Name	State	County	Convicted	Exonerated	Crime	Sentence	Term of Years	Years lost	Age	Race	Sex	Year of recantation	Date of Release	Posting Date	Contributing Factors Display	Case Characteristics	Recantation	OM Tags	DNA
Willis, Calvin	Louisiana	Caddo	1982	2003	Child Sex Abuse	Life without parole		22	21	Black	Male		2003	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct	CV, IO, SA		OF, WH, NW
Willis, Cedric	Mississippi	Hinds	1997	2006	Murder	Life		9	19	Black	Male		2006	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CV, H, IO		OF, WH, NW, WT
Willis, Deon	Illinois	Cook	2008	2018	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	2 Years	1	33	Black	Male		2010	12-03-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Willis, Dexter	Illinois	Cook	2004	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 years	1	19	Black	Male		2005	05-16-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Willis, Dexter	Illinois	Cook	2003	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 months	0	18	Black	Male		2003	10-04-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Willis, Ernest Ray	Texas	Pecos	1987	2004	Murder	Death		17	39	White	Male		2004	08-29-2011	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	A, H, NC		OF, WH, NW
Willis, James	California	Sacramento	1927	1927	Robbery	Term of Years	5 years to life	0	27	Don't Know	Male		1927		Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession
Willis, John	Illinois	Cook	1993	1999	Sexual Assault	Life		6	42	Black	Male		1999	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	SA		PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ
Willis, Marrio D'Shane	Oklahoma	Tulsa	2003	2006	Robbery	Term of Years	10 years	2	23	Black	Male	2004	2006	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense
Willis, Patrick	California	Alameda	2013	2021	Murder	Life without parole		8	28	Black	Male		2021	06-18-2021	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, SA
Willoughby, Troy	Wyoming	Sublette	2010	2012	Murder	Life		2	20	White	Male		2012	04-18-2012	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, JI		PR, WH
Wills, Ruben	New York	Queens	2017	2021	Fraud	Term of Years	2 to 6 years	2	38	Black	Male		2019	05-25-2021		NC
Wilmoth, Franklin	Ohio	Portage	1994	2000	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	3 years	1	51	White	Male		1995	10-18-2018	Perjury or False Accusation	NC, SA
Wilson, Albert	Kansas	Douglas	2019	2021	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	12 years and 3 months	2	20	Black	Male		2021	03-21-2022	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, NC, SA
Wilson, Andrew	California	Los Angeles	1986	2017	Murder	Life without parole		30	29	Black	Male		2017	04-03-2017	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Wilson, Dale	Oregon	Marion	2016	2022	Burglary/Unlawful Entry	Term of Years	4 years	4	34	White	Male	2016	2019	04-24-2024	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, NC
Wilson, David	Florida	Miami-Dade	1967	1971	Murder	Term of Years	20 years	4	23	Black	Male		1971		Perjury or False Accusation
Wilson, Deontae	Ohio	Cuyahoga	2017	2017	Robbery	Not Sentenced		0	28	Black	Male		2017	08-24-2017	Mistaken Witness ID	CIU, CV
Wilson, Donald	Indiana	Gibson	1995	1997	Other Violent Felony	Term of Years	2 years and 2 months	1	42	White	Male	1995	1996	09-29-2017	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC		OF, NW, PJ
Wilson, Edwin	Fed-VA	(Eastern)	1983	2004	Weapon Possession or Sale	Term of Years	17 years	21	49	White	Male		2004	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	FED		PR, WH, NW, PL
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	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	P		OF, NW
Wilson, Eric	Virginia	Norfolk City	1999	2017	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	8 1/2 years	6	21	White	Male	2005	2005	03-23-2017	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, SA		OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Wilson, Harold C.	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1989	2005	Murder	Death		16	30	Black	Male		2005	08-29-2011	Official Misconduct	H		PR, NW
Wilson, Horace	New Jersey	Mercer	1948	1951	Murder	Death		3	37	Black	Male		1951		Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct
Wilson, Jackie	Illinois	Cook	1983	2020	Murder	Life without parole		35	21	Black	Male	2018	2018	10-16-2020	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, JI		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, INT, PL
