| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Date of Release | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh, Guy Gordon | Maryland | Anne Arundel | 1973 | 1987 | Murder | Life | 13.8 | 25 | White | Male | 1987 | 03-13-2018 |
| Marsh, Kenneth | California | San Diego | 1983 | 2004 | Murder | 15 to Life | 20.7 | 28 | White | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 |
| Marshall, Hubert Jr. | Michigan | Wayne | 1990 | 1997 | Murder | 25 to 50 years | 7.3 | 22 | Black | Male | 1997 | 01-09-2024 |
| Marshall, Michael | Georgia | Fulton | 2008 | 2009 | Robbery | 4 years | 1.8 | 41 | Black | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2011 |
| Martel, Clayton | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | 30 days | 0.1 | 32 | Black | Male | 2013 | 10-28-2015 |
| Martin, Kevin | District of Columbia | 1984 | 2014 | Manslaughter | 15 to Life | 25.1 | 17 | Black | Male | 2009 | 07-21-2014 | |
| Martin, Lawrence | California | Santa Clara | 1998 | 2020 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 25 to Life | 19.6 | 38 | Don't Know | Male | 2017 | 05-03-2021 |
| Martin, Mario | Texas | Harris | 2008 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | 30 days | 0.1 | 17 | Black | Male | 2008 | 04-26-2014 |
| Martinez, Angelo | New York | Queens | 1986 | 2002 | Murder | 25 to Life | 15.8 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Martinez, Benny | New Mexico | Eddy | 1998 | 2001 | Murder | 20 years | 3.0 | 42 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 02-28-2017 |
| Martinez, Rodrigo | California | Orange | 2008 | 2014 | Murder | 25 to life | 6.6 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2014 | 03-31-2018 |
| Martinez, Ruben Jr. | California | Los Angeles | 2008 | 2019 | Robbery | 40 years and 8 months | 11.6 | Hispanic | Male | 2019 | 11-18-2019 | |
| Martinez-Mercado, Alexy | Connecticut | Hartford | 2016 | 2023 | Child Sex Abuse | 10 years | 0 | 27 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 01-02-2025 |
| Martorano, Raymond | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1984 | 1999 | Murder | Life without parole | 15.3 | 53 | White | Male | 1999 | 11-17-2014 |
| Mason, Lucius Jr. | New York | New York | 1984 | 1988 | Murder | 20 to Life | 4.3 | 18 | White | Male | 1988 | 03-13-2018 |
| Mason, Terrence | New York | Queens | 1987 | 1995 | Robbery | 10 to 20 years | 6.7 | 32 | Black | Male | 1994 | 12-03-2013 |
| Massey, Kenneth | Texas | El Paso | 1953 | 1954 | Robbery | 15 years | 1.9 | 25 | White | Male | 1954 | 03-15-2021 |
| Massingill, Anthony | Texas | Dallas | 1980 | 2014 | Robbery | Life | 0 | 18 | Black | Male | 1980 | 10-23-2014 |
| Massingill, Jamille | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2020 | 2023 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 2 years | 1.5 | 38 | Black | Male | 2021 | 01-04-2024 |
| Masterson, Kerry | Illinois | Cook | 2011 | 2017 | Murder | 58 years | 6.0 | 23 | Hispanic | Female | 2017 | 11-10-2017 |
| Mata, Michael | Kansas | Clay | 2011 | 2011 | Child Sex Abuse | 2 years | 0.6 | 13 | White | Male | 2011 | 06-12-2019 |
| Matamoros, Carlos | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 10 days | 0 | 19 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 05-20-2016 |
| Mathis, Kelly | Florida | Seminole | 2013 | 2017 | Fraud | 6 years | 0 | 59 | White | Male | 2013 | 04-19-2017 |
