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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Richard | California | Sacramento | 1998 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 17 | 18 | Black | Male | 2015 | 01-26-2016 | ||
| Williams, Robert | Illinois | Kankakee | 2017 | 2021 | Assault | Term of Years | 9 years | 3 | 28 | Black | Male | 2020 | 12-10-2021 | |
| Williams, Ronald | Michigan | Wayne | 2010 | 2013 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 10 to 20 years | 2 | 44 | Black | Male | 2012 | 09-19-2022 | |
| Williams, Shawn | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 24 | 19 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2018 | 07-24-2018 |
| 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 | ||
| Williamson, Jack | Florida | Broward | 1933 | 1942 | Murder | Death | 9 | 19 | Black | Male | 1942 | 02-11-2021 | ||
| 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, Deon | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 Years | 1 | 33 | Black | Male | 2010 | 12-03-2018 | |
| 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 | ||
| Willis, Marrio D'Shane | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 2003 | 2006 | Robbery | Term of Years | 10 years | 2 | 23 | Black | Male | 2004 | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Willis, Patrick | California | Alameda | 2013 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 28 | Black | Male | 2021 | 06-18-2021 | ||
| Wills, Ruben | New York | Queens | 2017 | 2021 | Fraud | Term of Years | 2 to 6 years | 2 | 38 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-25-2021 | |
| Wilson, Albert | Kansas | Douglas | 2019 | 2021 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 years and 3 months | 2 | 20 | Black | Male | 2021 | 03-21-2022 | |
| Wilson, Andrew | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 29 | Black | Male | 2017 | 04-03-2017 | ||
| Wilson, Carol Jean | Michigan | Wayne | 2011 | 2013 | Forgery | Probation | 0 | 57 | Black | Female | 2011 | 12-30-2013 | ||
| Wilson, David | Florida | Miami-Dade | 1967 | 1971 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 4 | 23 | Black | Male | 1971 | ||
| Wilson, Deontae | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2017 | 2017 | Robbery | Not Sentenced | 0 | 28 | Black | Male | 2017 | 08-24-2017 | ||
| 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, Harold C. | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1989 | 2005 | Murder | Death | 16 | 30 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Wilson, Horace | New Jersey | Mercer | 1948 | 1951 | Murder | Death | 3 | 37 | Black | Male | 1951 | |||
| Wilson, Jackie | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 35 | 21 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2018 | 10-16-2020 | |
| Wilson, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2006 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 7 | 41 | Black | Male | 2006 | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wilson, Sharrif | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 9 to Life | 20 | 15 | Black | Male | 1994 | 2014 | 02-11-2014 |
| Wilson, Theophalis | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1993 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2020 | 02-03-2020 | |
| Wilson, Theopolis | Wisconsin | Racine | 1989 | 1991 | Burglary/Unlawful Entry | Term of Years | 5 years | 2 | 22 | Black | Male | 1991 | 08-01-2012 | |
| 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 |
| Winston, Michael | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 2013 | 2018 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 26 years | 5 | 29 | Black | Male | 2018 | 09-21-2018 | |
| 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 | |
| Womble, Willie | North Carolina | Granville | 1976 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 38 | 21 | Black | Male | 2014 | 10-17-2014 | |
| Woodard, James Lee | Texas | Dallas | 1981 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 27 | 26 | Black | Male | DK | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Woods, Anthony | Missouri | St. Louis City | 1984 | 2005 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 25 years | 18 | 20 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Woods, Cedric | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 1 | 44 | Black | Male | 2014 | 12-05-2023 | |
| Woods, Cedric | Texas | Harris | 2007 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 90 days | 0 | 38 | Black | Male | 2007 | 03-27-2024 | |
| Woods, D'Andra | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 2 | 25 | Black | Male | 2006 | 05-18-2022 | |
| Woodward, Walter | Florida | Broward | 1933 | 1942 | Murder | Death | 9 | 32 | Black | Male | 1942 | 02-11-2021 | ||
| Woolfolk, Michael | Georgia | Fulton | 2004 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 17 | 23 | Black | Male | 2021 | 05-22-2021 | ||
| Word, Lathan | Georgia | Muscogee | 2000 | 2011 | Robbery | Term of Years | 15 years | 11 | 18 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2011 | 03-12-2013 |
| Worthy, Terence | New Jersey | Essex | 2004 | 2005 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 years | 1 | 36 | Black | Male | 2005 | 12-11-2017 | |
| Wosu, Joy | New York | Erie | 1993 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 25 years | 16 | 33 | Black | Female | 2009 | 12-18-2013 | |
| Wrice, Stanley | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Life | 31 | 28 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 12-12-2013 | |
| Wright, Anthony | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1993 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 20 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 08-26-2016 | |
| Wright, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 0 | 42 | Black | Male | 2007 | 03-14-2022 | |
| Wright, Anthony Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 2 | 19 | Black | Male | 2006 | 05-11-2022 | |
| Wright, Cleveland | District of Columbia | 1979 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 to Life | 27 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-03-2014 | ||
| Wright, David | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2022 | 04-20-2023 | |
| Wright, Ervin | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year and 6 months | 0 | 43 | Black | Male | 2004 | 09-13-2023 | |
| Wright, Harold Jr. | Washington | Pierce | 2007 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 32 | Black | Male | 2007 | 09-27-2013 | |
| Wright, Isaac Jr. | New Jersey | Somerset | 1991 | 1998 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 6 | 28 | Black | Male | 1996 | 1996 | 05-10-2023 | |
| Wright, Joseph | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 23 | Black | Male | 2005 | 03-14-2022 | ||
| Wright, Summer | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Community Service | 0 | 20 | Black | Female | 2013 | 11-02-2015 | ||
| Wright, William Jr. | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 29 years | 8 | 18 | Black | Male | 1975 | 1980 | 11-17-2016 |
| Wyatt, Rickey Dale | Texas | Dallas | 1981 | 2012 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 99 years | 30 | 25 | Black | Male | 2012 | 08-30-2012 | |
| Yarbough, Anthony | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 to life | 20 | 18 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2014 | 02-11-2014 |
| Yates, Michael | Indiana | Howard | 2009 | 2023 | Attempt, Violent | Term of Years | 20 years | 1 | 25 | Black | Male | 2010 | 03-07-2023 | |
| Yelder, George | Alabama | Lowndes | 1928 | 1928 | Murder | Life | 0 | 55 | Black | Male | 1928 | |||
| Young, Bernard | Michigan | Wayne | 1989 | 2017 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 60 to 100 years | 27 | 29 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2017 | 12-19-2017 |
| Young, Dan Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 10 | 30 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Young, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 38 | Black | Male | 2005 | 03-08-2022 | |
| Young, Paul | Michigan | Wayne | 1987 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 32 | 17 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2019 | 01-24-2022 | |
| Youngblood, Larry | Arizona | Pima | 1985 | 2000 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 10 years and 6 months | 15 | 30 | Black | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Yusuf, Yassin | Fed-TN | (Middle) | 2012 | 2016 | Other Violent Felony | Not Sentenced | 4 | 19 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-18-2016 |