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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, John Jerome | Georgia | Meriwether | 1980 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Life | 28 | 19 | Black | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| White, Michael | New York | Erie | 2006 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 5 years | 5 | 35 | Native American | Male | 2011 | 05-20-2015 | |
| Whitehead, Ronnie | Texas | Harris | 2004 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 1 | 31 | White | Male | 2004 | 01-14-2015 | |
| Whitley, Drew | Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 1989 | 2006 | Murder | Life | 17 | 32 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Whitmore, George Jr. | New York | Kings | 1966 | 1973 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 5 to 10 years | 7 | 20 | Black | Male | 1973 | ||
| Wickham, Christopher | Utah | Salt Lake | 1997 | 2019 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 20 to life | 14 | 27 | White | Male | 2011 | 10-02-2019 | |
| Wiggins, David Lee | Texas | Tarrant | 1989 | 2012 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 23 | 24 | White | Male | 2012 | 11-06-2012 | ||
| Wilber, Danny | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 2005 | 2022 | Murder | Life | 17 | 24 | Native American | Male | 2021 | 07-04-2022 | ||
| Wilbur, Raymond | Rhode Island | Providence | 1969 | 1974 | Other Nonviolent Felony | Term of Years | 15 years | 4 | 28 | Don't Know | Male | 1974 | 01-09-2023 | |
| Wilcox, George | Arkansas | Pulaski | 1998 | 2001 | Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 55 | White | Male | 1998 | 06-22-2016 | ||
| Wiley, Kelvin | California | San Diego | 1990 | 1992 | Assault | Term of Years | 4 years | 1 | 29 | Black | Male | 1991 | 1992 | 09-07-2012 |
| Wilhoit, Gregory | Oklahoma | Osage | 1987 | 1993 | Murder | Death | 6 | 30 | White | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Wilkins, Geary | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 40 | Black | Male | 2013 | 05-28-2014 | |
| Wilkinson, Robert | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1976 | 1977 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 1 | 26 | White | Male | 1977 | |||
| Wilks, Calvin | Hinds | 1981 | 1984 | Murder | Life | 4 | 21 | Don't Know | Male | 1984 | ||||
| Willett, Jeffery | Wisconsin | Washington | 2007 | 2010 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 30 years | 3 | 29 | White | Male | 2010 | 06-26-2012 | |
| Williams, Antonio | Alabama | Jefferson | 2007 | 2011 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 4 | 35 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2011 | 11-06-2012 | |
| Williams, Arthur | Texas | Harris | 2005 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 8 months | 0 | 34 | Black | Male | 2005 | 11-05-2016 | |
| 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 | 1993 | 2019 | Murder | Death | 0 | 29 | Black | Male | 2011 | 1993 | 02-03-2020 | |
| Williams, Christopher | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1992 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 29 | 29 | Black | Male | 2021 | 02-24-2021 | ||
| Williams, Clarence Von | Texas | Orange | 1981 | 1981 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 50 years | 0 | 40 | White | Male | 1981 | ||
| Williams, Clifford Jr. | Florida | Duval | 1976 | 2019 | Murder | Death | 43 | 33 | Black | Male | 2019 | 04-04-2019 | ||
| 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, Darryl | New York | Queens | 2014 | 2022 | Robbery | Term of Years | 15 years | 9 | 49 | Black | Male | 2022 | 12-16-2022 | |
| 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, Eugene | Jackson | 1931 | 1937 | Sexual Assault | Death | 6 | 15 | Black | Male | 1937 | ||||
| Williams, George | Onslow | 1922 | 1928 | Murder | Death | 5 | Black | Male | 1928 | |||||
| Williams, Gregory | Texas | Lubbock | 2018 | 2023 | Sex Offender Registration | Term of Years | 2 years | 4 | 55 | Black | Male | 2022 | 04-19-2024 | |
| 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, Jerron | Florida | Miami-Dade | 2013 | 2015 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 50 years | 2 | 31 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-15-2015 | |
| Williams, Lawrence | New York | Kings | 2009 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 10 years | 3 | 32 | Black | Male | 2012 | 10-26-2012 | |
| Williams, Maurice | Missouri | St. Louis | 1984 | 1984 | Robbery | Term of Years | 25 years | 0 | 30 | Black | Male | 1984 | 11-23-2020 | |
| Williams, Michael | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 14 | 31 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2011 | 06-18-2012 | |
| Williams, Michael Anthony | Louisiana | Jackson | 1981 | 2005 | Sexual Assault | Life without parole | 24 | 16 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, Octavius | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2011 | 2024 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 15 years | 8 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-26-2024 | |
| 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, Terrance | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1985 | 2020 | Murder | Term of Years | 13 1/2 to 27 years | 1 | 17 | Black | Male | 1986 | 03-25-2020 | |
| Williams, Willie | Georgia | Fulton | 1985 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 45 years | 22 | 23 | Black | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Williamson, Jack | Florida | Broward | 1933 | 1942 | Murder | Death | 9 | 19 | Black | Male | 1942 | 02-11-2021 | ||
| Williamson, Ronald Keith | Oklahoma | Pontotoc | 1988 | 1999 | Murder | Death | 11 | 29 | White | Male | 1999 | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Willing, Rusty | Illinois | Adams | 2016 | 2020 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 30 years | 2 | 34 | White | Male | 2018 | 06-23-2020 | |
