| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis, Kelly | Florida | Seminole | 2013 | 2017 | Fraud | 6 years | 0 | 59 | White | Male | 04-19-2017 |
| Matta Ballesteros, Juan | Fed-CA | (Central) | 1990 | 2018 | Kidnapping | Life without parole | 0 | 40 | Hispanic | Male | 04-20-2020 |
| Matthews, Ernest | North Carolina | Duplin | 1993 | 2016 | Murder | 20 years | 6.9 | 20 | Black | Male | 10-26-2016 |
| Matthews, Ryan | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1999 | 2004 | Murder | Death | 5.1 | 17 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Maxwell, Bobby Joe | California | Los Angeles | 1984 | 2018 | Murder | Life without parole | 34.1 | 29 | Black | Male | 08-16-2018 |
| Mayes, Larry | Indiana | Lake | 1982 | 2001 | Sexual Assault | 80 years | 19.5 | 30 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Maysonet, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22.3 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 11-20-2017 |
| Mazza, Anthony | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1973 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 47.2 | 25 | White | Male | 06-13-2021 |
| McAllister, Patrick | Washington | Jefferson | 2012 | 2018 | Sexual Assault | 20 years and 10 months | 5.2 | 46 | White | Male | 05-17-2018 |
| McCastle, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2025 | Murder | 55 years | 28.9 | 27 | Black | Male | 07-23-2025 |
| McClaugherty, Charles | New Mexico | Bernalillo | 2001 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 2.2 | 18 | White | Male | 07-02-2014 |
| McCollum, Claude | Michigan | Ingham | 2006 | 2007 | Murder | Life | 1.7 | 26 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| McCollum, Henry | North Carolina | Robeson | 1984 | 2014 | Murder | Death | 29.9 | 19 | Black | Male | 09-02-2014 |
| McCoy, Isaiah | Delaware | Kent | 2012 | 2017 | Murder | Death | 4.6 | 22 | Black | Male | 02-03-2017 |
| McCoy, Sherman | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2016 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 2.6 | 20 | Black | Male | 05-22-2019 |
| McCoy, Troshawn | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2017 | Murder | 55 years | 18.2 | 17 | Black | Male | 03-01-2017 |
| McCracken, Terence | Pennsylvania | Delaware | 1983 | 1995 | Murder | Life | 3.2 | 18 | White | Male | 05-01-2013 |
| McCray, Brian | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1993 | 1994 | Murder | 43 years | 0.8 | 24 | Black | Male | 10-12-2011 |
| McCray, Vincent | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 1.3 | 36 | Black | Male | 06-01-2022 |
| McCrimmon, Christopher | Arizona | Pima | 1993 | 1997 | Murder | Death | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| McCullough, Jack | Illinois | DeKalb | 2012 | 2016 | Murder | Life | 3.6 | 18 | White | Male | 05-02-2016 |
| McDowell, John "Jack" | New Mexico | Sandoval | 2014 | 2019 | Murder | 30 to Life | 5.0 | 54 | White | Male | 02-10-2020 |
| McGee, Rickey | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1998 | 2025 | Murder | Life without parole | 26.0 | 19 | Black | Male | 11-23-2025 |
| McGhee, Curtis | Iowa | Pottawattamie | 1978 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 25.4 | 17 | Black | Male | 05-29-2013 |
| McGuffin, Nicholas | Oregon | Coos | 2011 | 2019 | Manslaughter | 10 years | 8.4 | 18 | White | Male | 01-20-2020 |
| McIntyre, Lamonte | Kansas | Wyandotte | 1994 | 2017 | Murder | Life | 23.0 | 17 | Black | Male | 10-16-2017 |
| McKay, Cornell | Missouri | St. Louis City | 2013 | 2015 | Robbery | 12 years | 1.4 | 22 | Black | Male | 05-11-2015 |
| McKee, Dean | Florida | Hillsborough | 1988 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 29.6 | 16 | White | Male | 02-14-2019 |
| McKee, Larry | New York | Bronx | 1997 | 2018 | Murder | 24 to life | 20.7 | 25 | Black | Male | 02-01-2018 |
| McKinney, DeWayne | California | Orange | 1981 | 2000 | Murder | Life | 18.6 | 19 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| McKoy, James | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | 29 years | 7.9 | 17 | Black | Male | 11-17-2016 |
| McLaughlin, Mark | Fed-PA | (Eastern) | 1996 | 2000 | Tax Evasion/Fraud | Not Sentenced | 0 | 30 | White | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| McLaughlin, Russell | Fed-PA | (Eastern) | 1996 | 1998 | Tax Evasion/Fraud | Not Sentenced | 2.7 | 36 | White | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| McMillian, Walter | Alabama | Monroe | 1988 | 1993 | Murder | Death | 4.5 | 45 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| McNenney, Edward | New York | New York | 2008 | 2011 | Fraud | 90 days | 0 | 40 | White | Male | 06-25-2013 |
