| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Date of Release | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaFell, Damien | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 months | 0.2 | 28 | Black | Male | 2009 | 04-06-2020 |
| LaFratta, Joseph | Massachusetts | Essex | 2009 | 2010 | Forgery | 2 years | 1.1 | 33 | White | Male | 2010 | 02-15-2018 |
| Lamotte, John | Kentucky | Franklin | 2019 | 2025 | Assault | 11 years | 6.5 | 24 | Black | Male | 2025 | 10-28-2025 |
| Landin, Juan | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 30 days | 0 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 05-20-2016 |
| Landry, Herbert | Utah | Utah | 2006 | 2017 | Arson | 5 to life | 7.5 | 46 | Black | Male | 2014 | 01-30-2017 |
| Lane, Lionel | Illinois | Kane | 1995 | 1995 | Murder | 60 years | 0.3 | 33 | Black | Male | 1995 | 08-29-2011 |
| Langley, Gus | North Carolina | Buncombe | 1932 | 1936 | Murder | Death | 1.9 | 31 | White | Male | 1934 | 03-13-2018 |
| Lantigua, Milton | New York | Bronx | 1993 | 1996 | Murder | 20 to Life | 2.9 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lanzillo, Luigi | Connecticut | New Haven | 1918 | 1928 | Murder | Life | 10.1 | 18 | White | Male | 1928 | 03-13-2018 |
| Lape, Michael Bruce | Texas | Montgomery | 2012 | 2013 | Drug Possession or Sale | 25 years | 0.3 | 27 | White | Male | 2013 | 05-01-2013 |
| LaPena, Frank | Nevada | Clark | 1977 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 19.9 | 35 | White | Male | 1997 | 08-30-2021 |
| Larkman, Edward | New York | Erie | 1926 | 1933 | Murder | Death | 7.9 | 24 | White | Male | 1933 | 03-13-2018 |
| Larry, Harleme | Florida | Pasco | 2013 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 5.7 | 14 | Black | Male | 2019 | 10-14-2019 |
| Larson, Hollis | Minnesota | Goodhue | 2008 | 2015 | Threats | 2 years and 5 months | 1.3 | 43 | White | Male | 2009 | 08-20-2018 |
| Larson, Robert E. | Washington | Spokane | 2009 | 2013 | Robbery | 20 years | 3.9 | 27 | White | Male | 2013 | 07-26-2013 |
| Latta, Jacqueline | Indiana | LaPorte | 1990 | 2002 | Murder | 50 years | 11.2 | 27 | White | Female | 2001 | 07-13-2016 |
| Latta, Roger | Indiana | LaPorte | 1990 | 2002 | Murder | 50 years | 11.4 | 26 | White | Male | 2001 | 07-13-2016 |
| Laudig, Jessie | Indiana | Marion | 2018 | 2022 | Sex Offender Registration | 8 months and 10 days | 0.7 | 36 | White | Male | 2019 | 06-28-2022 |
| Laughman, Barry | Pennsylvania | Adams | 1988 | 2004 | Murder | Life | 14.9 | 24 | White | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lavernia, Carlos Marcos | Texas | Travis | 1985 | 2000 | Sexual Assault | Life | 15.9 | 32 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lawrence, Darrian Mark | Florida | Miami-Dade | 2000 | 2005 | Murder | Life | 5.1 | 20 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-12-2013 |
| Lawrence, Freddie Joe | Montana | Lewis and Clark | 1995 | 2018 | Murder | Life | 23.1 | 31 | White | Male | 2018 | 06-13-2018 |
| Lawson, Carl | Illinois | St. Clair | 1990 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 6.2 | 23 | Black | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lawton, Steven | Virginia | Newport News City | 1990 | 1997 | Sexual Assault | 72 years | 6.4 | 37 | Black | Male | 1997 | 02-18-2016 |
| Lazzell, David | Louisiana | Iberia | 1991 | 2007 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0 | 32 | White | Male | 1991 | 12-17-2012 |
| Lea, Joe | California | Solano | 2000 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | 16 to life | 9.1 | 24 | Hispanic | Male | 2009 | 02-12-2013 |
| Leadon, Bruce | Texas | Harris | 2008 | 2022 | Robbery | 60 years | 2.6 | 23 | Black | Male | 2011 | 01-30-2023 |
| Leap, Earnest | Missouri | Jackson | 1992 | 2016 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0 | 31 | White | Male | 1992 | 08-22-2016 |
| Leaster, Bobby Joe | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1971 | 1986 | Murder | Life | 15.5 | 21 | Black | Male | 1986 | 03-13-2018 |
| Leblanc, David | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | 10 days | 0 | 43 | White | Male | 2014 | 01-14-2015 |
| Leckington, Mark | Iowa | Scott | 2004 | 2008 | Other Nonviolent Felony | 20 years | 0.9 | 38 | White | Male | 2005 | 11-07-2022 |
| Ledbetter, Miles H. | California | Los Angeles | 1929 | 1931 | Bribery | 1 to 14 years | 1.2 | White | Male | 1931 | 03-13-2018 | |
| Lee, Chol Soo | California | San Francisco | 1974 | 1982 | Murder | Life | 8.2 | 21 | Asian | Male | 1982 | 03-13-2018 |
| Lee, Han Tak | Pennsylvania | Monroe | 1990 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 23.9 | 54 | Asian | Male | 2014 | 12-28-2015 |
| Lee, Hugh C. | Fed-GA | 1924 | 1925 | Robbery | 5 years | 0.3 | 35 | Don't Know | Male | 1925 | 03-13-2018 | |
| Lee, Koua Fong | Minnesota | Ramsey | 2007 | 2010 | Manslaughter | 8 years | 2.8 | 28 | Asian | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lee, Martel | Wisconsin | Kenosha | 2024 | 2025 | Sexual Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 16 | Black | Male | 2024 | 02-05-2025 |
| Lee, Sheyanah | Illinois | Peoria | 2020 | 2025 | Murder | 50 years | 5.8 | 31 | Black | Female | 2025 | 01-11-2026 |
| Lee, Wilbert | Florida | Gulf | 1963 | 1975 | Murder | Death | 12.1 | 28 | Black | Male | 1975 | 03-13-2018 |
| Lee, William | Michigan | Wayne | 2007 | 2010 | Sexual Assault | 15 to 30 years | 3.2 | 17 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 |
| LeFever, Virginia | Ohio | Licking | 1990 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 20.7 | 37 | White | Female | 2010 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lehmer, Joel | Iowa | Pottawattamie | 1997 | 1998 | Manslaughter | 15 years | 1.0 | 32 | White | Male | 1998 | 07-29-2012 |
| Lemons, Anthony | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | 21 to life | 17.2 | 19 | Black | Male | 2012 | 12-30-2014 |
| Lemus, David | New York | New York | 1992 | 2007 | Murder | 25 to Life | 12.8 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lenoir, Thomas | Illinois | Cook | 2017 | 2022 | Theft | 8 years and 6 months | 3.3 | 55 | Black | Male | 2021 | 12-12-2022 |
| Leonard, Keevin | Fed-NY | (Eastern) | 2009 | 2016 | Fraud | 2 years and 10 months | 0 | 42 | White | Male | 2009 | 01-25-2017 |
| Leone, George | California | Orange | 1974 | 1975 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0.3 | 30 | White | Male | 1975 | 08-28-2020 |
| Lerma, Roumaldo | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | 21 days | 0 | 42 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 10-30-2015 |
| Lesher, Harvey | California | Los Angeles | 1928 | 1930 | Murder | Life | 2.4 | 27 | White | Male | 1930 | 03-13-2018 |
| Lester, C. Elizabeth | New Jersey | Somerset | 1935 | 1951 | Forgery | 0.75 years | 1.0 | 46 | White | Female | 1936 | 03-13-2018 |
