| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Date of Release | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long, Lee | New York | Queens | 1995 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | 8 to 24 years | 7.2 | 34 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Long, Ronnie | North Carolina | Cabarrus | 1976 | 2020 | Sexual Assault | Life | 43.9 | 20 | Black | Male | 2020 | 09-14-2020 |
| Longus, Michael | District of Columbia | 2005 | 2013 | Murder | 25 years | 8.4 | 26 | Black | Male | 2013 | 04-23-2014 | |
| Lopez, Steven | New York | New York | 1991 | 2022 | Robbery | 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years | 2.5 | 15 | Hispanic | Male | 1993 | 08-08-2022 |
| Lopez, William | New York | Kings | 1990 | 2014 | Murder | 25 to life | 22.3 | 30 | Hispanic | Male | 2013 | 04-02-2014 |
| Louis, James | New Jersey | Union | 1996 | 2020 | Murder | 60 years | 24.4 | 20 | Black | Male | 2020 | 07-28-2020 |
| Love, Dwight | Michigan | Wayne | 1982 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 16.0 | 22 | Black | Male | 1998 | 08-29-2011 |
| Love, William | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 3.6 | 22 | White | Male | 2003 | 05-18-2022 |
| Lowery, Eddie | Kansas | Riley | 1982 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | 11 to Life | 9.8 | 22 | White | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lozano, Jesus | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year and 4 months | 1.3 | 33 | Hispanic | Male | 1998 | 07-26-2021 |
| Lucci, Dominic | Georgia | Chatham | 1992 | 2018 | Murder | Life | 25.1 | 22 | White | Male | 2017 | 07-20-2018 |
| Lucien, James | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1995 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 26.0 | 21 | Black | Male | 2021 | 12-22-2021 |
| Lumpkins, Todd | New York | Kings | 1987 | 1989 | Murder | 24 to life | 1.9 | 27 | Black | Male | 1989 | 04-18-2013 |
| Lynch, Renay | New York | Erie | 1998 | 2024 | Murder | 25 to life | 23.9 | 39 | Black | Female | 2022 | 01-16-2024 |
| Lyndarr, Acacia | Colorado | Pueblo | 2012 | 2025 | Murder | Life without parole | 13.0 | 31 | White | Female | 2025 | 08-22-2025 |
| Lynn, Eric | Maryland | Montgomery | 1994 | 2007 | Murder | Life | 13.0 | 25 | Black | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 |
| Lyons, Marcus | Illinois | DuPage | 1988 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | 6 years | 2.4 | 29 | Black | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 |
| Mable, Dorothy | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 months | 0.5 | 51 | Black | Female | 2014 | 01-02-2025 |
| Mack, Leonard | New York | Westchester | 1976 | 2023 | Sexual Assault | 7 1/2 to 15 years | 6.7 | 23 | Black | Male | 1982 | 09-14-2023 |
| Madison, Lonnell | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year | 0.3 | 21 | Black | Male | 2003 | 02-14-2022 |
| Madison, Paul | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1991 | 2021 | Murder | 50 years | 30.3 | 29 | Black | Male | 2021 | 01-15-2022 |
| Madrid, Jose | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 1 year and 4 months | 1.3 | Hispanic | Male | 1998 | 07-26-2021 | |
| Maisonet, Orlando | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1992 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 0.1 | 23 | Hispanic | Male | 1992 | 08-01-2019 |
| Majors, Robert | New York | Queens | 2000 | 2020 | Attempted Murder | 90 1/2 to life | 20.6 | 31 | Black | Male | 2020 | 11-05-2020 |
| Malik, Thomas | New York | Kings | 1996 | 2022 | Murder | 25 to Life | 25.6 | 18 | Black | Male | 2022 | 08-10-2022 |
| Mallet, Antonio | New York | Bronx | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | 20 to life | 19.8 | 26 | Black | Male | 2019 | 10-22-2024 |
| Mallet, Otis Jr. | Texas | Harris | 2011 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | 8 years | 3.1 | 52 | Black | Male | 2014 | 08-20-2020 |
| Mallet, Steven | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2021 | Drug Possession or Sale | 10 months | 0 | 49 | Black | Male | 2009 | 06-16-2021 |
| Manfredi, John | New York | Kings | 1989 | 1994 | Bribery | 2 to 6 years | 3.8 | 48 | White | Male | 1993 | 09-26-2014 |
| Mangum, Verle | Colorado | Mesa | 2003 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 20.2 | 17 | White | Male | 2023 | 09-19-2023 |
| Manning, Willie | Mississippi | Oktibbeha | 1996 | 2015 | Murder | Death | 18.7 | 24 | Black | Male | 2015 | 04-29-2015 |
| Mansfield, Troy | Texas | Williamson | 1993 | 2016 | Child Sex Abuse | 3 months | 0 | 25 | White | Male | 1993 | 01-30-2018 |
| Mapp, Derrick | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 1.8 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 01-19-2021 |
| Marcucci, Paul | Massachusetts | Bristol | 2011 | 2016 | Arson | 8 to 10 years | 5.1 | 47 | White | Male | 2016 | 08-04-2016 |