| Willis, James | Sacramento | 1927 | 1927 | Robbery | Term of Years | 5 years to life | 0 | 27 | Don't Know | Male | 1927 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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, Albert | Kansas | Douglas | 2019 | 2021 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 years and 3 months | 2 | 20 | Black | Male | 2021 | 03-21-2022 | |
| Wilson, Carol Jean | Michigan | Wayne | 2011 | 2013 | Forgery | Probation | 0 | 57 | Black | Female | 2011 | 12-30-2013 | ||
| Wilson, Dale | Oregon | Marion | 2016 | 2022 | Burglary/Unlawful Entry | Term of Years | 4 years | 4 | 34 | White | Male | 2016 | 2019 | 04-24-2024 |
| 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, Edwin | Fed-VA | (Eastern) | 1983 | 2004 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 17 years | 21 | 49 | White | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| 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, 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 | |
| Wilson, William | Blount | 1915 | 1918 | Murder | Life | 3 | 38 | White | Male | 1918 | ||||
| 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 | |
| Winston, J'Avarus | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-31-2016 | ||
| Winston, Michael | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 2013 | 2018 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 26 years | 5 | 29 | Black | Male | 2018 | 09-21-2018 | |
| Wirkkala, Luke | Oregon | Deschutes | 2014 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 7 | 32 | White | Male | 2021 | 04-28-2021 | ||
| Witt, Drayton | Arizona | Maricopa | 2002 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 10 | 18 | White | Male | 2012 | 2012 | 11-01-2012 |
| Woidtke, Rodney | Illinois | St. Clair | 1989 | 2001 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 12 | 27 | White | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wong, David | New York | Clinton | 1987 | 2004 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 17 | 23 | Asian | Male | 2001 | 2004 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wood, Danny | Indiana | Bartholomew | 1987 | 1990 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 12 years | 4 | 26 | White | Male | 1990 | 06-16-2020 | |
| Wood, Sidney | California | Los Angeles | 1924 | 1925 | Robbery | Term of Years | 5 years to life | 1 | White | Male | 1925 | |||
| Woodall, Glen | West Virginia | Cabell | 1987 | 1992 | Sexual Assault | Life | 4 | 28 | White | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Woodard, James Lee | Texas | Dallas | 1981 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 27 | 26 | Black | Male | DK | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Woodley, Collin | New York | Suffolk | 1990 | 1998 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 10 to 20 years | 8 | 30 | White | Male | 1998 | 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 | 2007 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 90 days | 0 | 38 | Black | Male | 2007 | 03-27-2024 | |
| Woods, William | Fed-AR | (Western) | 1888 | 1889 | Murder | Death | 0 | 20 | White | Male | 1889 | |||
| Woods, William | California | Los Angeles | 2021 | 2024 | Fraud | Term of Years | 2 years | 0 | 51 | White | Male | 2023 | 2021 | 04-21-2024 |
| Woodward, Walter | Florida | Broward | 1933 | 1942 | Murder | Death | 9 | 32 | Black | Male | 1942 | 02-11-2021 | ||
| Woodworth, Mark | Missouri | Livingston | 1995 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 31 years | 19 | 16 | White | Male | 2014 | 07-23-2014 | |
| Woolfolk, Michael | Georgia | Fulton | 2004 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 17 | 23 | Black | Male | 2021 | 05-22-2021 | ||
| Woolson, Skippy | New York | Oswego | 2013 | 2016 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 13 years | 4 | 34 | White | Male | 2015 | 2016 | 03-18-2017 |
| Wooten, Suzanne | Texas | Collin | 2011 | 2017 | Bribery | Probation | 0 | 40 | White | Female | 2011 | 06-19-2018 | ||
| Word, Lathan | Georgia | Muscogee | 2000 | 2011 | Robbery | Term of Years | 15 years | 11 | 18 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2011 | 03-12-2013 |
| Worden, George IV | Tennessee | Sumner | 2020 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 60 days | 0 | 28 | White | Male | 2020 | 08-16-2024 | |
| Wosu, Joy | New York | Erie | 1993 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 25 years | 16 | 33 | Black | Female | 2009 | 12-18-2013 | |
| Woten, Michael Anthony | Texas | Dallas | 1982 | 1990 | Robbery | Term of Years | 55 years | 8 | 19 | White | Male | 1990 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wright, Cleveland | District of Columbia | 1979 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 to Life | 27 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-03-2014 | ||
| Wright, Harold Jr. | Washington | Pierce | 2007 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 32 | Black | Male | 2007 | 09-27-2013 | |
| 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 |
| Yac-Garcia, Jose | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 27 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 11-03-2015 | ||
| Yanez, Jose | Illinois | Rock Island | 2020 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 years | 2 | 28 | Hispanic | Male | 2022 | 12-05-2024 | |
| Yang, Justin | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 2004 | 2006 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 7 years | 2 | 34 | Asian | Male | 2006 | 08-09-2021 | |
| Yelder, George | Alabama | Lowndes | 1928 | 1928 | Murder | Life | 0 | 55 | Black | Male | 1928 |