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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkerson, Mike | Missouri | Jasper | 2000 | 2017 | Sexual Assault | Not Sentenced | 17 | 39 | White | Male | 2017 | 07-05-2017 | ||
| Wilkins, Geary | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 40 | Black | Male | 2013 | 05-28-2014 | |
| Wilks, Calvin | Hinds | 1981 | 1984 | Murder | Life | 4 | 21 | Don't Know | Male | 1984 | ||||
| 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, Calvin | Louisiana | Orleans | 1977 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 15 | Black | Male | 1992 | 08-29-2011 | |||
| 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, 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, Dwayne | Louisiana | Orleans | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 27 | 22 | Black | Male | 2022 | 11-21-2023 | ||
| Williams, Gregory | Texas | Lubbock | 2018 | 2023 | Sex Offender Registration | Term of Years | 2 years | 4 | 55 | Black | Male | 2022 | 04-19-2024 | |
| 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, Jimmy | Ohio | Summit | 1991 | 2001 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 10 | 20 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| 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, Maurice | Missouri | St. Louis | 1984 | 1984 | Robbery | Term of Years | 25 years | 0 | 30 | Black | Male | 1984 | 11-23-2020 | |
| 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, 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, 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, Ernest Ray | Texas | Pecos | 1987 | 2004 | Murder | Death | 17 | 39 | White | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Willis, James | Sacramento | 1927 | 1927 | Robbery | Term of Years | 5 years to life | 0 | 27 | Don't Know | Male | 1927 | |||
| 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, Deontae | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2017 | 2017 | Robbery | Not Sentenced | 0 | 28 | Black | Male | 2017 | 08-24-2017 | ||
| Wilson, Harold C. | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1989 | 2005 | Murder | Death | 16 | 30 | Black | Male | 2005 | 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 | ||
| Winston, J'Avarus | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-31-2016 | ||
| 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 | |
| Womble, Willie | North Carolina | Granville | 1976 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 38 | 21 | Black | Male | 2014 | 10-17-2014 | |
| Wood, Sidney | California | Los Angeles | 1924 | 1925 | Robbery | Term of Years | 5 years to life | 1 | White | Male | 1925 | |||
| 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, Cathy | Nevada | Washoe | 1980 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 34 | 26 | White | Female | 2014 | 03-09-2015 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Wooten, Suzanne | Texas | Collin | 2011 | 2017 | Bribery | Probation | 0 | 40 | White | Female | 2011 | 06-19-2018 | ||
| Worden, George IV | Tennessee | Sumner | 2020 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 60 days | 0 | 28 | White | Male | 2020 | 08-16-2024 | |
| Woten, Michael Anthony | Texas | Dallas | 1982 | 1990 | Robbery | Term of Years | 55 years | 8 | 19 | White | Male | 1990 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wright, Summer | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2015 | Drug Possession or Sale | Community Service | 0 | 20 | Black | Female | 2013 | 11-02-2015 | ||
| 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 | |
| Yell, Robert | Kentucky | Logan | 2006 | 2019 | Manslaughter | Term of Years | 52 years | 11 | 27 | White | Male | 2017 | 03-27-2019 | |
| York, Kenneth | Missouri | Vernon | 1994 | 2010 | Sexual Assault | Life without parole | 16 | 38 | White | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| 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 | |
| Zapata, Rodrigo | Texas | Webb | 2000 | 2001 | Robbery | Term of Years | 25 years | 2 | 25 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 06-19-2016 | |
| Zarzoza, Jonathan | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 18 | White | Male | 2013 | 06-16-2020 | ||
| Zimmerman, Evan | Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 2001 | 2005 | Murder | Life | 3 | 53 | White | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Zomber, Michael | Fed-PA | (Eastern) | 2003 | 2009 | Fraud | Term of Years | 2 years and 6 months | 5 | 53 | White | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |