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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbitt, Joseph | North Carolina | Forsyth | 1995 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 14 | 31 | Black | Male | 2009 | 09-01-2011 | ||
| Alford, John | North Carolina | Mecklenburg | 1975 | 1976 | Murder | Death | 1 | 22 | Black | Male | 1976 | 07-13-2022 | ||
| Anderson, Marvin | Virginia | Hanover | 1982 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | Life | 15 | 18 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Barbour, Bennett | Virginia | James City | 1978 | 2012 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 10 years | 4 | 22 | Black | Male | 1982 | 06-27-2012 | |
| Bell, Craig | Virginia | City of Virginia Beach | 1987 | 1987 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 years | 0 | 24 | White | Male | 1987 | 09-25-2018 | |
| Benton, John | North Carolina | Mecklenburg | 1942 | 1943 | Assault | Term of Years | 15 years | 1 | 15 | Black | Male | 1943 | 04-01-2021 | |
| Blackmon, James | North Carolina | Wake | 1988 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 32 | 26 | Black | Male | 2019 | 09-03-2019 | ||
| Bowles, Joe | North Carolina | Surry | 1919 | 1921 | Murder | Death | 2 | White | Male | 1921 | 09-30-2022 | |||
| Brown, Keith | North Carolina | Wilson | 1993 | 1999 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 35 years | 4 | 25 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Brown, Knolly Jr. | North Carolina | Edgecomb | 2009 | 2016 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 5 to 6 3/4 years | 4 | 37 | Black | Male | 2013 | 10-26-2016 | |
| Burnette, Victor | Virginia | Richmond City | 1979 | 2009 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 20 years | 8 | 26 | White | Male | 1987 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Bush, Gary | Virginia | Petersburg City | 2007 | 2018 | Robbery | Term of Years | 12 years | 9 | 56 | White | Male | 2016 | 05-30-2018 | |
| Carey, Anthony | North Carolina | Mecklenburg | 1973 | 1974 | Murder | Death | 1 | 20 | Black | Male | 1974 | 10-05-2021 | ||
| Carter, Joseph | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1990 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 26 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2016 | 08-24-2021 | ||
| Chaplin, Michael T. | Virginia | Augusta | 2008 | 2009 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 1 year | 0 | 24 | White | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Clark, Carey | North Carolina | Avery | 1996 | 1998 | Murder | Life | 2 | 37 | White | Male | 1998 | 1998 | 09-14-2015 | |
| Coker, Edgar | Virginia | Stafford | 2007 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 1 year and 5 months | 2 | 15 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2009 | 03-03-2014 |
| Copeland, Darrell A. | Virginia | Chesapeake City | 2007 | 2008 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 1 | 18 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Cotton, Ronald | North Carolina | Alamance | 1985 | 1995 | Sexual Assault | Life | 10 | 22 | Black | Male | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Crittle, Yvonne | Virginia | Newport News City | 1988 | 1997 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 7 years | 2 | 24 | White | Female | 1996 | 1990 | 02-18-2016 |
| Crotts, Mark | North Carolina | Alamance | 1992 | 1997 | Murder | Life without parole | 2 | 21 | White | Male | 1994 | 11-21-2024 | ||
| Crum, Paul Jr. | Virginia | Dickenson | 2015 | 2022 | Obstruction of Justice | Term of Years | 10 years | 4 | 54 | White | Male | 2020 | 12-21-2022 | |
