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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanzillo, Luigi | Connecticut | New Haven | 1918 | 1928 | Murder | Life | 10 | 18 | White | Male | 1928 | |||
| Lape, Michael Bruce | Texas | Montgomery | 2012 | 2013 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 25 years | 0 | 27 | White | Male | 2013 | 05-01-2013 | |
| LaPena, Frank | Nevada | Clark | 1977 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 20 | 35 | White | Male | 1997 | 08-30-2021 | ||
| Lapointe, Richard | Connecticut | Tolland | 1992 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 41 | White | Male | 2015 | 10-10-2015 | ||
| Lara, Jose | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1997 | 12-14-2021 | |
| Larkin, Francis | Fed-WI | (Eastern) | 1991 | 1999 | Robbery | Term of Years | 32 years and 6 months | 9 | 55 | White | Male | 1999 | 08-31-2011 | |
| Larkins, Ronald | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 1986 | 2006 | Murder | Life without parole | 16 | 33 | Black | Male | 2003 | 04-21-2014 | ||
| Larkman, Edward | New York | Erie | 1926 | 1933 | Murder | Death | 8 | 24 | White | Male | 1933 | |||
| Larry, Harleme | Florida | Pasco | 2013 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 6 | 14 | Black | Male | 2019 | 10-14-2019 | ||
| Larsen, Daniel | California | Los Angeles | 1999 | 2014 | Other Nonviolent Felony | Term of Years | 28 to life | 14 | 30 | White | Male | 2013 | 01-27-2014 | |
| Larson, Hollis | Minnesota | Goodhue | 2008 | 2015 | Threats | Term of Years | 2 years and 5 months | 1 | 43 | White | Male | 2009 | 08-20-2018 | |
| Larson, Robert E. | Washington | Spokane | 2009 | 2013 | Robbery | Term of Years | 20 years | 4 | 27 | White | Male | 2013 | 07-26-2013 | |
| Latta, Jacqueline | Indiana | LaPorte | 1990 | 2002 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 11 | 27 | White | Female | 2001 | 07-13-2016 | |
| Latta, Roger | Indiana | LaPorte | 1990 | 2002 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 11 | 26 | White | Male | 2001 | 07-13-2016 | |
| Laudig, Jessie | Indiana | Marion | 2018 | 2022 | Sex Offender Registration | Term of Years | 8 months and 10 days | 1 | 36 | White | Male | 2019 | 06-28-2022 | |
| Laughman, Barry | Pennsylvania | Adams | 1988 | 2004 | Murder | Life | 15 | 24 | White | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Lavernia, Carlos Marcos | Texas | Travis | 1985 | 2000 | Sexual Assault | Life | 16 | 29 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Lawrence, Darrian Mark | Florida | Miami-Dade | 2000 | 2005 | Murder | Life | 5 | 20 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-12-2013 | ||
| Lawrence, Freddie Joe | Montana | Lewis and Clark | 1995 | 2018 | Murder | Life | 100 years | 23 | 31 | White | Male | 2018 | 06-13-2018 | |
| Lawrence, Shawn | New York | Suffolk | 2015 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 to life | 3 | 37 | Black | Male | 2017 | 02-19-2018 | |
| Lawson, Carl | Illinois | St. Clair | 1990 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 6 | 23 | Black | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Lawson, Samuel | Oregon | Douglas | 2005 | 2014 | Murder | Life | 8 | 28 | White | Male | 2014 | 03-11-2014 | ||
| Lawson, Tyree | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2009 | 2018 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 14 to 28 years | 2 | 27 | Black | Male | 2011 | 02-21-2023 | |
| Lawton, Steven | Virginia | Newport News City | 1990 | 1997 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 72 years | 6 | 37 | Black | Male | 1996 | 1997 | 02-18-2016 |
| Lazar, Steven | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2010 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 13 | 22 | White | Male | 2023 | 04-10-2023 | ||
| Lazzell, David | Louisiana | Iberia | 1991 | 2007 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0 | 32 | White | Male | 1995 | 1991 | 12-17-2012 | |
| Lea, Joe | California | Solano | 2000 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 16 to life | 9 | 24 | Hispanic | Male | 2007 | 2009 | 02-12-2013 |
| Leadon, Bruce | Texas | Harris | 2008 | 2022 | Robbery | Term of Years | 60 years | 3 | 23 | Black | Male | 2011 | 01-30-2023 | |
| Leaks, Marie | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 44 | Black | Female | 2009 | 02-14-2022 | |
| Leap, Earnest | Missouri | Jackson | 1992 | 2016 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0 | 31 | White | Male | 2007 | 1992 | 08-22-2016 | |
| Leaster, Bobby Joe | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1971 | 1986 | Murder | Life | 16 | 21 | Black | Male | 1986 | |||
| Leath, Raynella Dossett | Tennessee | Knox | 2010 | 2017 | Murder | Life | 6 | 54 | White | Female | 2016 | 06-02-2017 | ||
| Leblanc, David | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 10 days | 0 | 43 | White | Male | 2014 | 01-14-2015 | |
