1990-1999
1990
- 40. Clarence Brandley Texas (Ex Parte Brandley, 781 S.W.2d 886 (Tex. Crim App. 1989). Convicted 1981.
- 41. John C. Skelton.
- 42. Dale Johnston.
- 43. Jimmy Lee Mathers.
1991
- 44. Gary Nelson.
- 45. Bradley P. Scott.
- 46. Charles Smith.
1992
- 47. Jay C. Smith Pennsylvania. Convicted 1986.
1993
- 48. Kirk Bloodsworth Maryland. Convicted 1984. Exonerated 1993; first prisoner to be exonerated by DNA evidence. Serving life in prison when exonerated, as earlier death sentence was overturned.
- 49. Federico M. Macias.
- 50. Walter McMillan.
- 51. Gregory R. Wilhoit Oklahoma. Convicted 1987. Along with Ron Williamson, Wilhoit later became the subject of John Grisham's 2006 non-fiction book The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town.
- 52. James Robison.
- 53. Muneer Deeb.
1994
- 54. Andrew Golden.
1995
- 55. Adolph Munson.
- 56. Robert Charles Cruz.
- 57. Rolando Cruz.
- 58. Alejandro Hernández.
- 59. Sabrina Butler.
1996
- 60. Joseph Burrows. Joseph Burrows was released from death row after his attorney Kathleen Zellner persuaded the real killer to confess at the post-conviction hearing, and Peter Rooney, a reporter for the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, obtained a recantation from a key witness. . The Burrows case was the subject of a book by Rooney titled "Die Free: A True Story of Murder, Betrayal and Miscarried Justice"
- 61. Verneal Jimerson.
- 62. Dennis Williams.
- 63. Roberto Miranda.
- 64. Gary Gauger
- 65. Troy Lee Jones.
- 66. Carl Lawson.
- 67. David Wayne Grannis.
1997
- 68. Ricardo Aldape Guerra.
- 69. Benjamin Harris.
- 70. Robert Hayes.
- 71. Christopher McCrimmon.
- 72. Randall Padgett.
- It is later revealed, through additional research by Prof. Samuel Gross of the University of Michigan, that though James Bo Cochran was acquitted of murder, he did plead guilty to a robbery charge in an agreement made with prosecutors prior to his release. Therefore, Cochran is no longer on the list of those exonerated from death row.
1998
- 73. Robert Lee Miller, Jr.
- 74. Curtis Kyles.
1999
- 75. Shareef Cousin Louisiana (Louisiana v. Cousin, 710 So. 2d 1065 (1998)). Convicted 1996.
- 76. Anthony Porter Illinois. Convicted 1983.
- 77. Steven Smith.
- 78. Ronald Williamson Oklahoma. Convicted 1988. Along with Gregory R. Wilhoit, Williamson later became the inspiration for and subject of John Grisham's 2006 non-fiction book The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town.
- 79. Ronald Jones.
- 80. Clarence Dexter, Jr.
- 81. Warren Douglas Manning.
- 82. Alfred Rivera.
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