| Cunningham, Calvin Wayne | Virginia | Newport News City | 1981 | 2011 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 16 years | 7 | 26 | Black | Male | 1988 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Dail, Dwayne Allen | North Carolina | Wayne | 1989 | 2007 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 18 | 17 | White | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Davidson, Willie | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1981 | 2005 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 20 years | 11 | 24 | Black | Male | 1992 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Davis, Robert | Virginia | Albemarle | 2004 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 23 years | 12 | 18 | White | Male | 2006 | 2015 | 12-29-2016 |
| Dixon, Malvester Jr. | Virginia | Martinsville City | 2005 | 2006 | Accessory to Murder | Not Sentenced | 0 | 51 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2005 | 08-18-2018 | |
| Dove, Frank | North Carolina | Onslow | 1922 | 1928 | Murder | Death | 5 | Black | Male | 1928 | ||||
| Dove, Fred | North Carolina | Onslow | 1922 | 1928 | Murder | Death | 5 | Black | Male | 1928 | ||||
| Duffy, Keshawn | Virginia | Hampton City | 2019 | 2024 | Child Sex Abuse | Life without parole | 5 | 34 | Black | Male | 2020 | 2024 | 09-15-2024 | |
| Evans, Timothy | North Carolina | Durham | 2009 | 2024 | Murder | Term of Years | 45 years | 13 | 18 | Black | Male | 2020 | 2022 | 03-07-2024 |
| Garner, Terence | North Carolina | Johnston | 1998 | 2002 | Attempted Murder | Term of Years | 32 to 43 years | 4 | 16 | Black | Male | 1998 | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Grant, Israel | North Carolina | Mecklenburg | 2007 | 2019 | Robbery | Term of Years | 18 1/2 to 23 7/8 years | 8 | 19 | Black | Male | 2014 | 2016 | 02-04-2019 |
| Gray, Russell Leroy | Virginia | Richmond City | 1987 | 1990 | Murder | Term of Years | 52 years | 3 | 20 | Black | Male | 1990 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Grimes, Willie | North Carolina | Catawba | 1988 | 2012 | Sexual Assault | Life | 24 | 41 | Black | Male | 2012 | 10-08-2012 | ||
| Haas, Michael | Virginia | Powhatan | 1994 | 2022 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 23 | 38 | White | Male | 1997 | 2017 | 04-27-2022 | |
| Haynesworth, Thomas | Virginia | Richmond City | 1984 | 2011 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 74 years | 27 | 18 | Black | Male | 2011 | 02-24-2012 | |
| Hefner, Cecil | North Carolina | Burke | 1920 | 1921 | Murder | Term of Years | 15 years | 0 | White | Male | 1921 | |||
| Hopkins, Troy | Virginia | Richmond City | 1990 | 2005 | Murder | Term of Years | 28 years | 10 | 23 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Hunt, Darryl | North Carolina | Forsyth | 1987 | 1990 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 0 | 18 | Black | Male | 1987 | 12-30-2023 | |
| Johnson, Joshua | Virginia | Alexandria City | 2021 | 2023 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 3 years and 6 months | 0 | 29 | Black | Male | 2022 | 2021 | 10-05-2023 |
| Kendall, Hamp | North Carolina | Caldwell | 1907 | 1917 | Murder | Term of Years | 30 years | 10 | 30 | White | Male | 1917 | ||
| Kingrea, David | Virginia | Montgomery | 2014 | 2022 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 1 year | 1 | 35 | White | Male | 2020 | 2015 | 06-29-2022 |
| Langley, Gus | North Carolina | Buncombe | 1932 | 1936 | Murder | Death | 2 | 31 | White | Male | 1934 | |||
| Lawton, Steven | Virginia | Newport News City | 1990 | 1997 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 72 years | 6 | 37 | Black | Male | 1996 | 1997 | 02-18-2016 |
| Lyons, Ernest | Virginia | Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk) | 1909 | 1912 | Murder | Term of Years | 18 years | 3 | Black | Male | 1912 | |||
| McAlister, Michael | Virginia | Richmond City | 1986 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 35 years | 29 | 29 | White | Male | 2015 | 05-18-2015 | |
| McEachern, Toney | North Carolina | Robeson | 1993 | 1998 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 5 | 34 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1998 | 09-02-2015 | |
