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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 | Contributing Factors Display | Case Characteristics | Recantation | OM Tags | DNA |
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| Maldonado, Robert | New York | Bronx | 1998 | 2004 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 8 to 16 years | 7 | 20 | Black | Male | 2004 | 12-17-2013 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | No | PR, WH | No | ||
| Malik, Thomas | New York | Kings | 1996 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 26 | 18 | Black | Male | 2022 | 08-10-2022 | Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CDC, CIU, H, JI | No | PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ | No | |
| Mallet, Antonio | New York | Bronx | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 to life | 20 | 26 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2019 | 10-22-2024 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, H | Yes | PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ | No |
| Mallet, Otis Jr. | Texas | Harris | 2011 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 8 years | 3 | 52 | Black | Male | 2014 | 08-20-2020 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, NC | No | OF, WH, NW, PJ | No | |
| Mallet, Steven | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2021 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 10 months | 0 | 49 | Black | Male | 2009 | 06-16-2021 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| Manning, Willie | Mississippi | Oktibbeha | 1996 | 2015 | Murder | Death | 19 | 24 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2015 | 04-29-2015 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | H | Yes | OF, WH, NW, WT | No | |
| Mapp, Derrick | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 01-19-2021 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| Marshall, Arvel | New York | Kings | 2009 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 15 | 35 | Black | Male | 2023 | 2024 | 08-16-2024 | Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CIU, H | Yes | PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PL | No |
| Marshall, Hubert Jr. | Michigan | Wayne | 1990 | 1997 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to 50 years | 7 | 22 | Black | Male | 1997 | 01-09-2024 | Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense | H | No | No | ||
| Marshall, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 28 | 32 | Black | Male | 2019 | 08-28-2024 | False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CV, H, SA | No | PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ, PL | No | |
| Marshall, Joseph | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2000 | 06-01-2022 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | NC, P | No | PR, OF, WH, NW | No | ||
| Marshall, Michael | Georgia | Fulton | 2008 | 2009 | Robbery | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 41 | Black | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID | IO, P | No | Yes | ||
| Martel, Clayton | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 30 days | 0 | 32 | Black | Male | 2013 | 10-28-2015 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | CIU, M, NC, P | No | No | ||
| Martin, Darnell | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-14-2022 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | ||
| Martin, Doris | Texas | Harris | 2011 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 180 days | 0 | 49 | Black | Female | 2011 | 10-02-2024 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, F, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| Martin, Kevin | District of Columbia | 1984 | 2014 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 15 to Life | 25 | 17 | Black | Male | 2009 | 07-21-2014 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CDC, H, IO, JV, P, SA | No | PR, NW | Yes | ||
| Martin, Mario | Texas | Harris | 2008 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 30 days | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2008 | 04-26-2014 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | CIU, JV, NC, P | No | No | ||
| Martin, Rashon | New York | Bronx | 2013 | 2019 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 5 | 20 | Black | Male | 2019 | 2018 | 07-28-2020 | Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, P | Yes | PR, WH | No |
| Martin, Wayne | New York | Kings | 2010 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 6 | 35 | Black | Male | 2016 | 09-12-2016 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | CIU, H | No | PR, WH | No | ||
| Martin, Willie | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years and 6 months | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2008 | 12-09-2018 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| Mason, Terrence | New York | Queens | 1987 | 1995 | Robbery | Term of Years | 10 to 20 years | 7 | 32 | Black | Male | 1994 | 12-03-2013 | Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CDC | No | PR, NW | No | |
| Massey, Shawn Giovanni | North Carolina | Mecklenburg | 1999 | 2010 | Kidnapping | Term of Years | 11 1/2 to 15 1/4 years | 11 | 25 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct | CV, IO, SA | No | OF, WH | No | |
| Massingill, Anthony | Texas | Dallas | 1980 | 2014 | Robbery | Life | 0 | 18 | Black | Male | 1980 | 10-23-2014 | Mistaken Witness ID | CIU, IO, SA | No | Yes | |||