| Leckington, Mark | Iowa | Scott | 2004 | 2008 | Other Nonviolent Felony | Term of Years | 20 years | 1 | 38 | White | Male | 2005 | 11-07-2022 | |
| Ledbetter, Miles H. | California | Los Angeles | 1929 | 1931 | Bribery | Term of Years | 1 to 14 years | 1 | White | Male | 1931 | |||
| Lee, Ah | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1988 | 2004 | Murder | Life | 16 | 20 | Asian | Male | 2004 | 10-25-2014 | ||
| Lee, Chol Soo | California | San Francisco | 1974 | 1982 | Murder | Life | 8 | 21 | Asian | Male | 1982 | |||
| Lee, Han Tak | Pennsylvania | Monroe | 1990 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 24 | 54 | Asian | Male | 2014 | 12-28-2015 | ||
| Lee, Hugh C. | Fed-GA | 1924 | 1925 | Robbery | Term of Years | 5 years | 0 | 35 | Don't Know | Male | 1925 | |||
| Lee, Koua Fong | Minnesota | Ramsey | 2007 | 2010 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 8 years | 3 | 28 | Asian | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Lee, Lawrence William Jr. | Georgia | Wayne | 1987 | 2015 | Murder | Death | 28 | 25 | White | Male | DK | 2015 | 01-18-2016 | |
| Lee, Martel | Wisconsin | Kenosha | 2024 | 2025 | Sexual Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 16 | Black | Male | 2024 | 02-05-2025 | ||
| Lee, Ralph | New Jersey | Passaic | 1996 | 2018 | Murder | Life | 22 | 30 | Black | Male | 2017 | 04-18-2018 | ||
| Lee, Wilbert | Florida | Gulf | 1963 | 1975 | Murder | Death | 12 | 28 | Black | Male | 1975 | |||
| Lee, William | Michigan | Wayne | 2007 | 2010 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 15 to 30 years | 3 | 17 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | |
| LeFever, Virginia | Ohio | Licking | 1990 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 21 | 37 | White | Female | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Legion, Anthony | Michigan | Wayne | 2001 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 27 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2020 | 10-26-2020 | |
| Lehmer, Joel | Iowa | Pottawattamie | 1997 | 1998 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 15 years | 1 | 32 | White | Male | 1998 | 07-29-2012 | |
| Leka, Sami | New York | Kings | 1990 | 2002 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 12 | 33 | White | Male | 1991 | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lemons, Anthony | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 21 to life | 17 | 19 | Black | Male | 2012 | 12-30-2014 | |
| Lemus, David | New York | New York | 1992 | 2007 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 13 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Lenoir, Thomas | Illinois | Cook | 2017 | 2022 | Theft | Term of Years | 8 years and 6 months | 3 | 55 | Black | Male | 2021 | 12-12-2022 | |
| Leonard, Keevin | Fed-NY | (Eastern) | 2009 | 2016 | Fraud | Term of Years | 2 years and 10 months | 0 | 42 | White | Male | 2009 | 01-25-2017 | |
| Leone, George | California | Orange | 1974 | 1975 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0 | 30 | White | Male | 1975 | 08-28-2020 | ||
| Lerma, Roumaldo | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 21 days | 0 | 42 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 10-30-2015 | |
| Lesher, Harvey | California | Los Angeles | 1928 | 1930 | Murder | Life | 2 | 27 | White | Male | 1930 | |||
| Lester, C. Elizabeth | New Jersey | Somerset | 1935 | 1951 | Forgery | Term of Years | 0.75 years | 1 | 46 | White | Female | 1936 | ||
| Letcher, Donald | South Dakota | McCook | 1995 | 1996 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 5 years | 1 | 29 | White | Male | 1996 | 03-31-2014 | |
| Letemps, Jules | Florida | Orange | 1989 | 2016 | Sexual Assault | Life | 27 | 26 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-26-2016 | ||
| Lettrich, George | Illinois | Cook | 1951 | 1953 | Murder | Death | 2 | 33 | White | Male | 1953 | |||
| Leverett, Ron | Georgia | Hart | 1993 | 1994 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 29 | Black | Male | 1994 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Lewchuk, Dennis | Nebraska | Madison | 1980 | 1996 | Assault | Term of Years | 5 to 10 years | 16 | 33 | White | Male | 1996 | 12-26-2014 | |
| Lewis, Anthony | Ohio | Hamilton | 1986 | 1995 | Robbery | Term of Years | 10 to 25 years | 9 | 33 | Black | Male | 1995 | 10-25-2018 | |
| Lewis, Brandon | Arizona | Gila | 2013 | 2014 | Assault | Probation | 0 | 23 | White | Male | 2013 | 06-25-2014 | ||
| Lewis, Carlton | New York | Onondaga | 1990 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years to Life | 31 | 23 | Black | Male | 2021 | 10-10-2023 | |
| Lewis, Catherine | Virginia | Appomattox | 2019 | 2021 | Fraud | Not Sentenced | 0 | 35 | White | Female | 2019 | 04-06-2021 | ||
| Lewis, Darren | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2017 | Other Nonviolent Felony | Term of Years | 5 years | 3 | 48 | Black | Male | 2017 | 01-25-2018 | |
| Lewis, David | Fed-CA | (Northern) | 2000 | 2005 | Assault | Term of Years | 7 years and 8 months | 2 | 46 | White | Male | 2001 | 09-30-2012 | |
