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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 |
| Aguirre, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 4 | 28 | Hispanic | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Allen, James | Illinois | Cook | 1987 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 0 | 34 | Black | Male | 1987 | 09-27-2021 | ||
| Almendarez, Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Andersen, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 25 | 19 | White | Male | 2007 | 08-15-2015 | |
| Andrews, James | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 23 | 21 | Black | Male | 2007 | 12-21-2012 | ||
| Bailey, Kevin | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 27 | 19 | Black | Male | 2018 | 02-03-2018 | |
| Banks, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 1990 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 5 | 20 | Black | Male | 1990 | 07-11-2019 | |
| Batchelor, Corey | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 13 | 19 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-03-2018 | |
| Bates, David | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 9 | 18 | Black | Male | 1994 | 01-30-2015 | |
| Benitez, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 10-05-2023 | ||
| Bradford, Marcellius | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Kidnapping | Term of Years | 12 years | 6 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 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 |
| Caine, Eric | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 22 | 20 | Black | Male | 2011 | 08-31-2011 | ||
| Castillo, Miguel | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2001 | Murder | Term of Years | 48 years | 9 | 35 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Coleman, Nevest | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 25 | Black | Male | 2017 | 12-04-2017 | ||
| Drew, Frank | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 23 | 16 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2022 | 04-10-2024 |
| Edwards, James | Illinois | Lake | 1996 | 2012 | Murder | Life without parole | 1 | 44 | Black | Male | 1997 | 06-10-2012 | ||
| Escamilla, Nicholas | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 29 years | 14 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2008 | 11-14-2023 | |
| Fauntleroy, David | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 22 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 12-21-2012 | ||
| Frye, Ralph | Illinois | Iroquois | 1989 | 1996 | Murder | Term of Years | 23 years | 7 | 21 | White | Male | 1993 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Fulton, Darryl | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 26 | Black | Male | 2017 | 12-04-2017 | ||
| Galvan, John | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 33 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Gibson, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 23 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2019 | 05-04-2019 | |
| Gomez, Ariel | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 19 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 02-20-2018 | |
| Gonzalez, Alfredo | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 32 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-23-2022 | |
| Gonzalez, Angel | Illinois | Lake | 1995 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 55 years | 20 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 03-12-2015 | |
| Harris, Nicole | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2013 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 7 | 23 | Black | Female | 2013 | 06-17-2013 | |
| Harris, Rodney | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2013 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 15 years | 8 | 15 | Black | Male | 2010 | 04-11-2017 | |
| Herrington, Jerry | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 28 | 16 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2020 | 05-06-2025 |
| Hester, Lee Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1961 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 11 | 14 | Black | Male | 1972 | 01-23-2020 | |
| Hill, Harold | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 10 | 16 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Howard, Stanley | Illinois | Cook | 1987 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 16 | 21 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Jackson, Jeremy | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 20 | 16 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2022 | 07-26-2022 |
| Jakes, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 19 | 15 | Black | Male | 2012 | 05-16-2018 | |
| Jones, Melvin | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 1989 | Murder | Life without parole | 6 | 30 | Black | Male | 1989 | 05-18-2013 | ||
| Jones, Ronald | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 1999 | Murder | Death | 10 | 34 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Kelly, Thomas | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 22 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2024 | 02-05-2024 |
| Kittler, Eric | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2002 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 3 | 15 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Martinez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 22 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2023 | 03-03-2023 |
| Maxson, Mark | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 31 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-02-2016 | ||
| Mulero, Marilyn | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | Death | 27 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2020 | 08-22-2022 | |
| Orange, Leroy | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 18 | 32 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Ortiz, Luis | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 3 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Pittman, Marcellous | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 15 | 18 | Black | Male | 2020 | 10-26-2022 | |
| Prince, Patrick | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 23 | 19 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2017 | 05-27-2017 |
| Reed, Gerald | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 27 | 26 | Black | Male | 2021 | 06-03-2024 | ||
| Reyna, Tyrone | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 13 | 15 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 2007 | 11-14-2023 |
| Richardson, Harold | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 14 | 16 | Black | Male | 2011 | 01-27-2012 | |
| Rios, Jaime | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 36 years | 17 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2020 | 2008 | 09-06-2022 |
| Rivera, Juan | Illinois | Lake | 1993 | 2012 | Murder | Life | 18 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2012 | 02-07-2012 | ||
| Rollins, Lafonso | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2004 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 75 years | 10 | 17 | Black | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Santiago, Fabian | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 25 | 16 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 10-22-2023 | |
| Santos, Edar Duarte | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 12 years | 0 | 26 | Hispanic | Male | 2002 | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Saunders, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 14 | 15 | Black | Male | 2011 | 01-27-2012 | |
| Savory, Johnnie | Illinois | Peoria | 1977 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 to 100 years | 29 | 14 | Black | Male | 1983 | 2006 | 02-02-2015 |
| Smith, Alonzo | Illinois | Cook | 1984 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 18 | 35 | Black | Male | 2002 | 03-21-2017 | |
| Strong, Jason | Illinois | Lake | 2000 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 46 years | 15 | 24 | White | Male | 2010 | 2015 | 05-30-2015 |
| Taylor, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 14 | 14 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2011 | 01-15-2012 |
| Thames, Vincent | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 13 | 17 | Black | Male | 2011 | 01-27-2012 | |
| Walker, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 23 | Black | Male | 2020 | 08-26-2020 | ||
| Walker, Xavier | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 15 | 19 | Black | Male | 2019 | 01-02-2020 | |
| Whirl, Shawn | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 24 | 20 | Black | Male | 2015 | 10-22-2015 | |
| Williams, Cordell | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 27 | 19 | Black | Male | 2022 | 12-20-2022 | ||
| Wright, David | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2022 | 04-20-2023 | |
| Young, Dan Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 10 | 30 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 |