Moore, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 34 years | 9 | 37 | Black | Male | 2012 | 2018 | 08-29-2024 |
| Morales, Miguel | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 21 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 2015 | 11-14-2023 |
| Mulero, Marilyn | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | Death | 27 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2020 | 08-22-2022 | |
| Myles, Roosevelt | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 25 | 29 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2020 | 01-05-2023 |
| Nash, Alprentiss | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 16 | 20 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2012 | 08-30-2012 |
| Negron, William | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 0 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1995 | 04-26-2017 | |
| Nelson, Terry Lee | Illinois | St. Clair | 1989 | 1994 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 0 | 37 | White | Male | 1990 | 1989 | 08-29-2011 |
| Ochoa, Daniel Alberto | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 15 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 12-17-2021 | |
| Ortiz, Edwin | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 17 | 15 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 2010 | 08-06-2024 |
| 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 |
| Porter, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 1999 | Murder | Death | 15 | 27 | Black | Male | 1998 | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Prince, Patrick | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 23 | 19 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2017 | 05-27-2017 |
| Reeves, Marvin | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2009 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 29 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| 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 |
| Rivera, Jacques | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 21 | 23 | Hispanic | Male | 1998 | 2011 | 10-12-2011 |
| Robinson, Allen | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 11 | 21 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2022 | 06-14-2023 |
| Robinson, Louis | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 26 | 28 | Black | Male | 2022 | 2023 | 08-25-2023 |
| Rodriguez, Ricardo | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 21 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 1997 | 2018 | 04-04-2018 |
| Ross, Anthony | Illinois | Winnebago | 2004 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 9 | 21 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2013 | 11-13-2015 |
| Sanders, Rodell | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 20 | 28 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2014 | 07-29-2014 |
| 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 |
| Serrano, Armando | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 22 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 2016 | 07-23-2016 |
| 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 |
| Soto, James | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 41 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 2023 | 12-21-2023 | |
| Steidl, Gordon | Illinois | Edgar | 1987 | 2004 | Murder | Death | 17 | 35 | White | Male | 1988 | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Taylor, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2013 | 06-28-2013 | |
| Taylor, Lavell | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 15 | 19 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2013 | 12-17-2021 |
| Taylor, Patrick | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 12 | 37 | Black | Male | DK | 2023 | 10-30-2023 | |
| Taylor, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 14 | 14 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2011 | 01-15-2012 |
| Thompson, Grover | Illinois | Jefferson | 1981 | 2019 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 15 | 46 | Black | Male | 2008 | 1996 | 02-15-2019 |
| Tinajero, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 22 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2024 | 02-05-2024 |
| Veal, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 8 | 14 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2002 | 01-15-2012 |
| Velez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 15 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 2017 | 12-22-2017 |
| Weston, Demond | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 28 | 17 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2019 | 01-09-2020 |
| Whitlock, Herbert | Illinois | Edgar | 1987 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 21 | 39 | White | Male | 1988 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Williams, Bernard | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 21 | 17 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2019 | 10-02-2023 |
| Williams, Darnell | Illinois | Cook | 2017 | 2020 | Other Violent Misdemeanor | Probation | 0 | 36 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2017 | 06-28-2024 | |
| Williams, Tyrece | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 19 | 22 | Black | Male | 2024 | 2009 | 04-22-2025 |
| 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 |
| Winston, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 5 | 21 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2012 | 07-05-2012 |