Wilson, Johnny Lee	Missouri	Lawrence	1987	1995	Murder	Life without parole		8	20	White	Male	1989	1995	08-29-2011	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, P		OF, NW, WT, INT
Wilson, Robert	Illinois	Cook	1999	2006	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	30 years	7	41	Black	Male	2006	2006	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct			PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Wilson, Sharrif	New York	Kings	1994	2014	Murder	Term of Years	9 to Life	20	15	Black	Male	1994	2014	02-11-2014	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC, CIU, CV, H, JV		OF, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Wilson, Theophalis	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1993	2020	Murder	Life without parole		26	17	Black	Male	2011	2020	02-03-2020	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC, CIU, CV, H, JV		PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Wilson, Theopolis	Wisconsin	Racine	1989	1991	Burglary/Unlawful Entry	Term of Years	5 years	2	22	Black	Male		1991	08-01-2012		NC
Wilson, William	Alabama	Blount	1915	1918	Murder	Life		3	38	White	Male		1918		Perjury or False Accusation
Winfrey, Richard Sr.	Texas	San Jacinto	2007	2010	Murder	Term of Years	75 years	3	49	White	Male		2010	08-29-2011	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation	H, JI
Winslow, Thomas	Nebraska	Gage	1990	2009	Accessory to Murder	Term of Years	50 years	18	19	White	Male	2008	2008	08-29-2011	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, P, SA		OF, NW, WT, INT
Winston, J'Avarus	Texas	Harris	2015	2016	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	17	Black	Male		2015	05-31-2016		CIU, JV, M, NC, P
Winston, Michael	Illinois	Cook	2007	2012	Murder	Term of Years	40 years	5	21	Black	Male	2007	2012	07-05-2012	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO		OF, NW, WT
Winston, Michael	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	2013	2018	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	26 years	5	29	Black	Male		2018	09-21-2018	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC
Wirkkala, Luke	Oregon	Deschutes	2014	2021	Murder	Life		7	32	White	Male		2021	04-28-2021		H, NC
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	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, IO, JV, SA		OF, WH, NW, INT
Wise, Martez	Illinois	Cook	2007	2018	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	1 year	1	23	Black	Male		2008	12-03-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Witt, Drayton	Arizona	Maricopa	2002	2012	Murder	Term of Years	20 years	10	18	White	Male	2012	2012	11-01-2012	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CV, H, NC, SBS, IO
Woidtke, Rodney	Illinois	St. Clair	1989	2001	Murder	Term of Years	45 years	12	27	White	Male		2001	08-29-2011	False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, SA		PR, WH
Womble, Willie	North Carolina	Granville	1976	2014	Murder	Term of Years	80 years	38	21	Black	Male		2014	10-17-2014	False Confession, Official Misconduct	H		OF, NW, INT
Wong, David	New York	Clinton	1987	2004	Murder	Term of Years	25 to Life	17	23	Asian	Male	2001	2004	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, JI		PR, WH
Wood, Danny	Indiana	Bartholomew	1987	1990	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	12 years	4	26	White	Male		1990	06-16-2020	Perjury or False Accusation	CV, SA
Wood, Sidney	California	Los Angeles	1924	1925	Robbery	Term of Years	5 years to life	1		White	Male		1925		Mistaken Witness ID
Woodall, Glen	West Virginia	Cabell	1987	1992	Sexual Assault	Life		4	28	White	Male		1991	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	SA		PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ
Woodard, James Lee	Texas	Dallas	1981	2008	Murder	Life		27	26	Black	Male	DK	2008	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CIU, H, IO, SA		PR, WH
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	Mistaken Witness ID
Woods, Anthony	Missouri	St. Louis City	1984	2005	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	25 years	18	20	Black	Male		2002	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CV, SA
Woods, Cedric	Texas	Harris	2013	2023	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	1 year	1	44	Black	Male		2014	12-05-2023	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Woods, Cedric	Texas	Harris	2007	2024	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	90 days	0	38	Black	Male		2007	03-27-2024		NC, P
