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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Kenneth | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 1996 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 18 | 22 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Antusas, Wayne | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 17 | White | Male | 2000 | 2021 | 02-19-2021 | |
| Ayala, David | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 41 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 2023 | 12-21-2023 | |
| Beaman, Alan W. | Illinois | McLean | 1995 | 2009 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 14 | 20 | White | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Blackmon, Eric | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 14 | 20 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2018 | 01-28-2019 |
| Brown, Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 37 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2017 | 11-26-2017 | |
| Cameron, Darrell | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 1992 | Robbery | Not Sentenced | 1 | 19 | Black | Male | 1992 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Campbell, Teshome | Illinois | Champaign | 1998 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 17 | 21 | Black | Male | 2016 | 02-09-2016 | |
| Chatman, Carl | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 30 years | 10 | 47 | Black | Male | 2013 | 09-10-2013 | |
| Colon, Edgardo | Illinois | Cook | 2017 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 84 years | 5 | 34 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 07-19-2023 | |
| Crivens, Algie III | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2000 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 7 | 18 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Cruz, Rolando | Illinois | DuPage | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Death | 11 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Day, Arnold | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 24 | 18 | Black | Male | 2018 | 12-20-2018 | |
| DeLeon-Reyes, Arturo | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 01-03-2018 | ||
| Dick, Steven | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2001 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 1 | 18 | White | Male | 1984 | 03-21-2013 | |
| Ellis, Bernard | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2001 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 6 | 26 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2001 | 08-24-2014 |
| Evans, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1976 | 2003 | Murder | Life | 27 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Ezell, LaShawn | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Robbery | Term of Years | 20 years | 7 | 15 | Black | Male | 2005 | 03-01-2017 | |
| Fulton, John | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 31 years | 12 | 18 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-17-2020 | |
| Gardner, Lewis | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 12 | 15 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2007 | 06-24-2014 |
| Gauger, Gary | Illinois | McHenry | 1993 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 3 | 41 | White | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Gecht, David | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 22 | 18 | White | Male | 2011 | 2022 | 08-04-2022 |
| Gillespie, Jerry | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 20 | 18 | Black | Male | 2014 | 04-18-2024 | |
| Gonzalez, Tony | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 42 years | 24 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2024 | 01-31-2024 | |
| Gordon, Kenneth | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2008 | Theft | Term of Years | 9 years | 4 | 40 | Black | Male | 2006 | 02-11-2016 | |
| Gray, Adam | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 14 | White | Male | 2006 | 2017 | 05-12-2017 | |
| Gray, David A. | Illinois | Madison | 1978 | 1999 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 20 | 25 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Gray, Paula | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 2002 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 7 | 17 | Black | Female | 1994 | 1985 | 08-29-2011 |
| Harris, Darien | Illinois | Cook | 2014 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 76 years | 10 | 18 | Black | Male | 2023 | 01-03-2024 | |
| Harris, Lee | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 31 | 34 | Black | Male | 2003 | 2023 | 04-08-2023 |
| Haynes, Terrence | Illinois | Kankakee | 2000 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 18 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2019 | 06-11-2019 |
| Henderson, Reginald | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 24 | 18 | Black | Male | 2020 | 10-12-2021 | |
| Hernandez, Alejandro | Illinois | DuPage | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Death | 11 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Hobley, Madison | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 12 | 26 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Hood, Tyrone | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 19 | 29 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2015 | 02-12-2015 |
| Horton, John | Illinois | Winnebago | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22 | 17 | Black | Male | 1998 | 2017 | 10-09-2017 | |
| Jimerson, Verneal | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 10 | 25 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 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, Charles | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 19 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-01-2017 | ||
| 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 |
| Lewis, Jamar | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 4 | 22 | Black | Male | 2008 | 11-28-2018 | |
| Linscott, Steven | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1992 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 3 | 26 | White | Male | 1985 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Lyons, Marcus | Illinois | DuPage | 1988 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 6 years | 2 | 29 | Black | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Marshall, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 28 | 32 | Black | Male | 2019 | 08-28-2024 | |
| Maysonet, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2010 | 2017 | 11-20-2017 | |
| McCoy, Troshawn | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 03-01-2017 | |