| Matsumoto, Keith | Hawaii | Honolulu | 2014 | 2020 | Child Sex Abuse | 6 months | 0.5 | 54 | Asian | Male | 2014 | 12-07-2020 |
| Mattice, Ernest | Colorado | Denver | 1936 | 1937 | Sexual Assault | Life | 0.5 | 33 | White | Male | 1937 | 03-13-2018 |
| Mawson, Kimberly | Rhode Island | Kent | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | 35 years | 2.7 | 32 | White | Female | 2010 | 08-21-2013 |
| Mayfield, Barry | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2009 | 09-04-2016 |
| Mayhugh, Kristie | Texas | Bexar | 1998 | 2016 | Child Sex Abuse | 15 years | 15.8 | 21 | Hispanic | Female | 2013 | 12-31-2016 |
| Maynard, William A. | New York | New York | 1970 | 1974 | Manslaughter | 10 to 20 years | 3.3 | 33 | Black | Male | 1974 | 03-13-2018 |
| Mayo, Kareem | New York | Kings | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | 25 to Life | 21.8 | 25 | Black | Male | 2023 | 10-25-2023 |
| Mazur, Andre | Oregon | Multnomah | 2012 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | White | Male | 2012 | 12-09-2016 |
| McAlister, Michael | Virginia | Richmond City | 1986 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | 35 years | 28.6 | 29 | White | Male | 2015 | 05-18-2015 |
| McAllister, Norman | Vermont | Franklin | 2017 | 2019 | Sexual Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 63 | White | Male | 2017 | 11-18-2019 |
| McAnally, Tamara | California | San Diego | 2004 | 2011 | Fraud | Probation | 0 | 32 | White | Female | 2004 | 06-21-2012 |
| McBride, Dorreon | Michigan | Wayne | 2016 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 3.6 | 21 | Black | Male | 2019 | 11-08-2025 |
| McCabe, Travis | Fed-LA | (Eastern) | 2010 | 2014 | Perjury | Not Sentenced | 0 | 39 | White | Male | 2010 | 02-20-2014 |
| McCaffrey, William | New York | New York | 2006 | 2009 | Sexual Assault | 20 years | 2.9 | 28 | White | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCall, Corey | Michigan | Berrien | 2005 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 15.6 | 22 | Black | Male | 2021 | 07-09-2021 |
| McCallum, Ronald | Wisconsin | Brown | 1993 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | 6 months | 0.5 | White | Male | 1993 | 07-26-2021 | |
| McCann, Raymond II | Michigan | St. Joseph | 2015 | 2017 | Perjury | 1 year and 8 months | 0.8 | 45 | White | Male | 2015 | 12-11-2017 |
| McCardle, Da Vontae | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 15 days | 0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-31-2016 |
| McCarn, Herschel | Alabama | Fayette | 1934 | 1940 | Robbery | 25 years | 6.7 | 26 | White | Male | 1940 | 12-07-2025 |
| McCaughn, Patrick | Illinois | Lake | 1996 | 1999 | Robbery | 12 years | 2.7 | 25 | White | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 |
| McClendon, Myrickki | Arkansas | Pulaski | 2011 | 2018 | Child Sex Abuse | 25 years | 2.3 | 32 | Black | Male | 2013 | 12-13-2018 |
| McClendon, Robert | Ohio | Franklin | 1991 | 2008 | Child Sex Abuse | 15 to Life | 17.0 | 34 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCord, Todd | New York | Queens | 1987 | 1994 | Murder | 25 to life | 6.3 | 21 | Black | Male | 1994 | 03-11-2015 |
| McCormick, Michael Lee | Tennessee | Jefferson | 1987 | 2007 | Murder | Death | 16.0 | 32 | White | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCoy, Isaiah | Delaware | Kent | 2012 | 2017 | Murder | Death | 4.6 | 22 | Black | Male | 2017 | 02-03-2017 |
