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| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Term of Years | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Year of recantation | Date of Release | Posting Date |
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| Whirl, Shawn | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 24 | 20 | Black | Male | 2015 | 10-22-2015 | |
| Whitaker, Mark | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2003 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 16 | 29 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-12-2019 | ||
| White, Antoine | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 2003 | 05-16-2022 | ||
| White, Curtis | Virginia | Loudoun | 1993 | 1994 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 1 | 31 | Black | Male | 1994 | 03-11-2013 | ||
| White, George | Alabama | Coffee | 1987 | 1992 | Murder | Life | 2 | 36 | White | Male | 1989 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| White, John Jerome | Georgia | Meriwether | 1980 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Life | 28 | 19 | Black | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| White, Joseph | Nebraska | Gage | 1989 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 19 | 22 | White | Male | 2008 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| White, Kareem | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 60 years | 3 | 22 | Black | Male | 2003 | 06-09-2022 | |
| White, Kizzie | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 25 years | 3 | 21 | Black | Female | 2003 | 06-09-2022 | |
| White, Lionel Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2006 | 11-28-2018 | ||
| White, Lionel Sr. | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 2 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 12-20-2016 | |
| White, Michael | New York | Erie | 2006 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 5 years | 5 | 35 | Native American | Male | 2011 | 05-20-2015 | |
| White, Theodore Jr. | Missouri | Jackson | 1999 | 2005 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 50 years | 6 | 35 | White | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Whitehead, Ronnie | Texas | Harris | 2004 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 1 | 31 | White | Male | 2004 | 01-14-2015 | |
| Whitfield, Arthur Lee | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1982 | 2009 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 63 years | 23 | 26 | Black | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Whitley, Drew | Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 1989 | 2006 | Murder | Life | 17 | 32 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Whitley, Harold | New Jersey | Camden | 2008 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2022 | ||
| Wigfall, Carlton | New York | New York | 2011 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 46 | Black | Male | 2013 | 12-04-2016 | |
| Wiggins, David Lee | Texas | Tarrant | 1989 | 2012 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 23 | 24 | White | Male | 2012 | 11-06-2012 | ||
| Wilbourn, Kim | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 0 | 27 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-26-2019 | |
| Wilbourn, Vondell | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years and 6 months | 1 | 29 | Black | Male | 2006 | 12-09-2018 | |
| Wilcox, George | Arkansas | Pulaski | 1998 | 2001 | Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 55 | White | Male | 1998 | 06-22-2016 | ||
| Wilcox, Jennifer | Ohio | Montgomery | 1985 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 11 | 20 | White | Female | 1992 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wilhite, Charles | Massachusetts | Hampden | 2010 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 2 | 25 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 02-04-2013 | |
| Wilkins, Geary | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 40 | Black | Male | 2013 | 05-28-2014 | |
| Wilkins, Theodore | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 8 years | 3 | 27 | Black | Male | 2011 | 03-13-2022 | |
| Williams, Alberta | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 10 years | 3 | 48 | Black | Female | 2003 | 06-10-2022 | |
| Williams, Alfred | Texas | Harris | 1987 | 1989 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 30 years | 2 | 53 | Black | Male | 1989 | 07-05-2013 | |
| Williams, Archie | Louisiana | East Baton Rouge | 1983 | 2019 | Attempted Murder | Life without parole | 36 | 22 | Black | Male | 2019 | 03-23-2019 | ||
| Williams, Arthur | Texas | Harris | 2005 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 8 months | 0 | 34 | Black | Male | 2005 | 11-05-2016 | |
| Williams, Bernard | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 21 | 17 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2019 | 10-02-2023 |
| Williams, Calvin | Louisiana | Orleans | 1977 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 15 | Black | Male | 1992 | 08-29-2011 | |||
| Williams, Charles | Connecticut | Hartford | 2014 | 2024 | Other Violent Felony | Term of Years | 10 years | 9 | 40 | Black | Male | 2023 | 04-10-2024 | |
