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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 |
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| Mayberry, David | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 0 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 04-13-2020 | |
| Mays, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years and 6 months | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-26-2020 | |
| Mays, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 20 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-13-2022 | |
| Mays, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 1 | 22 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-10-2022 | |
| Maysonet, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2010 | 2017 | 11-20-2017 | |
| McAllister, Patrick | Washington | Jefferson | 2012 | 2018 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 20 years and 10 months | 5 | 46 | White | Male | 2017 | 05-17-2018 | |
| McCallum, David | New York | Kings | 1986 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 28 | 16 | Black | Male | 2014 | 10-16-2014 | |
| McCann, Raymond II | Michigan | St. Joseph | 2015 | 2017 | Perjury | Term of Years | 1 year and 8 months | 1 | 45 | White | Male | 2015 | 12-11-2017 | |
| McCarty, Curtis | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1986 | 2007 | Murder | Death | 21 | 20 | White | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| McCarty, Desmond | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-07-2024 | |
| McClain, Anthony | Ohio | Hamilton | 1995 | 2006 | Murder | Term of Years | 18 to life | 11 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 09-05-2013 | |
| McClaugherty, Charles | New Mexico | Bernalillo | 2001 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 2 | 18 | White | Male | 2003 | 07-02-2014 | ||
| McClendon, Sean | Illinois | Cook | 2016 | 2024 | Gun Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 8 years | 6 | 26 | Black | Male | 2022 | 06-03-2025 | |
| McCloud, Armond Jr. | New York | Queens | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 27 | 20 | Black | Male | 2021 | 2023 | 09-12-2023 |
| McCollum, Claude | Michigan | Ingham | 2006 | 2007 | Murder | Life | 2 | 26 | Black | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| McCollum, Henry | North Carolina | Robeson | 1984 | 2014 | Murder | Death | 30 | 19 | Black | Male | 2014 | 09-02-2014 | ||
| McCoy, Isaiah | Delaware | Kent | 2012 | 2017 | Murder | Death | 5 | 22 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2017 | 02-03-2017 | |
| McCoy, Sherman | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2016 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 3 | 20 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-22-2019 | ||
| McCoy, Troshawn | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 03-01-2017 | |
| McCracken, Terence | Pennsylvania | Delaware | 1983 | 1995 | Murder | Life | 3 | 18 | White | Male | 1990 | 1987 | 05-01-2013 | |
| McCray, Antron | New York | New York | 1990 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 5 to 10 years | 6 | 15 | Black | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McCray, Brian | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1993 | 1994 | Murder | Term of Years | 43 years | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 1994 | 10-12-2011 | |
| McCray, Vincent | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 36 | Black | Male | 2001 | 06-01-2022 | |
| McCrimmon, Christopher | Arizona | Pima | 1993 | 1997 | Murder | Death | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| McCuan, Alvin | California | Kern | 1984 | 1996 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 20 to 22 years and 4 months | 12 | 28 | White | Male | 1991 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCuan, Deborah | California | Kern | 1984 | 1996 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 20 to 22 years and 4 months | 12 | 25 | White | Female | 1991 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| McDaniels, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2018 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 12 years | 7 | 40 | Black | Male | 2018 | 11-28-2018 | |
| McDonald, Octayvia | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Female | 2005 | 12-09-2018 | ||
| McDowell, John "Jack" | New Mexico | Sandoval | 2014 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 to Life | 5 | 54 | White | Male | 2019 | 02-10-2020 | |
| McDowell, Vidale | Michigan | Wayne | 2003 | 2004 | Murder | Life | 1 | 18 | Black | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| McGee, Jameel | Fed-MI | Western | 2006 | 2009 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 9 years | 3 | 25 | Black | Male | 2009 | 11-12-2024 | |
| McGhee, Curtis | Iowa | Pottawattamie | 1978 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 25 | 17 | Black | Male | 1991 | 2003 | 05-29-2013 | |
| McGinnis, Damian | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 months | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2014 | 01-09-2024 | |