Woods, D'Andra	Illinois	Cook	2004	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 years	2	25	Black	Male		2006	05-18-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
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	Perjury or False Accusation	CIU, NC, P
Woodside, Gary Jr.	New York	Jefferson	1989	2007	Manslaughter	Term of Years	1 1/3 to 4 years	3	20	White	Male		1992	12-20-2013	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, JI		OF, NW, INT
Woodward, Walter	Florida	Broward	1933	1942	Murder	Death		9	32	Black	Male		1942	02-11-2021	False Confession, Official Misconduct
Woodworth, Mark	Missouri	Livingston	1995	2014	Murder	Life		19	16	White	Male		2014	07-23-2014	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct	H, JV		PR, WH
Woolfolk, Michael	Georgia	Fulton	2004	2021	Murder	Life without parole		17	23	Black	Male		2021	05-22-2021	Perjury or False Accusation	CIU, H, NC
Woolson, Skippy	New York	Oswego	2013	2016	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	13 years	4	34	White	Male	2015	2016	03-18-2017	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, NC, SA
Word, Lathan	Georgia	Muscogee	2000	2011	Robbery	Term of Years	15 years	11	18	Black	Male	2011	2011	03-12-2013	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV		PR, NW
Worden, George IV	Tennessee	Sumner	2020	2024	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	60 days	0	28	White	Male		2020	08-16-2024	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	M, NC
Worthy, Terence	New Jersey	Essex	2004	2005	Weapon Possession or Sale	Term of Years	7 years	1	36	Black	Male		2005	12-11-2017	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Woten, Michael Anthony	Texas	Dallas	1982	1990	Robbery	Term of Years	55 years	8	19	White	Male		1990	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID
Wrice, Stanley	Illinois	Cook	1983	2013	Sexual Assault	Life		31	28	Black	Male	2011	2013	12-12-2013	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	IO, SA		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, INT
Wright, Anthony	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1993	2016	Murder	Life without parole		23	20	Black	Male	2013	2016	08-26-2016	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO, SA		OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Wright, Anthony	Illinois	Cook	2007	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	2 years	0	42	Black	Male		2007	03-14-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Wright, Anthony Jr.	Illinois	Cook	2005	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	5 years	2	19	Black	Male		2006	05-11-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, NC, IO		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Wright, Cleveland	District of Columbia		1979	2014	Murder	Term of Years	20 to Life	27	20	Black	Male		2007	02-03-2014	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO		FA, WH, NW, PJ
Wright, David	Illinois	Cook	1996	2023	Murder	Life without parole		26	17	Black	Male	2017	2022	04-20-2023	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, H, IO, JV		OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
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	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Wright, Harold Jr.	Washington	Pierce	2007	2013	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	6 months	0	32	Black	Male		2007	09-27-2013	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC, SA		PR, WH, NW, PL
Wright, Isaac Jr.	New Jersey	Somerset	1991	1998	Drug Possession or Sale	Life		6	28	Black	Male	1996	1996	05-10-2023	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ
Wright, Joseph	Illinois	Cook	2005	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	23	Black	Male		2005	03-14-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Wright, Louis	Michigan	Calhoun	1988	2023	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	25 to 50 years	35	29	White	Male		2023	12-06-2023	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, CV, IO, P, SA		OF, NW, PJ
Wright, William Jr.	North Carolina	New Hanover	1972	2012	Assault	Term of Years	29 years	8	18	Black	Male	1975	1980	11-17-2016	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	A, CDC, PH		PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Wurdemann, John	Idaho	Canyon	2002	2018	Attempted Murder	Life		13	29	Native American	Male	2011	2015	10-02-2018	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	A, CDC		OF, NW, WT
