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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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| McCuan, Alvin | California | Kern | 1984 | 1996 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 20 to 22 years and 4 months | 12 | 28 | White | Male | 1991 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCuan, Deborah | California | Kern | 1984 | 1996 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 20 to 22 years and 4 months | 12 | 25 | White | Female | 1991 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| 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 | |
| McDermott, Christopher | Maryland | Carroll | 1999 | 2000 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 23 | White | Male | 1999 | 2000 | 02-10-2016 |
| McEachern, Toney | North Carolina | Robeson | 1993 | 1998 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 5 | 34 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1998 | 09-02-2015 | |
| McGhee, Curtis | Iowa | Pottawattamie | 1978 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 25 | 17 | Black | Male | 1991 | 2003 | 05-29-2013 | |
| McIntosh, Norman | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 13 | 23 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 10-26-2016 |
| McIntyre, Lamonte | Kansas | Wyandotte | 1994 | 2017 | Murder | Life | 23 | 17 | Black | Male | 1995 | 2017 | 10-16-2017 | |
| McKee, Dean | Florida | Hillsborough | 1988 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 30 | 16 | White | Male | 1998 | 2018 | 02-14-2019 | |
| McKinney, DeWayne | California | Orange | 1981 | 2000 | Murder | Life | 19 | 19 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McKoy, James | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 29 years | 8 | 17 | Black | Male | 1975 | 1980 | 11-17-2016 |
| McLaughlin, Mark | Fed-PA | (Eastern) | 1996 | 2000 | Tax Evasion/Fraud | Not Sentenced | 0 | 30 | White | Male | 1998 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McLaughlin, Russell | Fed-PA | (Eastern) | 1996 | 1998 | Tax Evasion/Fraud | Not Sentenced | 3 | 36 | White | Male | 1998 | 1998 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McMillian, Walter | Alabama | Monroe | 1988 | 1993 | Murder | Death | 5 | 45 | Black | Male | 1991 | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | |
| McNair, Daniel | South Carolina | Lancaster | 1986 | 2000 | Murder | Life | 14 | 35 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2000 | 06-30-2013 | |
| Medina, Alarico | Colorado | Denver | 1991 | 1995 | Murder | Life | 4 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Melendez, Juan Roberto | Florida | Polk | 1984 | 2002 | Murder | Death | 17 | 32 | Hispanic | Male | 1994 | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Mendoza, Madeline | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 16 | 16 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 2009 | 01-10-2023 |
| Menendez, Ceaser | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2001 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 12 years | 6 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 2001 | 05-18-2012 |
| 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 |
| Merritt, Gilbert III | Virginia | Norfolk City | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 20 | 22 | Black | Male | 2019 | 2022 | 04-04-2024 |
| Miles, Richard | Texas | Dallas | 1995 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 14 | 19 | Black | Male | 2010 | 2009 | 05-19-2012 |
| Miller, Gina | California | Kern | 1985 | 1991 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 5 | 25 | White | Female | 1989 | 1990 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Miller, John | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1998 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 21 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2019 | 08-05-2019 | |
| Miller, Thomas | Florida | Hillsborough | 1997 | 2001 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 15 years | 0 | 19 | White | Male | 1997 | 1997 | 01-29-2014 |
| Miller, Tonia | Michigan | Calhoun | 2003 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 to 30 years | 18 | 18 | White | Female | 2020 | 2021 | 09-20-2021 |
| Misch, Eric | Ohio | Lucas | 1993 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years to life | 26 | 16 | White | Male | 2016 | 2020 | 12-08-2024 |
| Mitchell, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 13 | 15 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2008 | 06-11-2017 |
| Modahl, Jeffrey | California | Kern | 1986 | 1999 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 48 years | 13 | 29 | White | Male | 1987 | 1999 | 08-29-2011 |
| Moldowan, Jeffrey | Michigan | Macomb | 1991 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 60 to 90 years | 11 | 20 | White | Male | DK | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Montanez, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 22 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 2016 | 07-23-2016 |