| Massingill, Jamille | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2020 | 2023 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 1 | 38 | Black | Male | 2021 | 01-04-2024 | NC | No | No | |||
| Mathews, Aaron | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 180 days | 0 | 25 | Black | Male | 2014 | 05-01-2023 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| Matthews, Brent | Fed-MD | 2011 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years and 10 months | 2 | 36 | Black | Male | 2013 | 06-06-2019 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | FED, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | ||
| Matthews, Ernest | North Carolina | Duplin | 1993 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 7 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2000 | 10-26-2016 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, H, P | Yes | PR, WH | No |
| Matthews, Ryan | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1999 | 2004 | Murder | Death | 5 | 17 | Black | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, H, JV | No | PR, WH | Yes | ||
| Maxson, Mark | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 31 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-02-2016 | False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, CV, H, SA | No | OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ | Yes | ||
| Maxwell, Bobby Joe | California | Los Angeles | 1984 | 2018 | Murder | Life without parole | 34 | 29 | Black | Male | 2018 | 08-16-2018 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | H, JI | No | PR, WH, NW, KP | No | ||
| Mayberry, David | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 0 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 04-13-2020 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| Mayes, Larry | Indiana | Lake | 1982 | 2001 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 80 years | 19 | 30 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct | IO, SA | No | PR, WH | Yes | |
| Mayfield, Barry | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2009 | 09-04-2016 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | CIU, M, NC, P | No | No | |||
| Maynard, William A. | New York | New York | 1970 | 1974 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 10 to 20 years | 3 | 33 | Black | Male | 1974 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct | No | No | ||||
| Mayo, Kareem | New York | Kings | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 22 | 25 | Black | Male | 2023 | 10-25-2023 | Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation | H | No | No | ||
| 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 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| Mays, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 20 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-13-2022 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| Mays, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 1 | 22 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-10-2022 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| McCall, Corey | Michigan | Berrien | 2005 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 16 | 22 | Black | Male | 2021 | 07-09-2021 | Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense | CIU, CV, H, IO | No | No | |||
| McCallum, David | New York | Kings | 1986 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 28 | 16 | Black | Male | 2014 | 10-16-2014 | False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, CIU, H, JV | No | OF, WH, NW, WT, INT | Yes | |
| McCardle, Da Vontae | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 15 days | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-31-2016 | CIU, M, NC, P | No | No | |||
| McCarty, Desmond | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-07-2024 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, JV, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| McClain, Anthony | Ohio | Hamilton | 1995 | 2006 | Murder | Term of Years | 18 to life | 11 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 09-05-2013 | Official Misconduct | CV, H | No | OF, WH | No | |
| McClendon, Myrickki | Arkansas | Pulaski | 2011 | 2018 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 25 years | 2 | 32 | Black | Male | 2013 | 12-13-2018 | Perjury or False Accusation | CV, NC, SA | No | Yes | ||
| McClendon, Robert | Ohio | Franklin | 1991 | 2008 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 15 to Life | 17 | 34 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | CV, IO, SA | No | Yes | ||
| McCloud, Armond Jr. | New York | Queens | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 27 | 20 | Black | Male | 2021 | 2023 | 09-12-2023 | False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, CIU, H, IO | Yes | OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ | No |
| McCollum, Claude | Michigan | Ingham | 2006 | 2007 | Murder | Life | 2 | 26 | Black | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 | False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | H, SA | No | PR, WH | No | ||
| McCollum, Henry | North Carolina | Robeson | 1984 | 2014 | Murder | Death | 30 | 19 | Black | Male | 2014 | 09-02-2014 | False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, CV, H, SA | No | PR, OF, WH, NW, INT | Yes | ||
| McCord, Todd | New York | Queens | 1987 | 1994 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 6 | 21 | Black | Male | 1994 | 03-11-2015 | Mistaken Witness ID | H | No | No | ||
| McCoy, Isaiah | Delaware | Kent | 2012 | 2017 | Murder | Death | 5 | 22 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2017 | 02-03-2017 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, H | Yes | PR, NW, PL | No | |
