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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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| Varela, Ignacio | Illinois | Cook | 1982 | 1991 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 42 | Hispanic | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Vargas, Alfredo | Connecticut | Fairfield | 2002 | 2006 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 12 years | 4 | 62 | Hispanic | Male | 2006 | 07-11-2013 | |
| Vargas, Luis | California | Los Angeles | 1999 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 55 years | 16 | 29 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 11-30-2015 | |
| Vargas-Cintron, Johnny | Massachusetts | Middlesex | 2011 | 2013 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 years | 2 | 34 | Hispanic | Male | 2013 | 11-08-2013 | |
| Vasquez, Anna | Texas | Bexar | 1998 | 2016 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 15 years | 15 | 19 | Hispanic | Female | 2008 | 2012 | 12-31-2016 |
| Vasquez, Gerardo | Texas | Harris | 2008 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | White | Male | 2008 | 01-14-2015 | ||
| 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, Mario | Wisconsin | Brown | 1998 | 2015 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 20 years | 17 | 34 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 02-12-2015 | |
| Vasquez, Michael | New York | New York | 1997 | 2012 | Robbery | Term of Years | 20 to life | 15 | 40 | Hispanic | Male | 2012 | 12-06-2013 | |
| Vasquez, Reinaldo | North Dakota | Cass | 1997 | 2005 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 20 years | 7 | 45 | Hispanic | Male | 2004 | 2005 | 11-07-2017 |
| Vasquez, Rogelio | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 10 days | 0 | 24 | White | Male | 2014 | 01-15-2015 | |
| Vasquez, William | New York | Kings | 1981 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 31 | 34 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2012 | 12-18-2015 |
| Vaughan, James III | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2008 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | Life without parole | 1 | 28 | Black | Male | 2009 | 05-08-2015 | ||
| Vaughn, Tony Jr. | Texas | Harris | 2018 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 180 days | 0 | 50 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-01-2023 | |
| Vaz, David | Vermont | Orleans | 2022 | 2023 | Kidnapping | Not Sentenced | 1 | 27 | Black | Male | 2023 | 09-19-2023 | ||
| Vazquez, Hector | Fed-TX | (Northern) | 2004 | 2005 | Drug Possession or Sale | Not Sentenced | 1 | 28 | Hispanic | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Vega, Damaso | New Jersey | Monmouth | 1982 | 1989 | Murder | Life | 8 | 37 | Hispanic | Male | 1988 | 1989 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Vega, Jose | New Jersey | Camden | 2009 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 33 | Hispanic | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2022 | ||
| Vela, Jesus | Texas | Midland | 2015 | 2016 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2016 | 03-17-2016 | |
| Velasquez, Eduardo | Massachusetts | Hampden | 1988 | 2001 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 to 18 years | 13 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2001 | 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 |
| Veltmann, Carl | Fed-FL | (Middle) | 1992 | 1996 | Arson | Life | 5 | 62 | White | Male | 1996 | 05-28-2013 | ||
| Veltmann, Christopher | Fed-FL | (Middle) | 1992 | 1996 | Arson | Life | 5 | 35 | White | Male | 1996 | 05-28-2013 | ||
| Veney, David | Maryland | Wicomico | 1997 | 2005 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 25 years | 8 | 20 | Black | Male | 2005 | 06-14-2023 | |
| Vera, Francisco | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 1998 | Assault | Term of Years | 17 years | 3 | 29 | Hispanic | Male | 1996 | 10-14-2012 | |
| Vera, John | New York | Kings | 1995 | 2000 | Robbery | Term of Years | 6 to 18 years | 5 | 20 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 07-12-2012 | |
| Vereen, Willie | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 29 years | 8 | 17 | Black | Male | 1975 | 1980 | 11-17-2016 |