| Letcher, Donald | South Dakota | McCook | 1995 | 1996 | Child Sex Abuse | 5 years | 1.2 | 29 | White | Male | 1996 | 03-31-2014 |
| Letemps, Jules | Florida | Orange | 1989 | 2016 | Sexual Assault | Life | 26.9 | 26 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-26-2016 |
| Lettrich, George | Illinois | Cook | 1951 | 1953 | Murder | Death | 1.5 | 33 | White | Male | 1953 | 03-13-2018 |
| Leverett, Ron | Georgia | Hart | 1993 | 1994 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 0.7 | 29 | Black | Male | 1994 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lewchuk, Dennis | Nebraska | Madison | 1980 | 1996 | Assault | 5 to 10 years | 15.6 | 33 | White | Male | 1996 | 12-26-2014 |
| Lewis, Anthony | Ohio | Hamilton | 1986 | 1995 | Robbery | 10 to 25 years | 8.5 | 33 | Black | Male | 1995 | 10-25-2018 |
| Lewis, Carlton | New York | Onondaga | 1990 | 2023 | Murder | 20 years to Life | 31.0 | 23 | Black | Male | 2021 | 10-10-2023 |
| Lewis, Catherine | Virginia | Appomattox | 2019 | 2021 | Fraud | Not Sentenced | 0 | 35 | White | Female | 2019 | 04-06-2021 |
| Lewis, Darren | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2017 | Other Nonviolent Felony | 5 years | 3.0 | 48 | Black | Male | 2017 | 01-25-2018 |
| Lewis, David | Fed-CA | (Northern) | 2000 | 2005 | Assault | 7 years and 8 months | 1.5 | 46 | White | Male | 2001 | 09-30-2012 |
| Lewis, George | Minnesota | Hennepin | 1988 | 1991 | Sexual Assault | 12 years and 8 months | 3.0 | 28 | Black | Male | 1991 | 10-28-2014 |
| Lewis, Gloria | Virginia | Appomattox | 2019 | 2021 | Fraud | Not Sentenced | 0 | 64 | White | Female | 2019 | 04-06-2021 |
| Lewis, Jatorick | Texas | Harris | 2012 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 years | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2012 | 01-16-2025 |
| Lewis, Nathaniel | Ohio | Summit | 1997 | 2004 | Sexual Assault | 8 years | 5.4 | 18 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lewis, Ryan | Michigan | Wayne | 2015 | 2018 | Other Violent Felony | 10 to 25 years | 2.6 | 45 | Black | Male | 2017 | 03-18-2018 |
| Lewis, Ryan | Louisiana | Orleans | 2004 | 2007 | Attempted Murder | Not Sentenced | 3.2 | 15 | Black | Male | 2007 | 04-06-2020 |
| Leyra, Camilo | New York | Kings | 1950 | 1956 | Murder | Death | 6.0 | 50 | White | Male | 1956 | 03-13-2018 |
| Liao, Yun Hseng | California | Los Angeles | 2003 | 2016 | Attempted Murder | Life | 12.0 | 44 | Asian | Male | 2015 | 04-11-2018 |
| Liebich, Randy | Illinois | Dupage | 2004 | 2019 | Murder | 65 years | 14.2 | 22 | White | Male | 2018 | 04-20-2019 |
| Likine, Selesa | Michigan | Oakland | 2008 | 2012 | Failure to Pay Child Support | 48 days | 0 | 42 | Black | Female | 2008 | 12-05-2012 |
| Linan-Juarez, Rexina | Texas | Bexar | 2018 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 33 | Hispanic | Female | 2018 | 11-16-2020 |
| Lind, Frank | California | Fresno | 2002 | 2005 | Child Sex Abuse | 30 to life | 2.8 | 44 | White | Male | 2005 | 01-26-2014 |
| Linder, Michael | South Carolina | Colleton | 1979 | 1981 | Murder | Death | 2.0 | 24 | White | Male | 1981 | 03-13-2018 |
| Lindsey, Johnnie | Texas | Dallas | 1983 | 2009 | Sexual Assault | Life | 25.5 | 28 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lindsey, Lloyd | Illinois | Cook | 1975 | 1979 | Murder | 40 to 80 years | 3.5 | 17 | Black | Male | 1979 | 03-13-2018 |
