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
Williams, Johnny Jr.	California	Alameda	2000	2013	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	16 years	13	23	Black	Male		2013	03-08-2013	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct	CV, IO, SA		OF, NW
Williams, Larry Jr.	North Carolina	Buncombe	2002	2015	Murder	Term of Years	10 years	7	16	Black	Male		2009	10-11-2015	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC, H, JI, P, JV		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Williams, Lawrence	New York	Kings	2009	2012	Assault	Term of Years	10 years	3	32	Black	Male		2012	10-26-2012	Mistaken Witness ID	CIU
Williams, Leroy	Illinois	Cook	2008	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 years	1	28	Black	Male		2009	03-14-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Williams, Maurice	Missouri	St. Louis	1984	1984	Robbery	Term of Years	25 years	0	30	Black	Male		1984	11-23-2020	Mistaken Witness ID
Williams, Michael	Louisiana	Jefferson	1997	2011	Murder	Life		14	31	Black	Male	2009	2011	06-18-2012	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO		PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Williams, Michael	California	Los Angeles	1996	2000	Weapon Possession or Sale	Term of Years	25 to life	0	39	Black	Male		1996	09-20-2021	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Williams, Michael Anthony	Louisiana	Jackson	1981	2005	Sexual Assault	Life without parole		24	16	Black	Male		2005	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID	IO, JV, SA
Williams, Michelle	Texas	Swisher	2000	2003	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	2 years	2	30	Black	Female		2002	06-10-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	F, NC, P		PR, OF, WH, NW
Williams, Octavius	Ohio	Cuyahoga	2011	2024	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	15 years	8	17	Black	Male		2019	06-26-2024	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CIU, IO, JV
Williams, Paul	Michigan	Berrien	2008	2008	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 to 40 years	1	25	Black	Male		2008	01-09-2023	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Williams, Randolph	New York	Kings	2008	2016	Murder	Term of Years	25 to life	8	22	Black	Male	2015	2016	03-28-2016	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H		OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Williams, Richard	California	Sacramento	1998	2015	Murder	Life without parole		17	18	Black	Male		2015	01-26-2016	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, H		PR, OF, NW, WT
Williams, Robert	Illinois	Kankakee	2017	2021	Assault	Term of Years	9 years	3	28	Black	Male		2020	12-10-2021		NC
Williams, Ronald	Michigan	Wayne	2010	2013	Manslaughter	Term of Years	10 to 20 years	2	44	Black	Male		2012	09-19-2022	Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense	H
Williams, Shawn	New York	Kings	1994	2018	Murder	Term of Years	25 to life	24	19	Black	Male	2009	2018	07-24-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Williams, Terrance	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1985	2020	Murder	Term of Years	13 1/2 to 27 years	1	17	Black	Male		1986	03-25-2020	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, JV		PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Williams, Thomas Wayne	Texas	Dallas	1998	2000	Drug Possession or Sale	Life		2	38	Black	Male		2000	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Williams, Tyrece	Illinois	Cook	1991	2025	Murder	Term of Years	35 years	19	22	Black	Male	2024	2009	04-22-2025	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, H, IO		OF, WH, NW, WT
Williams, Victor	Wisconsin	Jackson	2012	2014	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	12 years	2	32	Black	Male	2012	2014	11-12-2016	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, NC, SA		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Williams, Willie	Georgia	Fulton	1985	2007	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	45 years	22	23	Black	Male		2007	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	IO, SA
Williams, Willie	Florida	Duval	1976	2024	Attempted Murder	Life		44	30	Black	Male		2020	01-09-2024	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO		PR, OF, WH
Williamson, Jack	Florida	Broward	1933	1942	Murder	Death		9	19	Black	Male		1942	02-11-2021	False Confession, Official Misconduct
Williamson, Ronald Keith	Oklahoma	Pontotoc	1988	1999	Murder	Death		11	29	White	Male	1999	1999	08-29-2011	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, IO, JI, SA		PR, WH
Willing, Rusty	Illinois	Adams	2016	2020	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	30 years	2	34	White	Male		2018	06-23-2020	Perjury or False Accusation	CV, NC, SA
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, Carol Jean	Michigan	Wayne	2011	2013	Forgery	Probation		0	57	Black	Female		2011	12-30-2013	Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	F, NC
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, Kathryn Dawn	North Carolina	Chowan	1993	1997	Child Sex Abuse	Life		3	22	White	Female		1995	08-29-2011	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CSH, CV, F, NC, SA		PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT
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, Megan	Texas	San Jacinto	2008	2013	Murder	Life		5	16	White	Female		2013	04-18-2013	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	F, H, JV
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, Cathy	Nevada	Washoe	1980	2015	Murder	Life without parole		34	26	White	Female		2014	03-09-2015	False Confession, Official Misconduct	F, H, IO		OF, WH, NW, PJ
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
Wooten, Suzanne	Texas	Collin	2011	2017	Bribery	Probation		0	40	White	Female		2011	06-19-2018		F, NC
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
Wosu, Joy	New York	Erie	1993	2009	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	25 years	16	33	Black	Female		2009	12-18-2013	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, F, NC, SA
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