| McIntosh, Norman | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 13 | 23 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 10-26-2016 |
| McKee, Dean | Florida | Hillsborough | 1988 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 30 | 16 | White | Male | 1998 | 2018 | 02-14-2019 | |
| McKenzie, John | New Jersey | Mercer | 1948 | 1951 | Murder | Death | 3 | 24 | Black | Male | 1951 | |||
| McKoy, James | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 29 years | 8 | 17 | Black | Male | 1975 | 1980 | 11-17-2016 |
| McLaughlin, Mark | Fed-PA | (Eastern) | 1996 | 2000 | Tax Evasion/Fraud | Not Sentenced | 0 | 30 | White | Male | 1998 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McLaughlin, Russell | Fed-PA | (Eastern) | 1996 | 1998 | Tax Evasion/Fraud | Not Sentenced | 3 | 36 | White | Male | 1998 | 1998 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McLean, Melvin | New Jersey | Camden | 2007 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Unknown | 3 | 42 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2022 | ||
| McMillian, Walter | Alabama | Monroe | 1988 | 1993 | Murder | Death | 5 | 45 | Black | Male | 1991 | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McMullen, Edward | Ohio | Miami | 1956 | 1965 | Murder | Life | 10 | 28 | White | Male | 1965 | |||
| McNairy, Andre | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 9 years | 6 | 44 | Black | Male | 2015 | 11-28-2018 | |
| McNenney, Edward | New York | New York | 2008 | 2011 | Fraud | Term of Years | 90 days | 0 | 40 | White | Male | 2008 | 06-25-2013 | |
| McPherson, Kenneth | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1995 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 24 | 20 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-07-2019 | ||
| Melendez, Juan Roberto | Florida | Polk | 1984 | 2002 | Murder | Death | 17 | 32 | Hispanic | Male | 1994 | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Mellen, Susan | California | Los Angeles | 1998 | 2014 | Murder | Life without parole | 16 | 42 | White | Female | 2014 | 10-10-2014 | ||
| Melock, Robert | Illinois | Lake | 1989 | 2024 | Murder | Death | 35 | 22 | White | Male | 2024 | 01-02-2025 | ||
| Mena, Enrique | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 2 | 29 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 04-12-2021 | |
| Mendoza, Madeline | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 16 | 16 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2009 | 01-10-2023 |
| Mendoza, Michael | Rhode Island | Providence | 1994 | 2025 | Murder | Life | Life | 22 | 35 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-15-2025 | |
| Menendez, Ceaser | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2001 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 12 years | 6 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 2001 | 05-18-2012 |
| Merrill, Thomas | California | Orange | 1991 | 1995 | Murder | Life | 4 | 24 | White | Male | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Merritt, George | New Jersey | Union | 1968 | 1980 | Murder | Life | 11 | 24 | Black | Male | 1980 | |||
| Merritt, Gilbert III | Virginia | Norfolk City | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 20 | 22 | Black | Male | 2019 | 2022 | 04-04-2024 |
| Mersereau, Adam | Wyoming | Converse | 2010 | 2012 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 18 to 24 years | 2 | 23 | White | Male | 2012 | 05-27-2017 | |
| Meyers, Terrence | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1993 | 2010 | Murder | Life without parole | 15 | 21 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Michaels, Margaret Kelly | New Jersey | Essex | 1988 | 1994 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 47 years | 5 | 22 | White | Female | 1993 | 02-21-2012 | |
| Miles, Richard | Texas | Dallas | 1995 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 14 | 19 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2009 | 05-19-2012 |
| Milke, Debra | Arizona | Maricopa | 1990 | 2015 | Murder | Death | 23 | 25 | White | Female | 2013 | 03-19-2015 | ||
| Miller, Benjamin | Connecticut | Fairfield | 1973 | 1989 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 16 | 42 | White | Male | 1989 | 12-21-2012 | |
| Miller, Dion | New Jersey | Hudson | 2006 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 17 | 33 | Black | Male | 2023 | 08-14-2023 | |
| Miller, Gina | California | Kern | 1985 | 1991 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 5 | 25 | White | Female | 1989 | 1990 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Miller, John | Texas | Rains | 1989 | 1994 | Murder | Life | 4 | 42 | White | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Miller, John | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1998 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 21 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2019 | 08-05-2019 | |
| Miller, Lloyd Eldon | Illinois | Hancock | 1956 | 1971 | Murder | Death | 10 | 29 | White | Male | 1967 | |||
| Miller, Thomas | Florida | Hillsborough | 1997 | 2001 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 15 years | 0 | 19 | White | Male | 1997 | 1997 | 01-29-2014 |