| McCray, Antron | New York | New York | 1990 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | 5 to 10 years | 5.9 | 15 | Black | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| McCullough, Robert | Indiana | LaPorte | 1990 | 1998 | Child Abuse | 20 years | 8.1 | 24 | White | Male | 1998 | 01-16-2018 |
| McCullough, Robert Wayne | Texas | Montgomery | 2000 | 2011 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0 | 30 | White | Male | 2000 | 05-12-2013 |
| McCully, Dwayne | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2018 | 2025 | Robbery | 25 years | 3.6 | 18 | Black | Male | 2022 | 01-13-2026 |
| McDermott, Christopher | Maryland | Carroll | 1999 | 2000 | Child Sex Abuse | 3 years | 1.2 | 23 | White | Male | 2000 | 02-10-2016 |
| McDermott, Michael | Idaho | Bonner | 2019 | 2023 | Murder | 10 to 25 years | 2.5 | 47 | White | Male | 2022 | 09-05-2023 |
| McDonald, Leon | Texas | Harris | 2007 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 9 months | 0.4 | 39 | Black | Male | 2008 | 07-15-2016 |
| McDonald, Wilbur | Illinois | Cook | 1971 | 1973 | Murder | Life | 2.0 | 31 | White | Male | 1973 | 03-13-2018 |
| McDowell, Emel | New York | Kings | 1992 | 2023 | Murder | 22 to Life | 17.8 | 17 | Black | Male | 2009 | 05-01-2023 |
| McDowell, John "Jack" | New Mexico | Sandoval | 2014 | 2019 | Murder | 30 to Life | 5.0 | 54 | White | Male | 2019 | 02-10-2020 |
| McEachern, Toney | North Carolina | Robeson | 1993 | 1998 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 4.9 | 34 | Black | Male | 1998 | 09-02-2015 |
| McElwrath, John | Tennessee | Weakley | 1903 | 1915 | Murder | Death | 11.5 | Black | Male | 1915 | 03-13-2018 | |
| McGee, Arvin | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 1989 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | Life | 12.7 | 25 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| McGee, Leroy | Florida | Broward | 1991 | 1995 | Robbery | 4 years and 6 months | 3.2 | 23 | Black | Male | 1994 | 08-29-2011 |
| McGee, Marvin | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | 30 days | 0.1 | 32 | Black | Male | 2015 | 11-02-2015 |
| McGill, Claude | California | Los Angeles | 1965 | 1965 | Robbery | 5 years to life | 0.1 | 29 | Don't Know | Male | 1965 | 02-10-2026 |
| McGowan, Thomas | Texas | Dallas | 1985 | 2008 | Sexual Assault | Life | 22.4 | 24 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| McHenry, Marwin | Michigan | Wayne | 2013 | 2017 | Attempted Murder | 16 to 27 years | 3.6 | 20 | Black | Male | 2017 | 05-11-2017 |
| McInnis, Edward | North Carolina | Scotland | 1988 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Life | 26.9 | 27 | Black | Male | 2015 | 08-15-2015 |
| McIntyre, Richard | North Dakota | Burleigh | 1991 | 1992 | Assault | 60 days | 0.2 | 31 | White | Male | 1991 | 02-16-2014 |
| McKelvey, Michael | Texas | Harris | 2009 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 months | 0.3 | 20 | Black | Male | 2009 | 07-15-2016 |
| McKenzie, Gerald | Michigan | Wayne | 1984 | 2004 | Attempted Murder | Life | 19.1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2003 | 09-05-2014 |
| McKenzie, John | New Jersey | Mercer | 1948 | 1951 | Murder | Death | 2.9 | 24 | Black | Male | 1951 | 03-13-2018 |
| McKinney, Clarence Leroy | Ohio | Clinton | 1922 | 1923 | Murder | Life | 0.5 | White | Male | 1923 | 03-13-2018 | |