| Lindstadt, George | New York | Suffolk | 1989 | 2001 | Child Sex Abuse | 12 1/2 to 25 years | 11.8 | 42 | White | Male | 2001 | 12-17-2013 |
| Linscott, Steven | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1992 | Murder | 40 years | 3.4 | 26 | White | Male | 1985 | 08-29-2011 |
| Little, Anthony | Michigan | Wayne | 2009 | 2013 | Failure to Pay Child Support | Probation | 0 | 43 | Black | Male | 2009 | 07-14-2015 |
| Little, Devon | Maryland | Baltimore City | 2017 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 2.3 | 26 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-06-2021 |
| Lively, Charles Jason | West Virginia | McDowell | 2006 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 13.8 | 27 | White | Male | 2020 | 10-12-2020 |
| Livingston, Christopher | New York | Kings | 1987 | 1991 | Murder | 20 to Life | 3.6 | 19 | Black | Male | 1991 | 02-16-2014 |
| Livingston, Detroy | New York | Kings | 1987 | 2023 | Murder | 20 to Life | 31.5 | 18 | Black | Male | 2019 | 12-02-2023 |
| Livingston, Joseph | Minnesota | Wright | 2016 | 2021 | Traffic Offense | 5 years and 2 months | 1.1 | 33 | White | Male | 2017 | 07-14-2022 |
| Loach, Jerome | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2011 | 2021 | Other Nonviolent Felony | 25 to 50 years | 9.2 | 42 | Black | Male | 2020 | 09-01-2021 |
| Lobato, Kirstin | Nevada | Clark | 2002 | 2017 | Murder | 40 to 100 years | 15.6 | 18 | White | Female | 2017 | 01-04-2018 |
| Locke, Ruben | Fed-IL | (Northern) | 1998 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Not Sentenced | 0 | 35 | Black | Male | 1998 | 08-29-2011 |
| Loftin, Tyrone | New York | Onondaga | 2008 | 2010 | Sexual Assault | 17 years | 1.9 | 48 | Black | Male | 2010 | 09-23-2013 |
| Loftus, Brendan | California | Lake | 1997 | 2000 | Child Sex Abuse | 5 years | 1.7 | 23 | White | Male | 1999 | 01-16-2012 |
| Loftus, John | Massachusetts | Berkshire | 1886 | 1888 | Robbery | 5 years | 1.9 | 19 | White | Male | 1888 | 03-13-2018 |
| Logan, Ronald J. | Michigan | Wayne | 1946 | 1959 | Robbery | Life | 13.4 | 28 | White | Male | 1959 | 03-13-2018 |
| Lomax, Walter | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1968 | 2014 | Murder | Life | 38.2 | 20 | Black | Male | 2006 | 04-07-2014 |
| Long, Christopher | Michigan | Wayne | 2008 | 2008 | Assault | 3 1/2 to 7 years | 0.5 | 23 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| Long, James | Illinois | Cook | 1934 | 1934 | Robbery | 1 to Life | 0.3 | 22 | White | Male | 1934 | 03-13-2018 |
| Long, Kimberly | California | Riverside | 2005 | 2021 | Murder | 15 to life | 7.2 | 27 | White | Female | 2013 | 05-18-2021 |
| Lopez, George | California | Orange | 2000 | 2002 | Robbery | 13 years | 1.6 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 07-12-2012 |
| Lopez-Siguenza, Carlos | New Jersey | Atlantic | 2004 | 2012 | Child Sex Abuse | 3 years | 3.0 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2007 | 06-16-2016 |
| Lott, Perry | Oklahoma | Pontotoc | 1988 | 2023 | Sexual Assault | Life | 30.3 | 25 | Black | Male | 2018 | 10-22-2023 |
| Love, Corey Anthony | Texas | Harris | 2006 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | 210 days | 0.8 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 10-12-2015 |
| Loveless, Debbie | Texas | Rains | 1989 | 1994 | Murder | Life | 4.1 | 31 | White | Female | 1993 | 08-29-2011 |
| Loveless, John | Oregon | Marion | 1991 | 2000 | Child Sex Abuse | 15 years | 9.2 | 36 | White | Male | 2000 | 08-10-2023 |