| McCullough, Jack | Illinois | DeKalb | 2012 | 2016 | Murder | Life | 4 | 18 | White | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 05-02-2016 | |
| Melock, Robert | Illinois | Lake | 1989 | 2024 | Murder | Death | 35 | 22 | White | Male | 2024 | 01-02-2025 | ||
| Mitchell, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 31 years | 12 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-17-2020 | |
| 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 |
| Moran, Nakiya | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2017 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 62 years | 7 | 17 | White | Male | 2017 | 06-06-2018 | |
| Morfin, Nicholas | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 24 | 17 | White | Male | 2000 | 2021 | 02-08-2021 | |
| Ochoa, Daniel Alberto | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 15 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 12-17-2021 | |
| 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 | |
| Patterson, Maurice | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2010 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 7 | 35 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2010 | 08-29-2011 |
| Phillips, Paul | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 12 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2007 | 06-24-2014 |
| Prete, Jennifer Del | Illinois | Will | 2005 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 9 | 31 | White | Female | 2014 | 10-13-2022 | |
| Rainge, Willie | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 18 | 20 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Rea, Julie | Illinois | Lawrence | 2002 | 2006 | Murder | Term of Years | 65 years | 2 | 28 | White | Female | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Reed, Carl | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 27 years | 14 | 41 | Black | Male | 2020 | 06-15-2023 | |
| Reeves, Marvin | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2009 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 29 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Reyes, Andrew | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2010 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 12 years | 1 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 1993 | 06-02-2020 | |
| Richardson, Dietrich | Illinois | Peoria | 2011 | 2016 | Robbery | Term of Years | 30 years | 3 | 22 | Black | Male | 2014 | 01-08-2017 | |
| Robinson, Allen | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 11 | 21 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2022 | 06-14-2023 |
| Rodriguez, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 15 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2008 | 05-10-2022 | |
| Romero, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 65 years | 18 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 07-15-2024 | |
| Rosario, Adolfo | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 57 years | 28 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 03-12-2024 | |
| Safforld, Victor | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2010 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 13 | 19 | Black | Male | 2005 | 02-11-2020 | |
| Samanta, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 17 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 07-15-2024 | |
| Sanchez, Jesus | Illinois | Cook | 2014 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 3 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2018 | 06-06-2018 | |
| Sanders, Rodell | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 20 | 28 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2014 | 07-29-2014 |
| Serrano, Armando | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 22 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 2016 | 07-23-2016 |
| Shannon, Mason | Illinois | LaSalle | 2018 | 2024 | Manslaughter | Not Sentenced | 0 | 42 | White | Male | 2018 | 07-15-2024 | ||
| Smith, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 38 | Black | Male | 2020 | 11-05-2020 | ||
| Smith, Steven | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 1999 | Murder | Death | 13 | 37 | Black | Male | 1999 | 09-03-2012 | ||
| Smith, Tyrone | Illinois | Cook | 2020 | 2024 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 4 | 24 | Black | Male | 2024 | 01-17-2024 | ||
| Solache, Gabriel | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2017 | Murder | Death | 18 | 23 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 01-03-2018 | ||
| Sopron, Matthew | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2018 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 22 | White | Male | 2000 | 2018 | 12-31-2018 | |
| Soto, James | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 41 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 2023 | 12-21-2023 | |
| Spates, Jamie | Illinois | Winnebago | 2018 | 2021 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 0 | 41 | Black | Male | 2018 | 09-08-2021 | ||
| Steidl, Gordon | Illinois | Edgar | 1987 | 2004 | Murder | Death | 17 | 35 | White | Male | 1988 | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Styles, Larod | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 16 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-01-2017 | ||
| Taylor, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2013 | 06-28-2013 | |
| Taylor, Patrick | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 12 | 37 | Black | Male | DK | 2023 | 10-30-2023 | |
| Terry, Paul | Illinois | Cook | 1977 | 2003 | Murder | Life | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Thompson, Patrick | Illinois | Champaign | 2006 | 2008 | Sexual Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 07-29-2012 | ||
| Tillman, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 2010 | Murder | Life | 23 | 20 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Tyler, Sean | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 58 years | 23 | 17 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2019 | 10-12-2021 |
| Velez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 15 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 2017 | 12-22-2017 |
| Villa, Alexander | Illinois | Cook | 2019 | 2024 | Murder | Life | 6 | 23 | Hispanic | Male | 2024 | 10-16-2024 | ||
| Washington, Wayne | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 11 | 20 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2007 | 02-12-2015 |
| Washington-Riley, Alexander | Illinois | Cook | 2014 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2014 | 03-13-2020 | ||
| 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 |