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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valderrama, Paul | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1975 | 1979 | Murder | Life | 5 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 1979 | |||
| Vann, Gussie | Tennessee | McMinn | 1994 | 2011 | Murder | Death | 0 | 40 | White | Male | 1994 | 03-13-2012 | ||
| Varela, Ignacio | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1991 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 42 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Vargas, Anastacio | Texas | Bexar | 1926 | 1929 | Murder | Life | 4 | 33 | Hispanic | Male | 1929 | |||
| Vasquez, Ismael | Ohio | Lucas | 1994 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 to life | 31 | 16 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2024 | 01-14-2025 |
| Vasquez, Lorenzo | Ohio | Lucas | 1994 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 to life | 21 | 17 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 2015 | 01-14-2025 |
| Vasquez, William | New York | Kings | 1981 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 31 | 34 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2012 | 12-18-2015 |
| Vega, Damaso | New Jersey | Monmouth | 1982 | 1989 | Murder | Life | 8 | 37 | Hispanic | Male | 1988 | 1989 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Velasquez, Neftali | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2016 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 7 | 27 | Black | Male | 2023 | 08-14-2023 | ||
| Velasquez, Ronald Jr. | California | Los Angeles | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 to Life | 22 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2024 | 03-27-2024 | |
| Velazquez, Jon-Adrian | New York | New York | 2000 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 22 | 22 | Hispanic | Male | 2004 | 2021 | 10-22-2024 |
| Velez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 55 years | 15 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 2017 | 12-22-2017 |
| Veres, Rose | Michigan | Wayne | 1931 | 1945 | Murder | Life | 14 | 48 | White | Female | 1945 | 11-27-2017 | ||
| Vickers, John | Caldwell | 1907 | 1917 | Murder | Term of Years | 26 years | 10 | 40 | White | Male | 1917 | |||
| Villa, Alexander | Illinois | Cook | 2019 | 2024 | Murder | Life | 6 | 23 | Hispanic | Male | 2024 | 10-16-2024 | ||
| Villalobos, Abraham | California | Los Angeles | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 to Life | 14 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 03-27-2024 | |
| Villalobos, Amaury | New York | Kings | 1981 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 31 | 30 | Hispanic | Male | 2014 | 2012 | 12-18-2015 |
| Vindiola, Bernard | Fresno | 1977 | 1979 | Murder | Term of Years | 5 years to life | 3 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1979 | |||
| Virgil, William | Kentucky | Campbell | 1988 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 70 years | 27 | 35 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2015 | 01-26-2017 |
| Walker, Jabar | New York | New York | 1998 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 to Life | 26 | 22 | Black | Male | 1998 | 2023 | 12-04-2023 |
| Walker, James | New York | Kings | 1971 | 1990 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 to Life | 19 | 30 | Black | Male | 1990 | 05-16-2013 | |
| Walker, John | New York | Erie | 1977 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 17 to Life | 21 | 16 | Black | Male | 1985 | 1998 | 10-13-2021 |
| Walker, Lon | Tennessee | Putnam | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 15 | 43 | White | Male | 2011 | 2012 | 11-30-2015 |
| Walker, Quedillis Ricardo | California | Santa Clara | 1991 | 2003 | Murder | Term of Years | 26 to Life | 12 | 34 | Hispanic | Male | 2003 | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wallace, Robert | Georgia | Baldwin | 1980 | 1987 | Murder | Death | 7 | 29 | Black | Male | 1987 | |||
| Walpole, Merla | San Bernadino | 1975 | 1975 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 0 | 26 | Hispanic | Female | 1975 | ||||
| Ware, Melonie | Georgia | DeKalb | 2005 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 1 | 30 | Black | Female | 2006 | 10-11-2011 | ||
| Warner, Colin | New York | Kings | 1982 | 2001 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 to Life | 19 | 18 | Black | Male | 1999 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Warren, Cedric | Kansas | Wyandotte | 2010 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 50 to Life | 14 | 18 | Black | Male | 2024 | 01-23-2025 | |
| Warren, David | New York | New York | 1987 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 to Life | 20 | 16 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2007 | 02-12-2024 |
| Warrior, Kevin | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 2016 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 4 | 23 | Black | Male | 2019 | 11-25-2019 | ||
| Washington, Calvin E. | Texas | McLennan | 1987 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 14 | 30 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Washington, Gary | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1987 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 32 | 25 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2019 | 02-16-2019 | |
| Washington, Sean | New Jersey | Camden | 1996 | 2020 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 to life | 24 | 23 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2020 | 02-28-2020 |
| Washington, Terrance | Florida | Leon | 1997 | 2001 | Murder | Life without parole | 3 | 16 | Black | Male | 2000 | 10-02-2022 | ||
| Waters, Kenneth | Massachusetts | Middlesex | 1983 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 18 | 25 | White | Male | 1983 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Watkins, Cathy | New York | Bronx | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 15 | 27 | Black | Female | 1997 | 2012 | 12-13-2012 |
| Watkins, Jerry | Indiana | Hancock | 1986 | 2000 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 14 | 26 | White | Male | 1993 | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Watkins, Joseph | Georgia | Floyd | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 22 | 19 | White | Male | 2003 | 2023 | 10-17-2023 | |