| Montes, Roy | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 1999 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 3 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1999 | 12-11-2020 |
| Montgomery, Johnathan | Virginia | Hampton City | 2008 | 2013 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 7 years and 6 months | 4 | 14 | White | Male | 2012 | 2012 | 12-20-2013 |
| Montgomery, Patrick | Texas | Dallas | 1987 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 20 years | 22 | 31 | White | Male | 2008 | 2009 | 10-19-2012 |
| Moore, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 34 years | 9 | 37 | Black | Male | 2012 | 2018 | 08-29-2024 |
| Moore, Salaam | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 2001 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 15 | 16 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2016 | 07-26-2016 | |
| Moore, Walter | Michigan | Otsego | 1988 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 7 | 37 | White | Male | 1995 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Moore, Wayne | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 29 years | 8 | 18 | Black | Male | 1975 | 1980 | 11-17-2016 |
| Mora, Raymond | New York | Kings | 1981 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 8 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 2014 | 1989 | 12-18-2015 |
| Morales, Miguel | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 21 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 2015 | 11-14-2023 |
| Morales, Raul | New York | Bronx | 1988 | 1997 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 1/2 to 25 years | 9 | 41 | Hispanic | Male | 1996 | 1997 | 12-12-2013 |
| Morales, Santiago Ventura | Oregon | Clackamas | 1986 | 1991 | Murder | Term of Years | 10 to Life | 4 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1989 | 1991 | 08-29-2011 |
| Morant, Stefon | Connecticut | New Haven | 1994 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 70 years | 21 | 21 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2015 | 11-15-2021 |
| Moreno, Tony Jr. | California | Los Angeles | 2014 | 2016 | Robbery | Term of Years | 3 years | 2 | 28 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 2016 | 12-19-2017 |
| Morfin, Nicholas | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 24 | 17 | White | Male | 2000 | 2021 | 02-08-2021 | |
| Morillo, Carlos | New York | Bronx | 1993 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 18 | 29 | Hispanic | Male | 2011 | 2011 | 01-18-2012 |
| Morings, Claude Jr. | Fed-Military | 2002 | 2009 | Child Abuse | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 24 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2003 | 08-14-2024 | |
| Morman, Bobbie Jr. | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1993 | 2021 | Attempt, Violent | Term of Years | 48 years | 22 | 18 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2016 | 08-16-2021 |
| Morris, David | Maryland | Baltimore City | 2005 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 16 | 19 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2021 | 11-15-2021 |
| Morris, Oscar | California | Los Angeles | 1983 | 2000 | Murder | Death | 17 | 33 | Black | Male | 1997 | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Morse, Barney | Montana | Deer Lodge | 2013 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 5 years | 0 | 61 | White | Male | 2013 | 2013 | 11-16-2015 |
| Moses, Sundhe | New York | Kings | 1997 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 24 1/3 to life | 17 | 19 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2013 | 02-23-2018 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Munchinski, David | Pennsylvania | Fayette | 1986 | 2013 | Murder | Life | 25 | 25 | White | Male | 1992 | 2011 | 06-14-2013 | |
| Murray, Bruce | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1983 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 40 | 20 | Black | Male | 1984 | 2023 | 11-13-2023 | |
| 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 |
| Nakano, William | Washington | Lewis | 1981 | 2020 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 25 years | 7 | 21 | White | Male | 1995 | 1988 | 08-25-2022 |
| 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 |
| Negron, William | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 0 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1995 | 04-26-2017 | |
| Neininger, Timothy | Ohio | Tuscarawas | 1993 | 2000 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 1 year and 6 months | 0 | 18 | White | Male | 1998 | 1993 | 10-18-2018 |
| Nelson, Bruce | Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 1982 | 1991 | Murder | Life | 9 | 24 | Black | Male | 1991 | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Nelson, Terry Lee | Illinois | St. Clair | 1989 | 1994 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 0 | 37 | White | Male | 1990 | 1989 | 08-29-2011 |