Wyatt, Rickey Dale	Texas	Dallas	1981	2012	Sexual Assault	Life	99 years	30	25	Black	Male		2012	08-30-2012	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, IO, SA		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Wyniemko, Kenneth	Michigan	Macomb	1994	2003	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	40 to 60 years	9	42	White	Male		2003	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	IO, JI, SA		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Wynn, Morris	Illinois	Cook	2005	2006	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	8 years	2	21	White	Male		2006	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct			PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
Yac-Garcia, Jose	Texas	Harris	2015	2015	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	27	Hispanic	Male		2015	11-03-2015	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CIU, NC, P
Yanez, Jose	Illinois	Rock Island	2020	2024	Murder	Term of Years	15 years	2	28	Hispanic	Male		2022	12-05-2024	Inadequate Legal Defense	H, NC
Yang, Justin	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	2004	2006	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	7 years	2	34	Asian	Male		2006	08-09-2021	Perjury or False Accusation	CV, NC, SA
Yarbough, Anthony	New York	Kings	1994	2014	Murder	Term of Years	75 to life	20	18	Black	Male	2005	2014	02-11-2014	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC, CIU, CV, H		OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Yarris, Nicholas	Pennsylvania	Delaware	1982	2003	Murder	Death		21	20	White	Male	1983	2003	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, JI, SA		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Yates, Michael	Indiana	Howard	2009	2023	Attempt, Violent	Term of Years	20 years	1	25	Black	Male		2010	03-07-2023	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Ybarra, James	Texas	Harris	2015	2024	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	12 days	0	43	Hispanic	Male		2015	02-28-2024	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Yelder, George	Alabama	Lowndes	1928	1928	Murder	Life		0	55	Black	Male		1928		Perjury or False Accusation
Yell, Robert	Kentucky	Logan	2006	2019	Manslaughter	Term of Years	52 years	11	27	White	Male		2017	03-27-2019	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	A, CV, H, NC, IO
York, Kenneth	Missouri	Vernon	1994	2010	Sexual Assault	Life without parole		16	38	White	Male		2010	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	SA		PR, WH
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	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, IO, SA		PR, WH
Young, Dan Jr.	Illinois	Cook	1994	2005	Murder	Life without parole		10	30	Black	Male		2005	08-29-2011	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	A, CDC, H, SA, BM		OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Young, Gregory	Illinois	Cook	2003	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	4 years	2	38	Black	Male		2005	03-08-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Young, Paul	Michigan	Wayne	1987	2021	Murder	Life without parole		32	17	Black	Male	2005	2019	01-24-2022	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, H, JV		OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
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	Mistaken Witness ID	CV, SA
Yurtman, Ersan	Texas	Bexar	1994	2020	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	30 years	26	18	Hispanic	Male	1994	2020	08-10-2020	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, CIU, CV, IO, SA		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Yusuf, Yassin	Fed-TN	(Middle)	2012	2016	Other Violent Felony	Not Sentenced		4	19	Black	Male		2016	03-18-2016	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	FED, NC		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Zajicek, Herman	Illinois	Cook	1907	1917	Murder	Death		9	39	White	Male		1917		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Zambino, Luigi	New Jersey	Mercer	1906	1909	Forgery	Term of Years	6 years	3		White	Male		1909		Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Zambrano, Rafael	California	Los Angeles	1997	2000	Weapon Possession or Sale	Term of Years	1 year and 4 months	1	21	Hispanic	Male		1998	12-13-2021	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	P		OF, WH, NW
Zamora, Joseph	Washington	Grant	2019	2023	Assault	Term of Years	38 months	2	35	Hispanic	Male		2021	06-06-2024	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC		PR, OF, NW, PJ