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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrego, Eruby | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 18 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2012 | 2022 | 08-25-2022 |
| Adams, Kenneth | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 1996 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 18 | 22 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Aguirre, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 4 | 28 | Hispanic | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Allen, James | Illinois | Cook | 1987 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 0 | 34 | Black | Male | 1987 | 09-27-2021 | ||
| Almendarez, Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Andrews, James | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 23 | 21 | Black | Male | 2007 | 12-21-2012 | ||
| Antusas, Wayne | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 17 | White | Male | 2000 | 2021 | 02-19-2021 | |
| Arroyo, Rogelio | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1991 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Ayala, David | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 41 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 2023 | 12-21-2023 | |
| Bailey, Kevin | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 27 | 19 | Black | Male | 2018 | 02-03-2018 | |
| Banks, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 1990 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 5 | 20 | Black | Male | 1990 | 07-11-2019 | |
| Barr, Jonathan | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 85 years | 14 | 14 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2011 | 01-23-2012 |
| Batchelor, Corey | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 13 | 19 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-03-2018 | |
| Bates, David | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 9 | 18 | Black | Male | 1994 | 01-30-2015 | |
| Bradford, Marcellius | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Kidnapping | Term of Years | 12 years | 6 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 1994 | 08-29-2011 |
| Brown, Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 37 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2017 | 11-26-2017 | |
| Burrell, Frank | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 32 years | 17 | 24 | Black | Male | 2019 | 04-04-2024 | |
| Burrows, Joseph | Illinois | Iroquois | 1989 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 5 | 35 | White | Male | 1992 | 1994 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Cain, Jeremiah | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 21 | 23 | White | Male | 2012 | 2022 | 08-25-2022 |
| Caine, Eric | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 22 | 20 | Black | Male | 2011 | 08-31-2011 | ||
| Campbell, Teshome | Illinois | Champaign | 1998 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 17 | 21 | Black | Male | 2016 | 02-09-2016 | |
| Casciaro, Mario | Illinois | McHenry | 2013 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 26 years | 2 | 19 | White | Male | 2014 | 2015 | 04-12-2016 |
| Chatmon, Timothy | Illinois | Winnebago | 1990 | 1995 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 5 | 30 | Black | Male | 1990 | 1995 | 03-10-2014 |
| Coleman, Christopher | Illinois | Peoria | 1995 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 60 years | 19 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2013 | 03-13-2014 |
| Coleman, Nevest | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 25 | Black | Male | 2017 | 12-04-2017 | ||
| Colon, Edgardo | Illinois | Cook | 2017 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 84 years | 5 | 34 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 07-19-2023 | |
| Cruz, Rolando | Illinois | DuPage | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Death | 11 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | |
| DeLeon-Reyes, Arturo | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 01-03-2018 | ||
| Drew, Frank | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 23 | 16 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2022 | 04-10-2024 |
| Eardley, James | Illinois | McLean | 1990 | 1991 | Destruction of Property | Not Sentenced | 0 | 23 | White | Male | 1990 | 10-28-2014 | ||
| Escamilla, Nicholas | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 29 years | 14 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2008 | 11-14-2023 | |
| Ezell, LaShawn | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Robbery | Term of Years | 20 years | 7 | 15 | Black | Male | 2005 | 03-01-2017 | |
| Fauntleroy, David | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 22 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 12-21-2012 | ||
| Frye, Ralph | Illinois | Iroquois | 1989 | 1996 | Murder | Term of Years | 23 years | 7 | 21 | White | Male | 1993 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Fulton, Darryl | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 26 | Black | Male | 2017 | 12-04-2017 | ||
| Fulton, John | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 31 years | 12 | 18 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-17-2020 | |
| Galvan, John | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 33 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Gardner, Lewis | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 12 | 15 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2007 | 06-24-2014 |
| Gayol, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2003 | Murder | Life | 2 | 33 | Hispanic | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Gecht, David | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 22 | 18 | White | Male | 2011 | 2022 | 08-04-2022 |
| Gibson, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 23 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2019 | 05-04-2019 | |
| Gomez, Ariel | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 19 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 02-20-2018 | |
| Gonzalez, Alfredo | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 32 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-23-2022 | |
| Harden, James | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 16 | 16 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2011 | 01-23-2012 |
| 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 | |