| Marshall, Arvel | New York | Kings | 2009 | 2024 | Murder | 25 to life | 14.7 | 35 | Black | Male | 2024 | 08-16-2024 |
| Marshall, James | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2024 | Murder | 60 years | 28.1 | 32 | Black | Male | 2019 | 08-28-2024 |
| Marshall, Joseph | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2000 | 06-01-2022 |
| Marshall, Ronnie | Tennessee | Sumner | 1990 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 5.4 | 28 | White | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Martin, Darnell | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-14-2022 |
| Martin, Doris | Texas | Harris | 2011 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | 180 days | 0.5 | 49 | Black | Female | 2011 | 10-02-2024 |
| Martin, Willie | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years and 6 months | 1.4 | 24 | Black | Male | 2008 | 12-09-2018 |
| Martinez, Angelo | New York | Queens | 1986 | 2002 | Murder | 25 to Life | 15.8 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Martinez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | 25 years | 21.5 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2023 | 03-03-2023 |
| Massey, Shawn Giovanni | North Carolina | Mecklenburg | 1999 | 2010 | Kidnapping | 11 1/2 to 15 1/4 years | 10.6 | 25 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 |
| Masterson, Kerry | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2017 | Murder | 58 years | 6.0 | 23 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 11-10-2017 |
| Mata, Laura | Texas | Swisher | 1999 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 5 years | 4.0 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2003 | 06-07-2022 |
| Mathews, Aaron | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | 180 days | 0.5 | 25 | Black | Male | 2014 | 05-01-2023 |
| Matsumoto, Keith | Hawaii | Honolulu | 2014 | 2020 | Child Sex Abuse | 6 months | 0.5 | 54 | Asian | Male | 2014 | 12-07-2020 |
| Matta Ballesteros, Juan | Fed-CA | (Central) | 1990 | 2018 | Kidnapping | Life without parole | 0 | 40 | Hispanic | Male | 1990 | 04-20-2020 |
| Matthews, Brent | Fed-MD | 2011 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years and 10 months | 2.3 | 36 | Black | Male | 2013 | 06-06-2019 | |
| Maxson, Mark | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 22.5 | 31 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-02-2016 |
| Mayberry, David | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year | 0.4 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 04-13-2020 |
| Mays, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2020 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 years and 6 months | 1.3 | 24 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-26-2020 |
| Mays, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 1.2 | 20 | Black | Male | 2004 | 02-13-2022 |
| Mays, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 years | 0.9 | 22 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-10-2022 |
| Maysonet, Jose | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 22.3 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 11-20-2017 |
| McAllister, Patrick | Washington | Jefferson | 2012 | 2018 | Sexual Assault | 20 years and 10 months | 5.2 | 46 | White | Male | 2017 | 05-17-2018 |
| McCallum, David | New York | Kings | 1986 | 2014 | Murder | 25 to life | 28.0 | 16 | Black | Male | 2014 | 10-16-2014 |
| McCann, Raymond II | Michigan | St. Joseph | 2015 | 2017 | Perjury | 1 year and 8 months | 0.8 | 45 | White | Male | 2015 | 12-11-2017 |
| McCarty, Desmond | Illinois | Cook | 2001 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 1.6 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-07-2024 |
| McCastle, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 1989 | 2025 | Murder | 55 years | 28.9 | 27 | Black | Male | 2018 | 07-23-2025 |
| McClain, Anthony | Ohio | Hamilton | 1995 | 2006 | Murder | 18 to life | 10.8 | 35 | Black | Male | 2006 | 09-05-2013 |
| McClendon, Sean | Illinois | Cook | 2016 | 2024 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 8 years | 5.9 | 26 | Black | Male | 2022 | 06-03-2025 |
| McCloud, Armond Jr. | New York | Queens | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | 25 to life | 26.9 | 20 | Black | Male | 2023 | 09-12-2023 |
| McCollum, Henry | North Carolina | Robeson | 1984 | 2014 | Murder | Death | 29.9 | 19 | Black | Male | 2014 | 09-02-2014 |
| McCoy, Sherman | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2016 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 2.6 | 20 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-22-2019 |
