| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Date of Release | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrego, Eruby | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Murder | 90 years | 17.8 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 08-25-2022 |
| Adams, Seneca | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2006 | Assault | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2006 | 12-08-2014 |
| Adams, Tari | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2006 | Assault | Probation | 0 | 18 | Black | Male | 2006 | 12-08-2014 |
| 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 | 32.5 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 08-08-2022 |
| Almodovar, Roberto | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 21.4 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 04-26-2017 |
| Andersen, Daniel | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2015 | Murder | 55 years | 25.1 | 19 | White | Male | 2007 | 08-15-2015 |
| Anderson, Deonta | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year and 6 months | 0.4 | 19 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-02-2022 |
| Andino, Carlos | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2022 | Murder | 60 years | 25.7 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 08-23-2022 |
| Anthony, Richard | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2025 | Assault | 40 years | 19.3 | 20 | Black | Male | 2014 | 08-01-2025 |
| Bailey, Kevin | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2018 | Murder | 80 years | 27.3 | 19 | Black | Male | 2018 | 02-03-2018 |
| Baker, Ben | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 18 years | 9.6 | 32 | Black | Male | 2016 | 01-19-2016 |
| Baker, Ben | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 0 | 33 | Black | Male | 2006 | 03-28-2016 |
| Banks, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 1990 | Murder | 50 years | 5.1 | 20 | Black | Male | 1990 | 07-11-2019 |
| Bates, David | Illinois | Cook | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | 20 years | 8.7 | 18 | Black | Male | 1994 | 01-30-2015 |
| Beals, Brian | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2023 | Murder | 80 years | 33.9 | 22 | Black | Male | 2023 | 01-03-2024 |
| Benitez, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 32.0 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 10-05-2023 |
| Blair, Harvey | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 0.3 | 35 | Black | Male | 2005 | 12-09-2018 |
| Bouto, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2018 | Murder | 45 years | 19.2 | 17 | White | Male | 2015 | 07-02-2018 |
| Boyd, Lathierial | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2013 | Murder | 82 years | 22.9 | 24 | Black | Male | 2013 | 09-10-2013 |
| Brown, Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 27.6 | 37 | Black | Male | 2017 | 11-26-2017 |
| Cain, Jeremiah | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2022 | Murder | 25 years | 20.9 | 23 | White | Male | 2022 | 08-25-2022 |
| Cardona, Gregorio | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2025 | Murder | 55 years | 25.7 | 16 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 07-23-2025 |
| Cardona, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2025 | Murder | 55 years | 25.7 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2014 | 07-23-2025 |
| Carter, William | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 9 years | 3.0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2010 | 07-17-2017 |
| Castillo, Miguel | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2001 | Murder | 48 years | 9.2 | 35 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Cerami, Sean | Illinois | Cook | 2012 | 2013 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 1.4 | 47 | White | Male | 2013 | 06-08-2016 |
| Coleman, Nevest | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 20.5 | 25 | Black | Male | 2017 | 12-04-2017 |
| Colon, David | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2022 | Murder | 50 years | 24.1 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 08-25-2022 |
| Conley, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 months and 25 days | 0 | 30 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-12-2022 |
| Cooper, Tracy | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 years | 2.3 | 31 | Black | Male | 2006 | 05-16-2022 |
| Craine, Alandis | Illinois | Cook | 2016 | 2021 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 2 years and 2 months | 0.4 | 29 | Black | Male | 2017 | 11-30-2022 |
| Cruz, Rolando | Illinois | DuPage | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Death | 10.7 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 08-29-2011 |