| Williams, Christopher | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1992 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 29 | 29 | Black | Male | 2021 | 02-24-2021 | ||
| Williams, Clarence | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 2002 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 18 | 25 | Black | Male | 2004 | 2020 | 05-22-2020 | |
| Williams, Danial | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1999 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 11 | 25 | White | Male | 2005 | 2009 | 12-22-2016 | |
| Williams, Darnell | Illinois | Cook | 2017 | 2020 | Other Violent Misdemeanor | Probation | 0 | 36 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2017 | 06-28-2024 | |
| Williams, Darrell | Oklahoma | Payne | 2012 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | Probation | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 2012 | 06-26-2014 | ||
| Williams, Demarko | Illinois | Cook | 2018 | 2023 | Other Nonviolent Felony | Term of Years | 10 years | 5 | 38 | Black | Male | 2023 | 08-13-2024 | |
| Williams, Derrick Raphel | Florida | Manatee | 1993 | 2011 | Sexual Assault | Life | 18 | 29 | Black | Male | 2011 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, Duane | Michigan | Wayne | 2013 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 11 | 42 | Black | Male | 2024 | 11-01-2024 | ||
| Williams, Dwayne | Louisiana | Orleans | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 27 | 22 | Black | Male | 2022 | 11-21-2023 | ||
| Williams, Edward | Ohio | Summit | 1997 | 2015 | Assault | Probation | 0 | 25 | Black | Male | 1997 | 04-05-2015 | ||
| Williams, Grant | New York | Richmond | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 22 | 25 | Black | Male | DK | 2019 | 08-18-2021 | |
| Williams, Hayes | Louisiana | Orleans | 1968 | 1997 | Murder | Life | 29 | 19 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, Hubert | Maryland | Baltimore | 1998 | 2009 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 100 years | 11 | 46 | White | Male | 2009 | 04-17-2019 | |
| Williams, James Curtis | Texas | Dallas | 1984 | 2012 | Sexual Assault | Life | 27 | 25 | Black | Male | 2011 | 07-16-2012 | ||
| Williams, Jason | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 45 years | 3 | 20 | Black | Male | 2003 | 05-26-2022 | |
| Williams, Jerron | Florida | Miami-Dade | 2013 | 2015 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 50 years | 2 | 31 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-15-2015 | |
| Williams, Jimmy | Ohio | Summit | 1991 | 2001 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 10 | 20 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. | Texas | McLennan | 1987 | 1993 | Murder | Life | 6 | 19 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, John | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 months | 1 | 37 | Black | Male | 2008 | 03-14-2022 | |
| Williams, Johnny Jr. | California | Alameda | 2000 | 2013 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 16 years | 13 | 23 | Black | Male | 2013 | 03-08-2013 | |
| Williams, Lawrence | New York | Kings | 2009 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 10 years | 3 | 32 | Black | Male | 2012 | 10-26-2012 | |
| Williams, Leroy | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 28 | Black | Male | 2009 | 03-14-2022 | |
| Williams, Michael | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 14 | 31 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2011 | 06-18-2012 | |
| Williams, Michael | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 25 to life | 0 | 39 | Black | Male | 1996 | 09-20-2021 | |
| Williams, Michael Anthony | Louisiana | Jackson | 1981 | 2005 | Sexual Assault | Life without parole | 24 | 16 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, Michelle | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 2 | 30 | Black | Female | 2002 | 06-10-2022 | |
| Williams, Octavius | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2011 | 2024 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 15 years | 8 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-26-2024 | |
| Williams, Paul | Michigan | Berrien | 2008 | 2008 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 to 40 years | 1 | 25 | Black | Male | 2008 | 01-09-2023 | |
| Williams, Randolph | New York | Kings | 2008 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 8 | 22 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2016 | 03-28-2016 |
| Williams, Robert | Illinois | Kankakee | 2017 | 2021 | Assault | Term of Years | 9 years | 3 | 28 | Black | Male | 2020 | 12-10-2021 | |
| Williams, Terrance | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1985 | 2020 | Murder | Term of Years | 13 1/2 to 27 years | 1 | 17 | Black | Male | 1986 | 03-25-2020 | |
| Williams, Thomas Wayne | Texas | Dallas | 1998 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 2 | 38 | Black | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, Victor | Wisconsin | Jackson | 2012 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 years | 2 | 32 | Black | Male | 2012 | 2014 | 11-12-2016 |