| Lewis, Derrick | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 years and 6 months | 2 | 25 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-22-2019 | |
| Lewis, Earl | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2005 | 04-27-2022 | |
| Lewis, George | Minnesota | Hennepin | 1988 | 1991 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 years and 8 months | 3 | 28 | Black | Male | 1991 | 10-28-2014 | |
| Lewis, Gloria | Virginia | Appomattox | 2019 | 2021 | Fraud | Not Sentenced | 0 | 64 | White | Female | 2019 | 04-06-2021 | ||
| Lewis, Jamar | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 4 | 22 | Black | Male | 2008 | 11-28-2018 | |
| Lewis, Jatorick | Texas | Harris | 2012 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 years | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2012 | 01-16-2025 | |
| Lewis, Nathaniel | Ohio | Summit | 1997 | 2004 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 8 years | 5 | 18 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Lewis, Ryan | Michigan | Wayne | 2015 | 2018 | Other Violent Felony | Term of Years | 10 to 25 years | 3 | 45 | Black | Male | 2017 | 03-18-2018 | |
| Lewis, Ryan | Louisiana | Orleans | 2004 | 2007 | Attempted Murder | Not Sentenced | 3 | 15 | Black | Male | 2007 | 04-06-2020 | ||
| Lewis, Scott | Connecticut | New Haven | 1995 | 2015 | Murder | Life | 120 years | 19 | 25 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2014 | 08-20-2015 |
| Lewis, Sherman | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year and 6 months | 1 | 23 | Black | Male | 2006 | 02-14-2022 | |
| Lewis, Terrance | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1999 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 20 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-03-2019 | ||
| Leyra, Camilo | New York | Kings | 1950 | 1956 | Murder | Death | 6 | 50 | White | Male | 1956 | |||
| Liao, Yun Hseng | California | Los Angeles | 2003 | 2016 | Attempted Murder | Life | 12 | 44 | Asian | Male | 2015 | 04-11-2018 | ||
| Liebich, Randy | Illinois | Dupage | 2004 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 65 years | 14 | 22 | White | Male | 2012 | 2018 | 04-20-2019 |
| Likine, Selesa | Michigan | Oakland | 2008 | 2012 | Failure to Pay Child Support | Term of Years | 48 days | 0 | 42 | Black | Female | 2008 | 12-05-2012 | |
| Limone, Peter | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1968 | 2001 | Murder | Death | 32 | 31 | White | Male | 1970 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Linan-Juarez, Rexina | Texas | Bexar | 2018 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 33 | Hispanic | Female | 2018 | 11-16-2020 | ||
| Lind, Frank | California | Fresno | 2002 | 2005 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 30 to life | 3 | 44 | White | Male | 2005 | 01-26-2014 | |
| Linder, Michael | Colleton | 1979 | 1981 | Murder | Death | 2 | 24 | White | Male | 1981 | ||||
| Lindsey, Johnnie | Texas | Dallas | 1983 | 2009 | Sexual Assault | Life | 25 | 28 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Lindsey, Lloyd | Illinois | Cook | 1975 | 1979 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 to 80 years | 4 | 17 | Black | Male | 1979 | ||
| Lindsey, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 2010 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 0 | 30 | Black | Male | 2010 | 02-22-2019 | |
| Lindstadt, George | New York | Suffolk | 1989 | 2001 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 12 1/2 to 25 years | 12 | 42 | White | Male | 2001 | 12-17-2013 | |
| Linehan, Mechele | Alaska | Anchorage | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | Life | 99 years | 3 | 23 | White | Female | 2010 | 01-10-2013 | |
| Linscott, Steven | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1992 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 3 | 26 | White | Male | 1985 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Lipscomb, Russ | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 2 | 40 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-14-2022 | |
| Lisker, Bruce | California | Los Angeles | 1985 | 2009 | Murder | Term of Years | 16 to Life | 24 | 17 | White | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Little, Anthony | Michigan | Wayne | 2009 | 2013 | Failure to Pay Child Support | Probation | 0 | 43 | Black | Male | 2009 | 07-14-2015 | ||
| Little, Devon | Maryland | Baltimore City | 2017 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 2 | 26 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-06-2021 | ||
| Lively, Charles Jason | West Virginia | McDowell | 2006 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 14 | 27 | White | Male | 2020 | 10-12-2020 | ||
| Livingston, Christopher | New York | Kings | 1987 | 1991 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 to Life | 4 | 19 | Black | Male | 1991 | 02-16-2014 |