| Davis, Danny | Illinois | Alexander | 1992 | 2025 | Murder | Life without parole | 32.1 | 20 | Black | Male | 2024 | 12-05-2025 |
| Day, Arnold | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2018 | Murder | 60 years | 24.5 | 18 | Black | Male | 2018 | 12-20-2018 |
| DeLeon-Reyes, Arturo | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 17.5 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 01-03-2018 |
| Diaz, Angel | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | 44 years | 14.0 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2010 | 08-15-2024 |
| Dobbins, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 years and 6 months | 0.7 | 29 | Black | Male | 2010 | 04-30-2022 |
| Dotson, Gary | Illinois | Cook | 1979 | 1989 | Sexual Assault | 25 to 50 years | 6.0 | 20 | White | Male | 1985 | 08-29-2011 |
| Drew, Frank | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | 60 years | 23.3 | 16 | Black | Male | 2022 | 04-10-2024 |
| Edwards, James | Illinois | Lake | 1996 | 2012 | Murder | Life without parole | 0.8 | 44 | Black | Male | 1997 | 06-10-2012 |
| Ellis, Christopher | Illinois | Cook | 2017 | 2025 | Assault | 6 years | 2.0 | 31 | Black | Male | 2019 | 12-11-2025 |
| Elsayed, Jessica | Illinois | Cook | 2012 | 2013 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | White | Female | 2012 | 06-23-2016 |
| Escamilla, Nicholas | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2023 | Murder | 29 years | 14.0 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2008 | 11-14-2023 |
| Fletcher, James Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 14.9 | 27 | Black | Male | 2020 | 02-24-2020 |
| Fountain, Ricky | Illinois | Cook | 2013 | 2018 | Attempted Murder | 26 years | 5.7 | 29 | Black | Male | 2018 | 05-30-2023 |
| Fulton, Darryl | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 20.5 | 26 | Black | Male | 2017 | 12-04-2017 |
| Fulton, John | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Murder | 31 years | 12.5 | 18 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-17-2020 |
| Galvan, John | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 33.1 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 08-08-2022 |
| Gardner, Lewis | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | 30 years | 12.3 | 15 | Black | Male | 2007 | 06-24-2014 |
| Gauger, Gary | Illinois | McHenry | 1993 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 3.0 | 41 | White | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Gecht, David | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2022 | Murder | 45 years | 22.3 | 18 | White | Male | 2022 | 08-04-2022 |
| Gibson, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 27.5 | 23 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-04-2019 |
| Gillespie, Jerry | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2024 | Murder | 40 years | 19.8 | 18 | Black | Male | 2014 | 04-18-2024 |
| Gipson, Leonard | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years and four months | 2.1 | 26 | Black | Male | 2009 | 11-28-2018 |
| Glenn, Clarissa | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 34 | Black | Female | 2006 | 03-28-2016 |
| Gomez, Ariel | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2018 | Murder | 35 years | 19.2 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 02-20-2018 |
| Gordon, Kenneth | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2008 | Theft | 9 years | 3.8 | 40 | Black | Male | 2006 | 02-11-2016 |
| Green, Debra | Illinois | Cook | 2010 | 2011 | Assault | Probation | 0 | 31 | Black | Female | 2010 | 08-26-2013 |
| Green, Pierre | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2013 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Not Sentenced | 2.2 | 24 | Black | Male | 2013 | 12-07-2025 |
| Harris, Darien | Illinois | Cook | 2014 | 2023 | Murder | 76 years | 9.7 | 18 | Black | Male | 2023 | 01-03-2024 |
| Harris, Lee | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2023 | Murder | 90 years | 31.0 | 34 | Black | Male | 2023 | 04-08-2023 |
| Harvey, Sydney | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years and 6 months | 1.4 | 47 | Black | Male | 2008 | 02-22-2019 |
| Henderson, Reginald | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2021 | Murder | 55 years | 23.7 | 18 | Black | Male | 2020 | 10-12-2021 |
| Hernandez, Alejandro | Illinois | DuPage | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Death | 10.7 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 08-29-2011 |
| Hernandez, Juan | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2022 | Murder | 86 years | 20.7 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 08-15-2022 |
| Hernandez, Rosendo | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2022 | Murder | 75 years | 22.9 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 08-15-2022 |
