Hundreds of people have served large amounts of their lives behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit and some have died in prison. Here are 20 cases of innocent people who were wrongly convicted.

Cornelius Dupree
 An innocent Texas man Cornelius Dupree had his conviction in a rape and robbery overturned last week.
Allen Wayne Porter
 Last June, Texas resident Allen Wayne Porter was freed from prison after being wrongly convicted for this crime.

Robert Lee Stinson
 A wrongly convicted Wisconsin man, Robert Lee Stinson, has been unable to find work two years after being freed from prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

Robert McClendon
 Robert McClendon, a Columbus, Ohio man, was freed from prison in 2008 for a crime  he did not commit.

Kenneth Waters
 Kenneth Waters, whose wrongful conviction was portrayed in a recent film , was released from prison in 2001 but died six months later.

Jeffrey Scott Hornoff
 Former police detective Jeffrey Scott Hornoff was wrongly sentenced for the murder of his alleged mistress.

Frank Sterling
 Former New York truck driver Frank Sterling was released from prison last year after being wrongly convicted for murder.

Gloria Killian
 Gloria Killian was convicted and sentenced for masterminding a brutal crime that occurred in 1981.

Ronald Taylor & George Gould
 Ronald Taylor and George Gould, two Connecticut men imprisoned for a murder they didn’t commit, were freed last spring.

Claude Alvin Simmons Jr. & Christopher Shun Scott
 Claude Alvin Simmons Jr. and Christopher Shun Scott were serving life sentences for a shooting they weren’t involved in.

Dale Helmig
 In November former house painter Dale Helmig’s murder conviction was overturned.

Kirk Bloodsworth
 Honorably discharged former Marine and Maryland resident Kirk Bloodsworth was wrongly convicted in 1985 for a vicious offense.

Terry Harrington
 Omaha, Neb., man Terry Harrington was wrongly imprisoned for the killing of a retired police officer.

Donald Eugene Gates
 Donald Gates was released from prison in 2009 after serving time for a rape and murder he didn’t commit.

Richard Miles
 Richard Miles was freed from prison in 2009 for a murder committed in 1994.

Chaunte Ott
 Chaunte Ott of Milwaukee was wrongly imprisoned for a murder later linked to a suspected serial killer.

Tim Masters
 Former aircraft mechanic Tim Masters was wrongly convicted in 1999 for a brutal murder that occurred in 1987.

Lynn DeJac-Peters
Lynn DeJac-Peters was wrongly convicted for a family member’s murder.