| Hill, Harold | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 10 | 16 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Hill, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 2012 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 70 years | 5 | 36 | Black | Male | 2017 | 05-24-2022 | |
| Hood, Tyrone | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 19 | 29 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2015 | 02-12-2015 |
| Jackson, Jeremy | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 20 | 16 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2022 | 07-26-2022 |
| Jakes, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 19 | 15 | Black | Male | 2012 | 05-16-2018 | |
| Jimerson, Verneal | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 10 | 25 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Johnson, Charles | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 19 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-01-2017 | ||
| Johnson, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 28 | 16 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2025 | 04-26-2025 |
| Kelly, Thomas | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 22 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2024 | 02-05-2024 |
| Kwil, Richard | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 23 | 19 | Native American | Male | 2011 | 2023 | 04-24-2023 |
| Martinez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 22 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2023 | 03-03-2023 |
| Masterson, Kerry | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 58 years | 6 | 23 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 11-10-2017 | |
| 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 | |
| Mendoza, Madeline | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 16 | 16 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2009 | 01-10-2023 |
| Mitchell, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 31 years | 12 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-29-2025 | |
| Mitchell, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 13 | 15 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2008 | 06-11-2017 |
| Montgomery, Carl | Illinois | Moultrie | 1984 | 1989 | Burglary/Unlawful Entry | Term of Years | 7 years | 4 | 44 | White | Male | 1987 | 07-16-2014 | |
| Morales, Miguel | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 21 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 2015 | 11-14-2023 |
| Morfin, Nicholas | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 24 | 17 | White | Male | 2000 | 2021 | 02-08-2021 | |
| Mulero, Marilyn | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | Death | 27 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2020 | 08-22-2022 | |
| Nanez, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Nash, Alprentiss | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 16 | 20 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2012 | 08-30-2012 |
| Ochoa, Daniel Alberto | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 15 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 12-17-2021 | |
| Ollins, Calvin | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Murder | Life without parole | 14 | 14 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Ollins, Larry | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 13 | 16 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Orange, Leroy | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 18 | 32 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Ortiz, Luis | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 3 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | |
| 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 | |
| Phillips, Paul | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 12 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2007 | 06-24-2014 |
| Prince, Patrick | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 23 | 19 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2017 | 05-27-2017 |
| Pursley, Patrick | Illinois | Winnebago | 1994 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 28 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2017 | 02-04-2019 | |
| Rainge, Willie | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 18 | 20 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Reeves, Marvin | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2009 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 29 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Reyna, Tyrone | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 13 | 15 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 2007 | 11-14-2023 |
| Richardson, Harold | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 14 | 16 | Black | Male | 2011 | 01-27-2012 | |
| Rios, Jaime | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 36 years | 17 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2020 | 2008 | 09-06-2022 |
| Robinson, Allen | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 11 | 21 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2022 | 06-14-2023 |
| 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 | |
| Sanchez, Isauro | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1991 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| 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 |
| Santos, Edar Duarte | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 12 years | 0 | 26 | Hispanic | Male | 2002 | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Saunders, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 14 | 15 | Black | Male | 2011 | 01-27-2012 | |
| Saunders, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Murder | Life without parole | 14 | 18 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Shannon, Mason | Illinois | LaSalle | 2018 | 2024 | Manslaughter | Not Sentenced | 0 | 42 | White | Male | 2018 | 07-15-2024 | ||
| Sharp, Shainne | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 8 | 16 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2002 | 01-23-2012 |
| Sierra, Thomas | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 21 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 01-16-2018 | |
| Smith, Kenneth | Illinois | McHenry | 2003 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 67 years | 18 | 25 | White | Male | 2021 | 08-19-2021 | |
| 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 |