| McCray, Antron | New York | New York | 1990 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | 5 to 10 years | 5.9 | 15 | Black | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCray, Brian | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1993 | 1994 | Murder | 43 years | 0.8 | 24 | Black | Male | 1994 | 10-12-2011 |
| McCray, Vincent | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 1.3 | 36 | Black | Male | 2001 | 06-01-2022 |
| McCrimmon, Christopher | Arizona | Pima | 1993 | 1997 | Murder | Death | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCuan, Alvin | California | Kern | 1984 | 1996 | Child Sex Abuse | 20 to 22 years and 4 months | 12.2 | 28 | White | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCuan, Deborah | California | Kern | 1984 | 1996 | Child Sex Abuse | 20 to 22 years and 4 months | 12.2 | 25 | White | Female | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCullough, Jack | Illinois | DeKalb | 2012 | 2016 | Murder | Life | 3.6 | 18 | White | Male | 2016 | 05-02-2016 |
| McDaniels, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2018 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 12 years | 7.3 | 40 | Black | Male | 2018 | 11-28-2018 |
| McDonald, Octayvia | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Female | 2005 | 12-09-2018 |
| McDowell, Antonio | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2024 | Murder | 88 years | 21.2 | 21 | Black | Male | 2020 | 06-16-2025 |
| McDowell, Antonio | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2025 | Robbery | 15 years | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 1999 | 06-16-2025 |
| McDowell, Vidale | Michigan | Wayne | 2003 | 2004 | Murder | Life | 1.2 | 18 | Black | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 |
| McGee, Jameel | Fed-MI | Western | 2006 | 2009 | Drug Possession or Sale | 9 years | 2.8 | 25 | Black | Male | 2009 | 11-12-2024 |
| McGee, Rickey | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1998 | 2025 | Murder | Life without parole | 26.0 | 19 | Black | Male | 2024 | 11-23-2025 |
| McGhee, Curtis | Iowa | Pottawattamie | 1978 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 25.4 | 17 | Black | Male | 2003 | 05-29-2013 |
| McGinnis, Damian | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | 7 months | 0.6 | 24 | Black | Male | 2014 | 01-09-2024 |
| McGowan, Thomas | Texas | Dallas | 1985 | 2008 | Sexual Assault | Life | 22.4 | 24 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| McIntosh, Norman | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2016 | Murder | 45 years | 12.8 | 23 | Black | Male | 2016 | 10-26-2016 |
| McIntyre, Lamonte | Kansas | Wyandotte | 1994 | 2017 | Murder | Life | 23.0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 10-16-2017 |
| McLean, Melvin | New Jersey | Camden | 2007 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Unknown | 2.8 | 42 | Black | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2022 |
| McMillian, Walter | Alabama | Monroe | 1988 | 1993 | Murder | Death | 4.5 | 45 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 |
| McNairy, Andre | Illinois | Cook | 2009 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 9 years | 6.1 | 44 | Black | Male | 2015 | 11-28-2018 |
| Mejia, Carmen | Texas | Travis | 2005 | 2026 | Murder | Life | 20.4 | 31 | Hispanic | Female | 2026 | 03-18-2026 |
| Mellen, Susan | California | Los Angeles | 1998 | 2014 | Murder | Life without parole | 16.4 | 42 | White | Female | 2014 | 10-10-2014 |
| Melock, Robert | Illinois | Lake | 1989 | 2023 | Murder | Death | 34.1 | 22 | White | Male | 2023 | 01-02-2025 |
| Mena, Enrique | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 3 years | 2.5 | 29 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 04-12-2021 |
| Mendoza, Madeline | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 2023 | Murder | 35 years | 15.9 | 16 | Hispanic | Female | 2009 | 01-10-2023 |
| Mendoza, Michael | Rhode Island | Providence | 1994 | 2025 | Murder | Life | 21.8 | 35 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-15-2025 |
| Menendez, Ceaser | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2001 | Manslaughter | 12 years | 5.6 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 05-18-2012 |
| Merritt, Gilbert III | Virginia | Norfolk City | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | 30 years | 20.2 | 22 | Black | Male | 2022 | 04-04-2024 |
| Mervilus, Emmanuel | New Jersey | Union | 2008 | 2013 | Robbery | 11 years | 3.3 | 22 | Black | Male | 2011 | 05-03-2018 |
| Miles, Richard | Texas | Dallas | 1995 | 2012 | Murder | 60 years | 14.3 | 19 | Black | Male | 2009 | 05-19-2012 |
| Milke, Debra | Arizona | Maricopa | 1990 | 2015 | Murder | Death | 22.9 | 25 | White | Female | 2013 | 03-19-2015 |
| Milla, Marco | California | Los Angeles | 2002 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 11.6 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2014 | 09-07-2016 |