| McPherson, Kenneth | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1995 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 24.0 | 20 | Black | Male | 05-07-2019 |
| Meadows, Frank Jr. | Alabama | Jefferson | 1993 | 2022 | Sexual Assault | 20 years | 21.4 | 18 | Black | Male | 01-06-2023 |
| Melendez, Juan Roberto | Florida | Polk | 1984 | 2002 | Murder | Death | 17.3 | 32 | Hispanic | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Mellen, Susan | California | Los Angeles | 1998 | 2014 | Murder | Life without parole | 16.4 | 42 | White | Female | 10-10-2014 |
| Melock, Robert | Illinois | Lake | 1989 | 2023 | Murder | Death | 34.1 | 22 | White | Male | 01-02-2025 |
| Merrill, Thomas | California | Orange | 1991 | 1995 | Murder | Life | 4.3 | 24 | White | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Merritt, Gilbert III | Virginia | Norfolk City | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | 30 years | 20.2 | 22 | Black | Male | 04-04-2024 |
| Mervilus, Emmanuel | New Jersey | Union | 2008 | 2013 | Robbery | 11 years | 3.3 | 22 | Black | Male | 05-03-2018 |
| Meyers, Terrence | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1993 | 2010 | Murder | Life without parole | 15.2 | 21 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Miles, Guy | California | Orange | 1999 | 2026 | Robbery | 75 years | 18.0 | 32 | Black | Male | 08-28-2026 |
| Miles, Richard | Texas | Dallas | 1995 | 2012 | Murder | 60 years | 14.3 | 19 | Black | Male | 05-19-2012 |
| Milke, Debra | Arizona | Maricopa | 1990 | 2015 | Murder | Death | 22.9 | 25 | White | Female | 03-19-2015 |
| Miller, Benjamin | Connecticut | Fairfield | 1973 | 1989 | Murder | 25 years | 16.3 | 42 | White | Male | 12-21-2012 |
| Miller, Gina | California | Kern | 1985 | 1991 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 4.9 | 25 | White | Female | 08-29-2011 |
| Miller, John | Texas | Rains | 1989 | 1994 | Murder | Life | 4.1 | 42 | White | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Miller, John | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1998 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 20.8 | 21 | Black | Male | 08-05-2019 |
| Miller, Naeem | New Jersey | Essex | 2005 | 2025 | Murder | 37 years | 18.2 | 23 | Black | Male | 08-25-2025 |
| Miller, Thomas | Florida | Hillsborough | 1997 | 2001 | Manslaughter | 15 years | 0 | 19 | White | Male | 01-29-2014 |
| Mills, Damian | North Carolina | Buncombe | 2001 | 2015 | Murder | 12 years | 9.3 | 20 | Black | Male | 10-11-2015 |
| Milton, Kenneth | Michigan | Wayne | 1985 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 39.1 | 22 | Black | Male | 05-04-2026 |
| Minnitt, Andre | Arizona | Pima | 1993 | 2002 | Murder | Death | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Minsky, Gerald | Fed-KY | (Eastern) | 1991 | 1992 | Fraud | 1 year and 6 months | 0 | 42 | White | Male | 12-12-2012 |
| Minton, Samuel Scott | Tennessee | Bradley | 1994 | 2025 | Sexual Assault | 76 years | 30.7 | 20 | White | Male | 05-01-2025 |
| Miranda, Adam | California | Los Angeles | 1983 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 0 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Misch, Eric | Ohio | Lucas | 1993 | 2024 | Murder | 20 years to life | 26.4 | 16 | White | Male | 12-08-2024 |
| Mitchell, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Murder | 31 years | 12.5 | 17 | Black | Male | 06-17-2020 |
| Mitchell, Keith | District of Columbia | 1994 | 2015 | Murder | 36 to life | 20.8 | 18 | Black | Male | 04-21-2015 | |
| Mitchell, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | 30 years | 12.6 | 15 | Black | Male | 06-11-2017 |
| Mitchell, Marvin | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1990 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | 9 to 25 years | 7.2 | 21 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Modahl, Jeffrey | California | Kern | 1986 | 1999 | Child Sex Abuse | 48 years | 12.8 | 29 | White | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Molen, Michael Scott | Idaho | Boise | 2007 | 2014 | Child Sex Abuse | 20 years | 7.0 | 44 | White | Male | 09-22-2018 |
| Monroe, Beverly | Virginia | Powhatan | 1992 | 2003 | Murder | 22 years | 9.4 | 54 | White | Female | 08-29-2011 |