| Williams, Willie | Georgia | Fulton | 1985 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 45 years | 22 | 23 | Black | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Williams, Willie | Florida | Duval | 1976 | 2024 | Attempted Murder | Life | 44 | 30 | Black | Male | 2020 | 01-09-2024 | ||
| Willing, Rusty | Illinois | Adams | 2016 | 2020 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 30 years | 2 | 34 | White | Male | 2018 | 06-23-2020 | |
| Willis, Calvin | Louisiana | Caddo | 1982 | 2003 | Child Sex Abuse | Life without parole | 22 | 21 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Willis, Cedric | Mississippi | Hinds | 1997 | 2006 | Murder | Life | 9 | 19 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Willis, Dexter | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 19 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-16-2022 | |
| Willis, Dexter | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 months | 0 | 18 | Black | Male | 2003 | 10-04-2022 | |
| Willis, John | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 1999 | Sexual Assault | Life | 6 | 42 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Willoughby, Troy | Wyoming | Sublette | 2010 | 2012 | Murder | Life | 2 | 20 | White | Male | 2012 | 04-18-2012 | ||
| Wills, Ruben | New York | Queens | 2017 | 2021 | Fraud | Term of Years | 2 to 6 years | 2 | 38 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-25-2021 | |
| Wilmoth, Franklin | Ohio | Portage | 1994 | 2000 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 51 | White | Male | 1995 | 10-18-2018 | |
| Wilson, Andrew | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 29 | Black | Male | 2017 | 04-03-2017 | ||
| Wilson, Deontae | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2017 | 2017 | Robbery | Not Sentenced | 0 | 28 | Black | Male | 2017 | 08-24-2017 | ||
| Wilson, Donald | Indiana | Gibson | 1995 | 1997 | Other Violent Felony | Term of Years | 2 years and 2 months | 1 | 42 | White | Male | 1995 | 1996 | 09-29-2017 |
| Wilson, Edwin | Fed-VA | (Eastern) | 1983 | 2004 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 17 years | 21 | 49 | White | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wilson, Elon | Virginia | Fairfax | 2019 | 2021 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years and 1 month | 2 | 23 | Black | Male | 2021 | 11-12-2024 | |
| Wilson, Eric | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1999 | 2017 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 8 1/2 years | 6 | 21 | White | Male | 2005 | 2005 | 03-23-2017 |
| Wilson, Harold C. | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1989 | 2005 | Murder | Death | 16 | 30 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Wilson, Jackie | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 35 | 21 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2018 | 10-16-2020 | |
| Wilson, Johnny Lee | Missouri | Lawrence | 1987 | 1995 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 20 | White | Male | 1989 | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wilson, Kathryn Dawn | North Carolina | Chowan | 1993 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 3 | 22 | White | Female | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Wilson, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2006 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 7 | 41 | Black | Male | 2006 | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wilson, Theopolis | Wisconsin | Racine | 1989 | 1991 | Burglary/Unlawful Entry | Term of Years | 5 years | 2 | 22 | Black | Male | 1991 | 08-01-2012 | |
| Winfrey, Megan | Texas | San Jacinto | 2008 | 2013 | Murder | Life | 5 | 16 | White | Female | 2013 | 04-18-2013 | ||
| Winfrey, Richard Sr. | Texas | San Jacinto | 2007 | 2010 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 3 | 49 | White | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Winslow, Thomas | Nebraska | Gage | 1990 | 2009 | Accessory to Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 18 | 19 | White | Male | 2008 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| Winston, J'Avarus | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-31-2016 | ||
| Winston, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 5 | 21 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2012 | 07-05-2012 |
| Wirkkala, Luke | Oregon | Deschutes | 2014 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 7 | 32 | White | Male | 2021 | 04-28-2021 | ||
| Wise, Korey | New York | New York | 1990 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 5 to 15 years | 12 | 16 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wise, Martez | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 1 | 23 | Black | Male | 2008 | 12-03-2018 | |
| Witt, Drayton | Arizona | Maricopa | 2002 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 10 | 18 | White | Male | 2012 | 2012 | 11-01-2012 |
| Womble, Willie | North Carolina | Granville | 1976 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 38 | 21 | Black | Male | 2014 | 10-17-2014 | |
| Wood, Danny | Indiana | Bartholomew | 1987 | 1990 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 12 years | 4 | 26 | White | Male | 1990 | 06-16-2020 |