| Watkins, Joyce | Tennessee | Davidson | 1988 | 2022 | Murder | Life | 27 | 39 | Black | Female | 2015 | 01-24-2022 | ||
| Watkins, Ledura | Michigan | Wayne | 1976 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 41 | 19 | Black | Male | 1980 | 2017 | 06-29-2017 | |
| Watkins, Ransom | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1984 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 35 | 16 | Black | Male | 2019 | 2019 | 12-09-2019 | |
| Watson, James | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1981 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 39 | 20 | Black | Male | 2001 | 2020 | 11-25-2020 | |
| Ways, Anthony | New Jersey | Camden | 1991 | 2005 | Murder | Life | 13 | 19 | Black | Male | 1995 | 2004 | 12-08-2015 | |
| Weathington, Jennifer | Georgia | Paulding | 2013 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 1 | 19 | White | Female | 2019 | 2014 | 05-12-2019 | |
| Weaver, Joseph | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 1927 | 1929 | Murder | Death | 2 | 33 | Black | Male | 1929 | |||
| Weaver, Mary | Iowa | Marshall | 1994 | 1997 | Murder | Life without parole | 2 | 41 | White | Female | 1996 | 07-29-2012 | ||
| Webb, Ricky | Tennessee | Gibson | 1978 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 46 | 21 | Black | Male | 2023 | 2024 | 11-12-2024 | |
| Webster, Joseph | Tennessee | Davidson | 2006 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 15 | 19 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2020 | 11-30-2020 | |
| Weeks, Carlos | New York | Kings | 1995 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 27 1/2 to Life | 25 | 20 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2019 | 10-09-2019 |
| Weichel, Fred | Massachusetts | Norfolk | 1981 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 36 | 28 | White | Male | 2017 | 08-10-2017 | ||
| Weimer, Crystal | Pennsylvania | Fayette | 2006 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 to 30 years | 9 | 23 | White | Female | 2015 | 2015 | 06-29-2016 |
| Weiner, Murray | California | San Diego | 1994 | 1996 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 2 | 65 | White | Male | 1996 | 03-16-2013 | ||
| Welcome, Ernest | New York | Bronx | 1970 | 1977 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 years to life | 8 | 20 | Black | Male | 1977 | 03-30-2021 | |
| West, Keith | Kentucky | Jefferson | 1995 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 4 | 19 | Black | Male | 2019 | 1998 | 01-20-2020 | |
| Wheatt, Derrick | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 1996 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 18 to life | 19 | 17 | Black | Male | 2004 | 2015 | 08-17-2016 |
| Wheeler-Whichard, Jonathan | New York | Kings | 1997 | 2009 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 0 | 16 | Black | Male | 2007 | 1997 | 08-29-2011 |
| Whitaker, Mark | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2003 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 16 | 29 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-12-2019 | ||
| 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, Joseph | Nebraska | Gage | 1989 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 19 | 22 | White | Male | 2008 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Whitley, Drew | Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 1989 | 2006 | Murder | Life | 17 | 32 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Whitlock, Herbert | Illinois | Edgar | 1987 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 21 | 39 | White | Male | 1988 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wilber, Danny | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 2005 | 2022 | Murder | Life | 17 | 24 | Native American | Male | 2021 | 07-04-2022 | ||
| Wilcoxson, Robert | North Carolina | Buncombe | 2002 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years | 9 | 21 | Black | Male | 2011 | 10-12-2011 | |
| Wilhite, Charles | Massachusetts | Hampden | 2010 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 2 | 25 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 02-04-2013 | |
| Wilhoit, Gregory | Oklahoma | Osage | 1987 | 1993 | Murder | Death | 6 | 30 | White | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Wilks, Calvin | Hinds | 1981 | 1984 | Murder | Life | 4 | 21 | Don't Know | Male | 1984 | ||||
| Williams, Barry | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 2021 | Murder | Death | 0 | 19 | Black | Male | 2001 | 1986 | 04-22-2021 | |
| Williams, Calvin | Louisiana | Orleans | 1977 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 15 | Black | Male | 1992 | 08-29-2011 | |||
| 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 | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 2002 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 18 | 25 | Black | Male | 2004 | 2020 | 05-22-2020 | |
| Williams, Clifford Jr. | Florida | Duval | 1976 | 2019 | Murder | Death | 43 | 33 | Black | Male | 2019 | 04-04-2019 | ||
| Williams, Dennis | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 18 | 21 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 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, George | Onslow | 1922 | 1928 | Murder | Death | 5 | Black | Male | 1928 | |||||
| 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, James | Georgia | Chatham | 1982 | 1989 | Murder | Life | 3 | 50 | White | Male | 1985 | 06-22-2013 | ||
| Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. | Texas | McLennan | 1987 | 1993 | Murder | Life | 6 | 19 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, Michael | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 14 | 31 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2011 | 06-18-2012 | |
| 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, 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 | |
| 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, 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 | ||
| Wilson, Andrew | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 29 | Black | Male | 2017 | 04-03-2017 | ||
| Wilson, David | Florida | Miami-Dade | 1967 | 1971 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 4 | 23 | Black | Male | 1971 | ||
| 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, 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, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 5 | 21 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2012 | 07-05-2012 |