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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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| Mapp, Derrick | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 01-19-2021 | |
| Marcinkiewicz, Theodore | Illinois | Cook | 1933 | 1950 | Murder | Term of Years | 99 years | 16 | 25 | White | Male | 1950 | ||
| Marshall, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 28 | 32 | Black | Male | 2019 | 08-28-2024 | |
| Marshall, Joseph | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2000 | 06-01-2022 | ||
| Martel, Clayton | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 30 days | 0 | 32 | Black | Male | 2013 | 10-28-2015 | |
| Martin, Darnell | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-14-2022 | ||
| Martin, Doris | Texas | Harris | 2011 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 180 days | 0 | 49 | Black | Female | 2011 | 10-02-2024 | |
| Martin, Garland | Texas | Midland | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | Life | 25 | 35 | White | Male | 2024 | 09-11-2024 | ||
| Martin, Mario | Texas | Harris | 2008 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 30 days | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2008 | 04-26-2014 | |
| 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 | |
| Martinez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 22 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2023 | 03-03-2023 |
| Massey, Kenneth | Texas | El Paso | 1953 | 1954 | Robbery | Term of Years | 15 years | 2 | 25 | White | Male | 1954 | 03-15-2021 | |
| Massingill, Anthony | Texas | Dallas | 1980 | 2014 | Robbery | Life | 0 | 18 | Black | Male | 1980 | 10-23-2014 | ||
| Masterson, Kerry | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 58 years | 6 | 23 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 11-10-2017 | |
| Mata, Laura | Texas | Swisher | 1999 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 4 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2003 | 06-07-2022 | |
| Matamoros, Carlos | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 10 days | 0 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 05-20-2016 | |
| Mathews, Aaron | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 180 days | 0 | 25 | Black | Male | 2014 | 05-01-2023 | |
| Maxson, Mark | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 31 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-02-2016 | ||
| Mayberry, David | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 0 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 04-13-2020 | |
| Mayfield, Barry | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2009 | 09-04-2016 | ||
| Mayhugh, Kristie | Texas | Bexar | 1998 | 2016 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 15 years | 16 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2008 | 2013 | 12-31-2016 |
| 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 | |
| McCardle, Da Vontae | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 15 days | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-31-2016 | |
| McCarty, Desmond | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-07-2024 | |
| McCaughn, Patrick | Illinois | Lake | 1996 | 1999 | Robbery | Term of Years | 12 years | 3 | 25 | White | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McClendon, Sean | Illinois | Cook | 2016 | 2024 | Gun Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 8 years | 6 | 26 | Black | Male | 2022 | 06-03-2025 | |
| McCoy, Troshawn | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 03-01-2017 | |
| McCray, Vincent | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 36 | Black | Male | 2001 | 06-01-2022 | |
| McCullough, Jack | Illinois | DeKalb | 2012 | 2016 | Murder | Life | 4 | 18 | White | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 05-02-2016 | |
| McCullough, Robert Wayne | Texas | Montgomery | 2000 | 2011 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0 | 30 | White | Male | 2011 | 2000 | 05-12-2013 | |
| McDaniels, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2018 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 12 years | 7 | 40 | Black | Male | 2018 | 11-28-2018 | |
| McDonald, Leon | Texas | Harris | 2007 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 9 months | 0 | 39 | Black | Male | 2008 | 07-15-2016 | |
| McDonald, Octayvia | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Female | 2005 | 12-09-2018 | ||
| McDonald, Wilbur | Illinois | Cook | 1971 | 1973 | Murder | Term of Years | 100 to 150 years | 2 | 31 | White | Male | 1973 | ||
| McGee, Marvin | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 30 days | 0 | 32 | Black | Male | 2015 | 11-02-2015 | |
| McGinnis, Damian | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 months | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2014 | 01-09-2024 | |
| McGowan, Thomas | Texas | Dallas | 1985 | 2008 | Sexual Assault | Life | 22 | 24 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| McIntosh, Norman | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 13 | 23 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 10-26-2016 |
| McKelvey, Michael | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2009 | 07-15-2016 | |
| McNairy, Andre | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 9 years | 6 | 44 | Black | Male | 2015 | 11-28-2018 | |
| Melock, Robert | Illinois | Lake | 1989 | 2024 | Murder | Death | 35 | 22 | White | Male | 2024 | 01-02-2025 | ||
| Mendez, Alexandra | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 18 | White | Female | 2014 | 01-14-2015 | |
| Mendoza, Madeline | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 16 | 16 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2009 | 01-10-2023 |
| Metegrano, Pat | Illinois | Cook | 1942 | 1942 | Robbery | Term of Years | 1 to 5 years | 0 | 25 | White | Male | 1942 | ||
| Middlebrooks, Chad | Texas | Harris | 2016 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2016 | 11-05-2016 | ||
| Miles, Richard | Texas | Dallas | 1995 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 14 | 19 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2009 | 05-19-2012 |
| Miller, Billy Wayne | Texas | Dallas | 1984 | 2006 | Sexual Assault | Life | 22 | 31 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Miller, Jerry | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 45 years | 24 | 23 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Miller, John | Texas | Rains | 1989 | 1994 | Murder | Life | 4 | 42 | White | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Miller, Lloyd Eldon | Illinois | Hancock | 1956 | 1971 | Murder | Death | 10 | 29 | White | Male | 1967 | |||
| Mills, Denise | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2025 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 180 days | 0 | 53 | Black | Female | 2014 | 05-05-2025 | |
| Mims, Bernard | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 95 years | 10 | 20 | Black | Male | 2016 | 11-01-2016 | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Molette, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 1 | 28 | Black | Male | 2007 | 04-27-2023 | |
| Monroe, Harold | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 90 days | 0 | 47 | Black | Male | 2014 | 01-13-2017 | |
| Monroe, Taylor | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 days | 0 | 24 | Black | Male | 2015 | 07-11-2016 | |
| Montanez, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 22 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 2016 | 07-23-2016 |
| Montgomery, Carl | Illinois | Moultrie | 1984 | 1989 | Burglary/Unlawful Entry | Term of Years | 7 years | 4 | 44 | White | Male | 1987 | 07-16-2014 | |
| Montgomery, James | Illinois | Lake | 1924 | 1949 | Sexual Assault | Life | 26 | 30 | Black | Male | 1949 | |||
| Montgomery, LaDondrell | Texas | Harris | 2010 | 2011 | Robbery | Life | 1 | 34 | Black | Male | 2011 | 01-27-2012 | ||
| Montgomery, Patrick | Texas | Dallas | 1987 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 20 years | 22 | 31 | White | Male | 2008 | 2009 | 10-19-2012 |
| Moon, Brandon | Texas | El Paso | 1988 | 2005 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 75 years | 16 | 26 | White | Male | 2004 | 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, Jonathan | Illinois | Kane | 2002 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 76 years | 10 | 18 | Black | Male | 2012 | 06-18-2012 | |
| Moore, Kenneth | Texas | Galveston | 2014 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 0 | 29 | Black | Male | 2015 | 01-20-2015 | |
| Moore, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 34 years | 9 | 37 | Black | Male | 2012 | 2018 | 08-29-2024 |
| Morales, Marcos | Texas | Hidalgo | 2016 | 2018 | Burglary/Unlawful Entry | Term of Years | 4 years | 0 | 31 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 11-06-2018 | |
| Morales, Miguel | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 21 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 2015 | 11-14-2023 |
| 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 | |
| Morris, Jermaine | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2005 | 01-19-2021 | |
| Morris, Jermaine | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2021 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 26 | Black | Male | 2007 | 03-02-2021 | |
| Morris, Jermaine | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 0 | 24 | Black | Male | 2004 | 05-10-2022 | |
| Morton, Michael | Texas | Williamson | 1987 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 25 | 32 | White | Male | 2011 | 01-17-2012 | ||
| Mosley, Howard | Texas | Galveston | 1982 | 1982 | Attempted Murder | Life | 0 | 25 | Black | Male | 1982 | 01-06-2021 | ||
| Mosley, Sheldon | Texas | Nueces | 1996 | 2013 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 60 years | 18 | 29 | Black | Male | 1998* | 2013 | 10-18-2013 |
| Mowbray, Freda Susie | Texas | Cameron | 1988 | 1998 | Murder | Life | 9 | 39 | White | Female | 1995 | 1997 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Moye, Terrence | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 33 | Black | Male | 2010 | 04-13-2020 | |
| Mozee, Stanley | Texas | Dallas | 2000 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 14 | 39 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2014 | 05-11-2019 | |
| Mulero, Marilyn | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | Death | 27 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2020 | 08-22-2022 | |
| Mumphrey, Arthur | Texas | Montgomery | 1986 | 2006 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 35 years | 19 | 21 | Black | Male | 2006 | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Munoz, Cesar | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2013 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 9 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2010 | 08-19-2013 | |
| Munoz, Reynaldo | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 30 | 16 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 03-09-2022 | |
| Murphy, Cortez | Illinois | Macon | 2013 | 2015 | Burglary/Unlawful Entry | Term of Years | 6 years | 2 | 26 | Black | Male | 2015 | 10-16-2017 | |
| Murray, Lacresha | Texas | Travis | 1996 | 2001 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 3 | 11 | Black | Female | 1999 | 1999 | 08-29-2011 |
| Myles, Roosevelt | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 25 | 29 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2020 | 01-05-2023 |
| Nanez, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Napue, Henry | Illinois | Cook | 1940 | 1960 | Murder | Term of Years | 199 years | 20 | 23 | Black | Male | 1960 | ||
| Nash, Alprentiss | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 16 | 20 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2012 | 08-30-2012 |
| Nash, Thomas | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 2004 | 05-10-2022 | ||
| Negron, William | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 0 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1995 | 04-26-2017 | |
| Nelson, Terry Lee | Illinois | St. Clair | 1989 | 1994 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 0 | 37 | White | Male | 1990 | 1989 | 08-29-2011 |