| Verkuilen, Maxwell | Wisconsin | Outagamie | 2003 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 4 years | 3 | 25 | White | Male | 2007 | 01-05-2015 | |
| 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 |
| Villasana, Armand | Missouri | Greene | 1999 | 2000 | Sexual Assault | Not Sentenced | 1 | 44 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Vinsonhaler, Gary Jr. | Oregon | Multnomah | 2012 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 45 | White | Male | 2012 | 12-09-2016 | ||
| Virgil, William | Kentucky | Campbell | 1988 | 2017 | Murder | Term of Years | 70 years | 27 | 35 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2015 | 01-26-2017 |
| VonAllmen, Michael | Kentucky | Jefferson | 1983 | 2010 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 35 years | 11 | 24 | White | Male | 1994 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Vriones, Rene | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1999 | 1996 | 06-14-2021 | |
| Waddy, Alvin | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 21 | Black | Male | 2008 | 02-22-2019 | |
| Wagstaffe, Everton | New York | Kings | 1993 | 2015 | Kidnapping | Term of Years | 12 1/2 to 25 years | 22 | 23 | Black | Male | 2014 | 08-02-2015 | |
| Wahad, Dhoruba bin | New York | New York | 1973 | 1995 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 17 | 26 | Black | Male | 1990 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wahlgren, Ryun | Texas | Dallas | 2015 | 2017 | Sex Offender Registration | Term of Years | 2 years | 1 | 42 | Asian | Male | 2016 | 09-25-2017 | |
| Wahlgren, Ryun | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2017 | Sex Offender Registration | Term of Years | 2 years | 2 | 42 | Asian | Male | 2016 | 11-06-2017 | |
| Waithe, Michael | New York | Kings | 1987 | 2015 | Burglary/Unlawful Entry | Term of Years | 1 1/2 to 4 years | 2 | 22 | Black | Male | 2014 | 1988 | 02-06-2015 |
| Walden, Derrick | Michigan | Berrien | 2015 | 2017 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 25 to 75 years | 2 | 36 | White | Male | 2017 | 01-25-2018 | |
| Walker, Bruce | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 2004 | 03-01-2022 | ||
| Walker, Danny | Illinois | DuPage | 2012 | 2018 | Fraud | Term of Years | 6 months | 1 | 47 | Black | Male | 2012 | 04-20-2018 | |
| Walker, David | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 1 | 20 | Black | Male | 2009 | 03-02-2022 | |
| Walker, Derek | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year and 6 months | 0 | 19 | Black | Male | 2004 | 03-02-2022 | |
| Walker, Gene | Texas | Harris | 2017 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 years | 2 | 38 | Black | Male | 2019 | 01-02-2025 | |
| 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, Jermaine | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 10 to 22 years | 10 | 29 | Black | Male | 2016 | 04-26-2016 | |
| Walker, John | New York | Erie | 1977 | 2021 | Murder | Term of Years | 17 to Life | 21 | 16 | Black | Male | 1985 | 1998 | 10-13-2021 |
| Walker, Joseph | South Carolina | Bamberg | 2003 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 24 years | 11 | 44 | Black | Male | 2014 | 11-25-2014 | |
| 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 |
| Walker, Russell | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 years | 2 | 30 | Black | Male | 2009 | 05-13-2018 | |
| Walker, William | Ohio | Stark | 2002 | 2005 | Robbery | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 36 | Black | Male | 2003 | 04-14-2015 | |
| Wallach, E. Robert | Fed-NY | (Southern) | 1989 | 1993 | Fraud | Term of Years | 6 years | 0 | 50 | White | Male | 1989 | 03-29-2013 | |
| Waller, James | Texas | Dallas | 1983 | 2007 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 30 years | 10 | 25 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Waller, Patrick | Texas | Dallas | 1992 | 2008 | Kidnapping | Life | 16 | 22 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Wallis, Gregory | Texas | Dallas | 1989 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 50 years | 17 | 27 | White | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Walls, Dorian | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2006 | 04-27-2022 | |
