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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips, Paul | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 12 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2007 | 06-24-2014 |
| Pittman, Marcellous | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 15 | 18 | Black | Male | 2020 | 10-26-2022 | |
| 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 | |
| Reed, Carl | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 27 years | 14 | 41 | Black | Male | 2020 | 06-15-2023 | |
| Reyna, Tyrone | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 13 | 15 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 2007 | 11-14-2023 |
| Rios, Jaime | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 36 years | 17 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2020 | 2008 | 09-06-2022 |
| Rivera, Gamalier | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 22 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 09-06-2022 | |
| Rivera, Jacques | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 21 | 23 | Hispanic | Male | 1998 | 2011 | 10-12-2011 |
| Robinson, Allen | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 11 | 21 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2022 | 06-14-2023 |
| Robinson, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2014 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 9 | 20 | Black | Male | 2024 | 04-22-2024 | |
| Robinson, Louis | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 26 | 28 | Black | Male | 2022 | 2023 | 08-25-2023 |
| Rodriguez, Angel | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2000 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 2 | 33 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Rodriguez, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 15 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2008 | 05-10-2022 | |
| Rodriguez, Ricardo | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 21 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 1997 | 2018 | 04-04-2018 |
| 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 | |
| Ross, Anthony | Illinois | Winnebago | 2004 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 9 | 21 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2013 | 11-13-2015 |
| Samanta, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 17 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 07-15-2024 | |
| 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, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Murder | Life without parole | 14 | 18 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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, Tyrone | Illinois | Cook | 2020 | 2024 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 4 | 24 | Black | Male | 2024 | 01-17-2024 | ||
| 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 | |
| Steidl, Gordon | Illinois | Edgar | 1987 | 2004 | Murder | Death | 17 | 35 | White | Male | 1988 | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Taylor, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2013 | 06-28-2013 | |
| Thompson, Grover | Illinois | Jefferson | 1981 | 2019 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 15 | 46 | Black | Male | 2008 | 1996 | 02-15-2019 |
| Thompson, Patrick | Illinois | Champaign | 2006 | 2008 | Sexual Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 07-29-2012 | ||
| Tinajero, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 22 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2024 | 02-05-2024 |
| Torres, Cesar | Illinois | Cook | 2018 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 71 years | 4 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 12-13-2024 | |
| Tyler, Sean | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 58 years | 23 | 17 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2019 | 10-12-2021 |
| Veal, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 8 | 14 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2002 | 01-15-2012 |
| 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 | ||
| Walker, Danny | Illinois | DuPage | 2012 | 2018 | Fraud | Term of Years | 6 months | 1 | 47 | Black | Male | 2012 | 04-20-2018 | |
| Walker, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 23 | Black | Male | 2020 | 08-26-2020 | ||
| Walker, Xavier | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 15 | 19 | Black | Male | 2019 | 01-02-2020 | |
| Washington, Wayne | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 11 | 20 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2007 | 02-12-2015 |
| 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 |
| Williams, Dennis | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 18 | 21 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Williams, Emmaline | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 1995 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 12 years | 8 | 43 | Black | Female | 1994 | 07-03-2014 | |
| Williams, Herman | Illinois | Lake | 1994 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 29 | 29 | White | Male | 2022 | 09-26-2022 | ||
| Williams, Tyrece | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 19 | 22 | Black | Male | 2024 | 2009 | 04-22-2025 |
| Wilson, Jackie | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 35 | 21 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2018 | 10-16-2020 | |
| Wilson, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2006 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 7 | 41 | Black | Male | 2006 | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Winston, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 5 | 21 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2012 | 07-05-2012 |
| Wrice, Stanley | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Life | 31 | 28 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 12-12-2013 | |
| Wynn, Morris | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2006 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 8 years | 2 | 21 | White | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Young, Dan Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 10 | 30 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 |