| Nickerson, Glen | California | Santa Clara | 1987 | 2003 | Murder | Life without parole | 16 | 29 | White | Male | 1992 | 2003 | 08-31-2011 | |
| Nixon, Kenneth | Michigan | Wayne | 2005 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 15 | 19 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2021 | 03-19-2021 | |
| Nolen, Kelvin | Michigan | Wayne | 2016 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 7 | 26 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2022 | 01-12-2023 | |
| Norton, Roger | Massachusetts | Hampden | 1992 | 2005 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 16 to 20 years | 13 | 49 | White | Male | 1996 | 2005 | 11-27-2012 |
| O'Connell, Frank | California | Los Angeles | 1985 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 27 | 25 | White | Male | DK | 2012 | 06-13-2012 |
| O'Dell, Karen | Florida | Manatee | 1998 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Community Service | 0 | 37 | White | Female | 2000 | 1998 | 07-15-2012 | |
| O'Hara, John | New York | Kings | 1997 | 2017 | Fraud | Probation | 0 | 32 | White | Male | 2016 | 1997 | 01-26-2017 | |
| Ochoa, Daniel Alberto | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 90 years | 15 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 12-17-2021 | |
| Ochoa, Oscar | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 0 | 24 | Hispanic | Male | 2010 | 1997 | 06-25-2021 |
| Okongwu, Dominic | New York | Erie | 1993 | 2011 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 50 years | 18 | 41 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2011 | 12-18-2013 |
| 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 | |
| Ordonez, Felipe | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 180 days | 1 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1998 | 06-30-2021 |
| Ortiz, Edwin | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 17 | 15 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 2010 | 08-06-2024 |
| Ortiz, Nelson | Puerto Rico | Aguadilla | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Life | 22 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 2016 | 10-13-2016 | |
| Ott, Chaunte | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 1996 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 13 | 21 | Black | Male | 2008 | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Outlaw, Donald | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2004 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 15 | 16 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2019 | 01-23-2021 | |
| Ovando, Javier | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 1999 | Assault | Term of Years | 23 years and 4 months | 3 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1999 | 03-04-2021 |
| Owens, David | Michigan | Wayne | 1988 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 26 | 19 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2014 | 01-24-2022 |
| Owens, James L. | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1988 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 20 | 22 | White | Male | 1988 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Pack, Phillip | Tennessee | Campbell | 2010 | 2013 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years | 4 | 23 | White | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 02-25-2014 |
| Palmer, Dale Sr. | Ohio | Medina | 1994 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 3 | 37 | White | Male | 1995 | 1997 | 01-07-2015 | |
| Palmer, John | Texas | Bexar | 1985 | 2020 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 10 years | 10 | 28 | White | Male | 2018 | 1995 | 02-18-2020 |
| Palomo, Tim | California | Kern | 1985 | 1990 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 14 years | 4 | 28 | White | Male | 1986 | 1989 | 08-31-2011 |
| Paracha, Uzair | Fed-NY | (Southern) | 2005 | 2020 | Supporting Terrorism | Term of Years | 30 years | 14 | 23 | Asian | Male | 2007 | 2020 | 04-02-2020 |
| Pardue, Michael | Alabama | Baldwin | 1973 | 1997 | Murder | Life | 24 | 17 | White | Male | 1996 | 1997 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Parish, Christopher | Indiana | Elkhart | 1998 | 2006 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 8 | 21 | Black | Male | 2004 | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Parker, Michael | North Carolina | Henderson | 1994 | 2014 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 21 | 35 | White | Male | 2010 | 2014 | 08-25-2014 | |
| Patrick, Marvin | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 29 years | 8 | 18 | Black | Male | 1975 | 1980 | 11-17-2016 |
| Patterson, Aaron | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 13 | 21 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Payne, Glenn | California | Santa Clara | 1990 | 2018 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 27 years | 14 | 28 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2005 | 01-29-2018 |
| Peralta, David | Georgia | DeKalb | 2001 | 2013 | Murder | Life | 12 | 23 | Hispanic | Male | 2002 | 2013 | 09-19-2013 |