| Walls, George | Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 2003 | 2011 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 5 to 10 years | 8 | 39 | Black | Male | 2011 | 08-30-2012 | |
| Walter, Sullivan | Louisiana | Orleans | 1986 | 2022 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 35 years | 35 | 17 | Black | Male | 2021 | 08-31-2022 | |
| Wanzer, Terry Lee | Georgia | Clayton | 1973 | 1991 | Sexual Assault | Life | 8 | 20 | White | Male | 1981 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Ward, James | Ohio | Franklin | 1991 | 1993 | Theft | Term of Years | 1 year | 1 | 34 | Black | Male | 1991 | 12-21-2018 | |
| Ward, Madeleine | Illinois | DuPage | 2006 | 2008 | Theft | Term of Years | 6 years and 7 months | 2 | 52 | White | Female | 2008 | 04-05-2013 | |
| Ward, Nathaniel | Texas | McLennan | 1999 | 2001 | Robbery | Term of Years | 45 years | 2 | 35 | Black | Male | 2001 | 10-19-2012 | |
| Wardell, Billy | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 1997 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 69 years | 10 | 21 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Ware, Melonie | Georgia | DeKalb | 2005 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 1 | 30 | Black | Female | 2006 | 10-11-2011 | ||
| Ware, Robert | Illinois | Woodford | 2017 | 2022 | Assault | Term of Years | 4 years | 3 | 40 | Black | Male | 2021 | 05-31-2023 | |
| 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 |
| Warren, Dawan | Indiana | DeKalb | 1998 | 2013 | Robbery | Term of Years | 6 years | 5 | 18 | Black | Male | 2012 | 2003 | 07-24-2022 |
| Warren, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 28 | Black | Male | 2007 | 12-10-2018 | ||
| Warrior, Kevin | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 2016 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 4 | 23 | Black | Male | 2019 | 11-25-2019 | ||
| Washburn, Michael | Massachusetts | Bristol | 2002 | 2003 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 4 years | 0 | 20 | White | Male | 2003 | 11-17-2017 | |
| Washington, Brandon | California | Sacramento | 2013 | 2023 | Assault | Term of Years | 8 years | 2 | 21 | Black | Male | 2015 | 04-22-2024 | |
| Washington, Calvin E. | Texas | McLennan | 1987 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 14 | 30 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Washington, Darryl | Texas | Dallas | 1996 | 2012 | Robbery | Life | 16 | 24 | Black | Male | 2012 | 06-18-2012 | ||
| Washington, Gary | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1987 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 32 | 25 | Black | Male | 1996 | 2019 | 02-16-2019 | |
| Washington, Mahlik | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 16 | Black | Male | 2008 | 09-13-2023 | ||
| Washington, Phillip | Michigan | Berrien | 2007 | 2009 | Drug Possession or Sale | Unknown | 2 | 24 | Black | Male | 2009 | 01-09-2023 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Washington, Vonaire | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 1991 | 2001 | Robbery | Term of Years | 22 years | 10 | 24 | Black | Male | 2001 | 07-09-2014 | |
| Washington-Riley, Alexander | Illinois | Cook | 2014 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2014 | 03-13-2020 | ||
| Waters, Kenneth | Massachusetts | Middlesex | 1983 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 18 | 25 | White | Male | 1983 | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Waters, Leo | North Carolina | Onslow | 1982 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | Life | 21 | 30 | White | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Watford, Roy III | Virginia | Portsmouth City | 1978 | 2018 | Child Sex Abuse | Probation | 0 | 18 | Black | Male | 1978 | 03-08-2018 | ||
| Watkins, Cathy | New York | Bronx | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 15 | 27 | Black | Female | 1997 | 2012 | 12-13-2012 |
| Watkins, Jacob | Oregon | Marion | 2011 | 2023 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 years and 6 months | 12 | 23 | White | Male | 2023 | 06-26-2024 | |
| 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 |