| McKinney, DeWayne | California | Orange | 1981 | 2000 | Murder | Life | 18.6 | 19 | Black | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| McKinney, Lawrence | Tennessee | Shelby | 1978 | 2009 | Sexual Assault | Life | 31.2 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2011 |
| McLaughlin, Bruce | Virginia | Loudoun | 1998 | 2002 | Child Sex Abuse | 13 years | 4.1 | 45 | White | Male | 2002 | 09-27-2013 |
| McLaughlin, Robert | New York | Kings | 1980 | 1986 | Murder | 15 to life | 5.6 | 18 | White | Male | 1986 | 03-13-2018 |
| McLean, Keyiede | Virginia | Arlington | 2023 | 2025 | Theft | Fine | 0 | 45 | Black | Female | 2023 | 02-07-2025 |
| McMahan, David | Maine | Knox | 2000 | 2001 | Assault | Probation | 0 | 40 | White | Male | 2000 | 06-09-2014 |
| McManus, John | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1911 | 1912 | Robbery | 3 years | 1.0 | Don't Know | Male | 1912 | 03-13-2018 | |
| McMillan, Clark Jerome | Tennessee | Shelby | 1980 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | Life | 22.0 | 22 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| McMullen, Edward | Ohio | Miami | 1956 | 1965 | Murder | Life | 9.7 | 28 | White | Male | 1965 | 03-13-2018 |
| McNair, Daniel | South Carolina | Lancaster | 1986 | 2000 | Murder | Life | 14.0 | 35 | Black | Male | 2000 | 06-30-2013 |
| McNary, Willie Earl | California | San Diego | 1984 | 1996 | Assault | 11 years and 8 months | 5.6 | 26 | Black | Male | 1990 | 03-11-2013 |
| McSherry, Leonard | California | Los Angeles | 1988 | 2001 | Child Sex Abuse | 48 years | 13.2 | 37 | White | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Medina, Alarico | Colorado | Denver | 1991 | 1995 | Murder | Life | 4.0 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 1995 | 08-29-2011 |
| Meier, Scott | Washington | King | 2023 | 2024 | Child Sex Abuse | 9 years and 2 months | 1.4 | 33 | White | Male | 2024 | 05-30-2025 |
| Mejia, Carmen | Texas | Travis | 2005 | 2026 | Murder | Life | 20.4 | 31 | Hispanic | Female | 2026 | 03-18-2026 |
| Melendez, Renee | New York | Bronx | 2014 | 2014 | Theft | Not Sentenced | 0 | 29 | Hispanic | Female | 2014 | 12-31-2014 |
| Mellory, Jesse | California | Fresno | 1931 | 1932 | Robbery | Unknown | 0.4 | White | Male | 1932 | 03-13-2018 | |
| Mellory, Sumner | California | Fresno | 1931 | 1932 | Robbery | Unknown | 0.4 | White | Male | 1932 | 03-13-2018 | |
| Mendez, Alexandra | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 months | 0 | 18 | White | Female | 2014 | 01-14-2015 |
| Mendival, Salvador | California | Los Angeles | 1922 | 1924 | Robbery | 1 to 10 years | 1.6 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1924 | 03-13-2018 |
| 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 |
| Mengloi, Mary | Florida | Palm Beach | 1990 | 1993 | Theft | Probation | 0 | 30 | White | Female | 1990 | 10-26-2014 |
| Mercer, Ellen | New Mexico | Dona Ana | 2002 | 2006 | Fraud | Probation | 0 | 46 | White | Female | 2002 | 11-11-2019 |
| Mercer, Michael | New York | New York | 1992 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | 21 to 41 years | 10.8 | 40 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| Merritt, George | New Jersey | Union | 1968 | 1980 | Murder | Life | 11.2 | 24 | Black | Male | 1980 | 03-13-2018 |
| Mersereau, Adam | Wyoming | Converse | 2010 | 2012 | Child Sex Abuse | 18 to 24 years | 1.8 | 23 | White | Male | 2012 | 05-27-2017 |
| Mervilus, Emmanuel | New Jersey | Union | 2008 | 2013 | Robbery | 11 years | 3.3 | 22 | Black | Male | 2011 | 05-03-2018 |