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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy, Christopher | Illinois | Cook | 1987 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 17 | White | Male | 2006 | 2015 | 02-13-2015 | |
| 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 | |
| Almodovar, Roberto | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 2017 | 04-26-2017 | |
| 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 | |
| Benitez, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 10-05-2023 | ||
| Bolden, Eddie | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 24 | Black | Male | 2016 | 04-22-2016 | ||
| Brown, Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 37 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2017 | 11-26-2017 | |
| Caine, Eric | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 22 | 20 | Black | Male | 2011 | 08-31-2011 | ||
| Coleman, Nevest | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 25 | Black | Male | 2017 | 12-04-2017 | ||
| Davis, Andre | Illinois | Champaign | 1981 | 2012 | Murder | Life | 31 | 19 | Black | Male | 2012 | 07-06-2012 | ||
| DeLeon-Reyes, Arturo | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 01-03-2018 | ||
| Edwards, James | Illinois | Lake | 1996 | 2012 | Murder | Life without parole | 1 | 44 | Black | Male | 1997 | 06-10-2012 | ||
| Evans, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1976 | 2003 | Murder | Life | 27 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Fauntleroy, David | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 22 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 12-21-2012 | ||
| Fischer, Marshall | Illinois | Cook | 1942 | 1942 | Robbery | Life | 0 | 21 | White | Male | 1942 | |||
| Fletcher, James Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 15 | 27 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2020 | 02-24-2020 | |
| Fulton, Darryl | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 26 | Black | Male | 2017 | 12-04-2017 | ||
| Galvan, John | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 33 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Gayol, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2003 | Murder | Life | 2 | 33 | Hispanic | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Gibson, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 28 | 23 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2019 | 05-04-2019 | |
| Gonzalez, Alfredo | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 32 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-23-2022 | |
| Gray, Adam | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21 | 14 | White | Male | 2006 | 2017 | 05-12-2017 | |
| Harpstrite, Valentine | Illinois | St. Clair | 1929 | 1968 | Murder | Life | 20 | 24 | White | Male | 1949 | |||
| Hill, Harold | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 10 | 16 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Horton, John | Illinois | Winnebago | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22 | 17 | Black | Male | 1998 | 2017 | 10-09-2017 | |
| Johnson, Charles | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 19 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-01-2017 | ||
| Jones, Melvin | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 1989 | Murder | Life without parole | 6 | 30 | Black | Male | 1989 | 05-18-2013 | ||
| Kluppelberg, James | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2012 | Murder | Life | 23 | 18 | White | Male | 2007 | 2012 | 05-31-2012 | |
| Logan, Alton | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 26 | 28 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Maxson, Mark | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 31 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-02-2016 | ||
| Maysonet, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2010 | 2017 | 11-20-2017 | |
| McCullough, Jack | Illinois | DeKalb | 2012 | 2016 | Murder | Life | 4 | 18 | White | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 05-02-2016 | |
| Morfin, Nicholas | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 24 | 17 | White | Male | 2000 | 2021 | 02-08-2021 | |
| Nanez, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 2022 | 08-08-2022 | |
| Negron, William | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 0 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1995 | 04-26-2017 | |
| Newsome, James | Illinois | Cook | 1980 | 1995 | Murder | Life | 14 | 24 | Black | Male | 1994 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| 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 | |
| Palmer, Charles | Illinois | Macon | 2000 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 17 | 43 | Black | Male | 2016 | 12-04-2016 | ||
| Patrick, Deon | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 20 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2014 | 01-10-2014 | |
| Pugh, Earl Howard | Illinois | Cook | 1937 | 1953 | Murder | Life | 16 | 19 | Black | Male | 1953 | |||
| 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, Gerald | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 27 | 26 | Black | Male | 2021 | 06-03-2024 | ||
| Reeves, Marvin | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2009 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 29 | Black | Male | 2002 | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Rivera, Juan | Illinois | Lake | 1993 | 2012 | Murder | Life | 18 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2012 | 02-07-2012 | ||
| Sanchez, Isauro | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1991 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Saunders, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 2001 | Murder | Life without parole | 14 | 18 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Smith, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 38 | Black | Male | 2020 | 11-05-2020 | ||
| 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 | |
| Styles, Larod | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 19 | 16 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-01-2017 | ||
| Taylor, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 18 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2013 | 06-28-2013 | |
| Taylor, Patrick | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 12 | 37 | Black | Male | DK | 2023 | 10-30-2023 | |
| Terry, Paul | Illinois | Cook | 1977 | 2003 | Murder | Life | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Tillman, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 2010 | Murder | Life | 23 | 20 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Varela, Ignacio | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1991 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 42 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Varela, Joaquin | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1991 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Villa, Alexander | Illinois | Cook | 2019 | 2024 | Murder | Life | 6 | 23 | Hispanic | Male | 2024 | 10-16-2024 | ||
| Walker, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 23 | Black | Male | 2020 | 08-26-2020 | ||
| Whitlock, Herbert | Illinois | Edgar | 1987 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 21 | 39 | White | Male | 1988 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Williams, Cordell | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 27 | 19 | Black | Male | 2022 | 12-20-2022 | ||
| Williams, Herman | Illinois | Lake | 1994 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 29 | 29 | White | Male | 2022 | 09-26-2022 | ||
| Willis, John | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 1999 | Sexual Assault | Life | 6 | 42 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Wilson, Jackie | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 35 | 21 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2018 | 10-16-2020 | |
| Wrice, Stanley | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Life | 31 | 28 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 12-12-2013 | |
| Wright, David | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2022 | 04-20-2023 | |
| Young, Dan Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 10 | 30 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 |