| McCoy, Sherman | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2016 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 3 | 20 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-22-2019 | False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CDC, CIU, H | No | PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL | No | ||
| McCoy, Troshawn | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 03-01-2017 | False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, CIU, H, IO, JV, P | No | PR, WH | No | |
| 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 | False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, IO, JV, SA | No | OF, NW, WT | Yes | |
| McCray, Brian | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1993 | 1994 | Murder | Term of Years | 43 years | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 1994 | 10-12-2011 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | H | No | PR, OF, WH | No | |
| McCray, Vincent | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 36 | Black | Male | 2001 | 06-01-2022 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | NC, P | No | PR, OF, WH, NW | No | |
| McCrimmon, Christopher | Arizona | Pima | 1993 | 1997 | Murder | Death | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | H | No | PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL | No | ||
| McDaniels, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2018 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 12 years | 7 | 40 | Black | Male | 2018 | 11-28-2018 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC | No | OF, WH, NW, PJ | No | |
| McDonald, Leon | Texas | Harris | 2007 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 9 months | 0 | 39 | Black | Male | 2008 | 07-15-2016 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | CIU, NC, P | No | No | ||
| McDonald, Octayvia | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Female | 2005 | 12-09-2018 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, F, IO, JV, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | ||
| McDowell, Emel | New York | Kings | 1992 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 22 to Life | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2009 | 05-01-2023 | Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense | CIU, H, JV, P | No | No | ||
| McDowell, Vidale | Michigan | Wayne | 2003 | 2004 | Murder | Life | 1 | 18 | Black | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, H | No | OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ | No | ||
| McEachern, Toney | North Carolina | Robeson | 1993 | 1998 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 5 | 34 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1998 | 09-02-2015 | Perjury or False Accusation | CV, NC, SA | Yes | No | ||
| McElwrath, John | Tennessee | Weakley | 1903 | 1915 | Murder | Death | 12 | Black | Male | 1915 | No | No | |||||||
| McGee, Arvin | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 1989 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | Life | 13 | 25 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID | SA | No | Yes | |||
| McGee, Jameel | Fed-MI | Western | 2006 | 2009 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 9 years | 3 | 25 | Black | Male | 2009 | 11-12-2024 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | FED, NC | No | OF, WH, NW, PJ | No | |
| McGee, Leroy | Florida | Broward | 1991 | 1995 | Robbery | Term of Years | 4 years and 6 months | 3 | 23 | Black | Male | 1994 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense | No | No | |||
| McGee, Marvin | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 30 days | 0 | 32 | Black | Male | 2015 | 11-02-2015 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | CIU, NC, P | No | No | ||
| McGhee, Curtis | Iowa | Pottawattamie | 1978 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 25 | 17 | Black | Male | 1991 | 2003 | 05-29-2013 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CDC, H, JI, JV, P | Yes | PR, OF, WH | No | |
| McGinnis, Damian | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 months | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2014 | 01-09-2024 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | |
| McGowan, Thomas | Texas | Dallas | 1985 | 2008 | Sexual Assault | Life | 22 | 24 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, SA | No | OF, NW, WT | Yes | ||
| McHenry, Marwin | Michigan | Wayne | 2013 | 2017 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 16 to 27 years | 4 | 20 | Black | Male | 2017 | 05-11-2017 | Mistaken Witness ID | IO | No | No | ||
| McInnis, Edward | North Carolina | Scotland | 1988 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Life | 27 | 27 | Black | Male | 2015 | 08-15-2015 | False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense | IO, P, SA | No | Yes | |||
| McIntosh, Norman | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 13 | 23 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 10-26-2016 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CIU, H | Yes | OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ | No |
| McIntyre, Lamonte | Kansas | Wyandotte | 1994 | 2017 | Murder | Life | 23 | 17 | Black | Male | 1995 | 2017 | 10-16-2017 | Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | H, IO, JV | Yes | PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT | No | |