| Mills, Damian | North Carolina | Buncombe | 2001 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 12 years | 9 | 20 | Black | Male | 2010 | 10-11-2015 | |
| Mills, Denise | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2025 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 180 days | 0 | 53 | Black | Female | 2014 | 05-05-2025 | |
| Minnitt, Andre | Arizona | Pima | 1993 | 2002 | Murder | Death | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Minsky, Gerald | Fed-KY | (Eastern) | 1991 | 1992 | Fraud | Term of Years | 1 year and 6 months | 0 | 42 | White | Male | 1991 | 12-12-2012 | |
| Minton, Samuel Scott | Tennessee | Bradley | 1994 | 2025 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 76 years | 31 | 20 | White | Male | 2024 | 05-01-2025 | |
| Miranda, Adam | California | Los Angeles | 1983 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 0 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1983 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Misch, Eric | Ohio | Lucas | 1993 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years to life | 26 | 16 | White | Male | 2016 | 2020 | 12-08-2024 |
| Mitchel, Albert | New York | Kings | 2007 | 2008 | Drug Possession or Sale | Not Sentenced | 0 | 42 | Black | Male | 2007 | 09-03-2013 | ||
| Mitchell, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 31 years | 12 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-29-2025 | |
| Mitchell, DeQuentun | Texas | Harris | 2016 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2017 | 07-15-2024 | |
| Mitchell, Keith | District of Columbia | 1994 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 36 to life | 21 | 18 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2015 | 04-21-2015 | |
| Mitchell, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 13 | 15 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2008 | 06-11-2017 |
| Mitchell, Melvin | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 4 | 50 | Black | Male | 2017 | 07-15-2024 | |
| Modahl, Jeffrey | California | Kern | 1986 | 1999 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 48 years | 13 | 29 | White | Male | 1987 | 1999 | 08-29-2011 |
| Moldowan, Jeffrey | Michigan | Macomb | 1991 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 60 to 90 years | 11 | 20 | White | Male | DK | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Molen, Michael Scott | Idaho | Boise | 2007 | 2014 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 20 years | 7 | 44 | White | Male | 2014 | 09-22-2018 | |
| Molette, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 1 | 28 | Black | Male | 2007 | 04-27-2023 | |
| Monroe, Beverly | Virginia | Powhatan | 1992 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 22 years | 9 | 54 | White | Female | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Monson, Lamarr | Michigan | Wayne | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 to 50 years | 20 | 23 | Black | Male | 2017 | 08-26-2017 | |
| Montalvo, Noel | Pennsylvania | York | 2003 | 2023 | Murder | Death | 21 | 33 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 01-18-2024 | ||
| Montanez, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 22 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 2016 | 07-23-2016 |
| Montes, Roy | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 1999 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 3 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1999 | 12-11-2020 |
| Montgomery, James | Illinois | Lake | 1924 | 1949 | Sexual Assault | Life | 26 | 30 | Black | Male | 1949 | |||
| Montilla, Carlos | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1988 | 1990 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 to 5 years | 1 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 10-06-2016 | |
| Montoya, Lorenzo | Colorado | Denver | 2000 | 2014 | Murder | Life without parole | 14 | 14 | Hispanic | Male | 2014 | 06-19-2014 | ||
| Mooney, Thomas J. | California | San Francisco | 1917 | 1939 | Murder | Death | 22 | 24 | White | Male | 1939 | |||
| Moore, Christopher | Michigan | Berrien | 2006 | 2011 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | Black | Male | 2007 | 09-13-2022 | |||
| Moore, Curtis | Virginia | Greensville | 1978 | 2010 | Murder | Life | 3 | 32 | Black | Male | 1981 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Moore, Daniel Wade | Alabama | Morgan | 2002 | 2009 | Murder | Death | 5 | 24 | White | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Moore, Elgen | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-10-2022 | ||
| Moore, James | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 1 | 45 | Black | Male | 2007 | 12-09-2018 | |
| Moore, Joe | Texas | Swisher | 1999 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 90 years | 4 | 55 | Black | Male | 2003 | 05-18-2022 | |
| Moore, Kenneth | Ohio | Pike | 1995 | 2004 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 to Life | 9 | 45 | White | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 |