| Herrington, Jerry | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2025 | Murder | 60 years | 27.9 | 16 | Black | Male | 2020 | 05-06-2025 |
| Hester, Lee Arthur | Illinois | Cook | 1961 | 2019 | Murder | 55 years | 10.8 | 14 | Black | Male | 1972 | 01-23-2020 |
| Hill, Dwayne | Illinois | Cook | 2013 | 2018 | Attempted Murder | 26 years | 5.7 | 33 | Black | Male | 2018 | 05-30-2023 |
| Hobley, Madison | Illinois | Cook | 1990 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 12.4 | 26 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| Iglesias, Geraldo | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2019 | Murder | 35 years | 15.7 | 24 | Hispanic | Male | 2010 | 01-30-2019 |
| Jackson, Allen | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2006 | 11-28-2018 |
| Jackson, Jeremy | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2022 | Murder | 50 years | 19.6 | 16 | Black | Male | 2022 | 07-26-2022 |
| Jackson, Kevin | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2025 | Murder | 45 years | 21.2 | 19 | Black | Male | 2024 | 06-30-2025 |
| Jakes, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2018 | Murder | 40 years | 18.8 | 15 | Black | Male | 2012 | 05-16-2018 |
| James, Shaun | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 years | 1.0 | 27 | Black | Male | 2010 | 01-19-2021 |
| Johnson, Demetrius | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2019 | Murder | 25 years | 11.9 | 15 | Black | Male | 2004 | 01-02-2020 |
| Johnson, Juan | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2004 | Murder | 30 years | 11.1 | 19 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Jones, Melvin | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 1989 | Murder | Life without parole | 5.9 | 30 | Black | Male | 1989 | 05-18-2013 |
| Jones, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2015 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 1.1 | 44 | Black | Male | 2016 | 05-23-2023 |
| Jones, Ronald | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 1999 | Murder | Death | 9.8 | 34 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 |
| Jordan, Elgin | Illinois | Cook | 2016 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 8 years | 2.8 | 46 | Black | Male | 2018 | 05-24-2023 |
| Kelly, Thomas | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | 25 years | 22.4 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2024 | 02-05-2024 |
| Kwil, Richard | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2023 | Murder | 30 years | 23.1 | 19 | Native American | Male | 2023 | 04-24-2023 |
| Lewis, Derrick | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 years and 6 months | 2.0 | 25 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-22-2019 |
| Lewis, Earl | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 years | 0.3 | 22 | Black | Male | 2005 | 04-27-2022 |
| Lewis, Jamar | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 5 years | 3.6 | 22 | Black | Male | 2008 | 11-28-2018 |
| Logan, Alton | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 25.8 | 28 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| Logan, Leonard | Illinois | Cook | 2000 | 2023 | Murder | 45 years | 19.0 | 24 | Black | Male | 2019 | 10-26-2023 |
| Marshall, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2024 | Murder | 60 years | 28.1 | 32 | Black | Male | 2019 | 08-28-2024 |
| Martinez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | 25 years | 21.5 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 03-03-2023 |
| Maxson, Mark | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 22.5 | 31 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-02-2016 |
| Maysonet, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22.3 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 11-20-2017 |
| McCastle, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2025 | Murder | 55 years | 28.9 | 27 | Black | Male | 2018 | 07-23-2025 |
| McClendon, Sean | Illinois | Cook | 2016 | 2024 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 8 years | 5.9 | 26 | Black | Male | 2022 | 06-03-2025 |
| McDaniels, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2018 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 12 years | 7.3 | 40 | Black | Male | 2018 | 11-28-2018 |
| McIntosh, Norman | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2016 | Murder | 45 years | 12.8 | 23 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-26-2016 |
| McNairy, Andre | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 9 years | 6.1 | 44 | Black | Male | 2015 | 11-28-2018 |
| Melock, Robert | Illinois | Lake | 1989 | 2023 | Murder | Death | 34.1 | 22 | White | Male | 2023 | 01-02-2025 |