| McKay, Cornell | Missouri | St. Louis City | 2013 | 2015 | Robbery | Term of Years | 12 years | 1 | 22 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-11-2015 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct | No | PR, WH | No | ||
| McKee, Larry | New York | Bronx | 1997 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 24 to life | 21 | 25 | Black | Male | 2018 | 02-01-2018 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct | CIU, H | No | PR, WH | No | |
| McKelvey, Michael | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2009 | 07-15-2016 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | CIU, NC, P | No | No | ||
| McKenzie, Gerald | Michigan | Wayne | 1984 | 2004 | Attempted Murder | Life | 19 | 24 | Black | Male | 2003 | 09-05-2014 | Inadequate Legal Defense | CV | No | No | |||
| McKenzie, John | New Jersey | Mercer | 1948 | 1951 | Murder | Death | 3 | 24 | Black | Male | 1951 | False Confession, Official Misconduct | No | No | |||||
| McKinney, DeWayne | California | Orange | 1981 | 2000 | Murder | Life | 19 | 19 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct | H | Yes | PR, NW | No | |
| McKinney, Lawrence | Tennessee | Shelby | 1978 | 2009 | Sexual Assault | Life | 100 years | 31 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID | SA | No | Yes | ||
| McKoy, James | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 29 years | 8 | 17 | Black | Male | 1975 | 1980 | 11-17-2016 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | A, CDC, JV | Yes | PR, WH, NW, KP, WT | No |
| McLean, Keyiede | Virginia | Arlington | 2023 | 2025 | Theft | Fine | 0 | 45 | Black | Female | 2023 | 02-07-2025 | Perjury or False Accusation | CIU, F, M | No | No | |||
| McLean, Melvin | New Jersey | Camden | 2007 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Unknown | 3 | 42 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2022 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | NC, P | No | OF, WH, NW | No | ||
| McMillan, Clark Jerome | Tennessee | Shelby | 1980 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | Life | 22 | 22 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID | CV, IO, SA | No | Yes | |||
| McMillian, Walter | Alabama | Monroe | 1988 | 1993 | Murder | Death | 5 | 45 | Black | Male | 1991 | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CDC, H | Yes | PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT | No | |
| McNair, Daniel | South Carolina | Lancaster | 1986 | 2000 | Murder | Life | 14 | 35 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2000 | 06-30-2013 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence | H, NC | Yes | No | ||
| McNairy, Andre | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 9 years | 6 | 44 | Black | Male | 2015 | 11-28-2018 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, IO, NC | No | OF, WH, NW, PJ | No | |
| McNary, Willie Earl | California | San Diego | 1984 | 1996 | Assault | Term of Years | 11 years and 8 months | 6 | 26 | Black | Male | 1990 | 03-11-2013 | Mistaken Witness ID | No | No | |||
| McPherson, Kenneth | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1995 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 24 | 20 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-07-2019 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CDC, CIU, H, IO | No | PR, WH | No | ||
| Meadows, Frank Jr. | Alabama | Jefferson | 1993 | 2022 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 20 years | 21 | 18 | Black | Male | 2015 | 01-06-2023 | Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct | SA | No | PR, WH | No | |
| Mendoza, Michael | Rhode Island | Providence | 1994 | 2025 | Murder | Life | Life | 22 | 35 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-15-2025 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | CV, H | No | OF, NW, WT | No | |
| Mercer, Michael | New York | New York | 1992 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 21 to 41 years | 11 | 40 | Black | Male | 2003 | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | Mistaken Witness ID | CV, SA | Yes | Yes | |
| Merritt, George | New Jersey | Union | 1968 | 1980 | Murder | Life | 11 | 24 | Black | Male | 1980 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | No | No | |||||
| Merritt, Gilbert III | Virginia | Norfolk City | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 20 | 22 | Black | Male | 2019 | 2022 | 04-04-2024 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | H, IO | Yes | PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ | No |
| Mervilus, Emmanuel | New Jersey | Union | 2008 | 2013 | Robbery | Term of Years | 11 years | 3 | 22 | Black | Male | 2011 | 05-03-2018 | Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | No | PR, OF, NW, WT | No | ||
| Meyers, Terrence | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1993 | 2010 | Murder | Life without parole | 15 | 21 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense | H, IO | No | PR, WH | No | ||
| Middlebrooks, Chad | Texas | Harris | 2016 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2016 | 11-05-2016 | CIU, JV, M, NC, P | No | No | ||||
| Mikes, Melvin | California | Los Angeles | 1985 | 1992 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 7 | 19 | Black | Male | 1992 | 08-29-2011 | Inadequate Legal Defense | H | No | No | ||
| Miles, Richard | Texas | Dallas | 1995 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 14 | 19 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2009 | 05-19-2012 | False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct | CIU, H, IO | Yes | PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT | No |