| Montalvo, Ruben | New York | Bronx | 1988 | 2001 | Murder | 15 to Life | 12.6 | 16 | Hispanic | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Montanez, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | 55 years | 21.7 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 07-23-2016 |
| Montgomery, Konrad | Michigan | Wayne | 2013 | 2016 | Robbery | 12 to 27 years | 2.6 | 29 | Black | Male | 07-19-2016 |
| Moore, Clarence | New Jersey | Atlantic | 1987 | 2006 | Sexual Assault | Life | 14.4 | 36 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Moore, Daniel Wade | Alabama | Morgan | 2002 | 2009 | Murder | Death | 5.4 | 24 | White | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Moore, Domonique | Kansas | Wyandotte | 2010 | 2024 | Murder | 50 to Life | 14.2 | 24 | Black | Male | 01-23-2025 |
| Moore, Joe | Texas | Swisher | 1999 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 90 years | 3.5 | 55 | Black | Male | 05-18-2022 |
| Moore, Kenneth | Ohio | Pike | 1995 | 2004 | Murder | 15 to Life | 9.3 | 45 | White | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Moore, Laurie | Michigan | Otsego | 1987 | 1991 | Manslaughter | 7 to 15 years | 3.4 | 33 | White | Male | 04-23-2016 |
| Moore, Omar | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2018 | Murder | 34 years | 8.7 | 37 | Black | Male | 08-29-2024 |
| Moore, Walter | Michigan | Otsego | 1988 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 7.3 | 37 | White | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Moore, Wayne | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | 29 years | 7.9 | 18 | Black | Male | 11-17-2016 |
| Morales, Jose | New York | Bronx | 1988 | 2001 | Murder | 15 to Life | 12.6 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Moran, Nakiya | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2017 | Attempted Murder | 62 years | 7.5 | 17 | White | Male | 06-06-2018 |
| Morant, Stefon | Connecticut | New Haven | 1994 | 2021 | Murder | 70 years | 21.0 | 21 | Black | Male | 11-15-2021 |
| Moreno, David | California | Solano | 1998 | 2000 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 1.3 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 05-31-2013 |
| Morfin, Nicholas | Illinois | Cook | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 23.5 | 17 | White | Male | 02-08-2021 |
| Morgan, Jerome | Louisiana | Orleans | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 19.4 | 17 | Black | Male | 06-01-2016 |
| Morris, David | Maryland | Baltimore City | 2005 | 2021 | Murder | 50 years | 16.2 | 19 | Black | Male | 11-15-2021 |
| Morris, Oscar | California | Los Angeles | 1983 | 2000 | Murder | Death | 16.7 | 33 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Morton, Carl | District of Columbia | 2009 | 2014 | Assault | 5 years and 2 months | 0 | Black | Male | 06-18-2024 | ||
| Morton, Michael | Texas | Williamson | 1987 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 24.6 | 32 | White | Male | 01-17-2012 |
| Moses, Larry | Louisiana | Orleans | 1995 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 27.6 | 39 | Black | Male | 08-14-2023 |
| Moustakis, Teddy | New York | Queens | 1992 | 1996 | Threats | Probation | 0 | 28 | White | Male | 04-13-2020 |
| Mozee, Stanley | Texas | Dallas | 2000 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 14.2 | 39 | Black | Male | 05-11-2019 |
| Munchinski, David | Pennsylvania | Fayette | 1986 | 2013 | Murder | Life | 24.8 | 25 | White | Male | 06-14-2013 |
| Munson, Adolph | Oklahoma | Custer | 1985 | 1995 | Murder | Death | 0 | 37 | Black | Male | 08-29-2011 |
| Murphy, Michelle | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Life without parole | 18.5 | 17 | Native American | Female | 09-20-2014 |
| Murray, Bruce | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1983 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 40.3 | 20 | Black | Male | 11-13-2023 |
| Murray, Lacresha | Texas | Travis | 1996 | 2001 | Murder | 20 years | 2.7 | 11 | Black | Female | 08-29-2011 |
| Musier, Tyree | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2012 | 2025 | Murder | Life | 13.4 | 22 | Black | Male | 10-02-2025 |
| Myers, Hubert | Florida | Duval | 1976 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 42.6 | 18 | Black | Male | 04-04-2019 |
| Nash, Donald | Missouri | Dent | 2009 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 10.7 | 39 | White | Male | 10-28-2020 |