| McInnis, Edward | North Carolina | Scotland | 1988 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | Life | 27 | 27 | Black | Male | 2015 | 08-15-2015 | ||
| McLaughlin, Bruce | Virginia | Loudoun | 1998 | 2002 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 13 years | 4 | 45 | White | Male | 2002 | 09-27-2013 | |
| McLean, Keyiede | Virginia | Arlington | 2023 | 2025 | Theft | Fine | 0 | 45 | Black | Female | 2023 | 02-07-2025 | ||
| Montgomery, Johnathan | Virginia | Hampton City | 2008 | 2013 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 7 years and 6 months | 4 | 14 | White | Male | 2012 | 2012 | 12-20-2013 |
| Moreno, Noe | North Carolina | Mecklenburg | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 18 to 22 years | 5 | 26 | Hispanic | Male | 2012 | 09-03-2012 | |
| Morman, Bobbie Jr. | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1993 | 2021 | Attempt, Violent | Term of Years | 48 years | 22 | 18 | Black | Male | 2016 | 2016 | 08-16-2021 |
| Phillips, Richard | Virginia | City of Hampton | 1900 | 1930 | Murder | Death | 31 | Black | Male | 1930 | ||||
| Pierpoint, Jonathan Scott | North Carolina | Madison | 1992 | 2010 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 18 | 28 | White | Male | 1996 | 2010 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Reedy, Davey | Virginia | Roanoke | 1988 | 2015 | Murder | Life | 21 | 32 | White | Male | 2009 | 12-31-2015 | ||
| Roberts, Clarence | North Carolina | Robeson | 2017 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to 31 years | 8 | 37 | Black | Male | 2025 | 05-05-2025 | |
| Rogers, Silas | Virginia | City of Petersburg | 1943 | 1952 | Murder | Death | 9 | 21 | Black | Male | 1952 | |||
| Rozdilski, Austin | Virginia | Lynchburg City | 2019 | 2021 | Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 17 | White | Male | 2019 | 05-22-2021 | ||
| Ruffin, Julius | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1982 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | Life | 20 | 28 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Sawyer, Lonnie | North Carolina | Union | 1975 | 1977 | Kidnapping | Term of Years | 28 to 32 years | 2 | 18 | White | Male | 1977 | ||
| Sawyer, Sandy | North Carolina | Union | 1975 | 1977 | Kidnapping | Term of Years | 32 to 40 years | 2 | 21 | White | Male | 1977 | ||
| Scott, Winston | Virginia | Fairfax | 1976 | 2019 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 14 years | 5 | 19 | Black | Male | 1981 | 03-15-2019 | |
| Shaw, Willie Jr. | North Carolina | Mecklenburg | 2016 | 2021 | Other Violent Felony | Term of Years | 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 | 5 | 43 | Black | Male | 2019 | 2021 | 02-16-2021 |
| Shelton, Horace | North Carolina | Buncombe | 2012 | 2014 | Forgery | Term of Years | 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years | 2 | 51 | Black | Male | 2014 | 11-28-2016 | |
| Shreve, Thomas | North Carolina | Onslow | 1988 | 1989 | Threats | Probation | 0 | 31 | White | Male | 1988 | 04-14-2015 | ||
| Smith, Sylvester | North Carolina | Brunswick | 1984 | 2004 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 20 | 32 | Black | Male | 2004 | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Snipes, Steven | North Carolina | Lee | 1998 | 2003 | Robbery | Term of Years | 7 years and 6 months | 5 | 35 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Spicer, Christopher | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1973 | 1975 | Murder | Death | 1 | 24 | Don't Know | Male | 1975 | |||
| Thomas, Maverick | Virginia | Martinsville City | 2005 | 2006 | Murder | Life | 1 | 31 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2006 | 08-18-2018 | |
| Thompson, Teddy | Virginia | Hampton City | 2001 | 2007 | Robbery | Term of Years | 16 years | 6 | 16 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2007 | 08-29-2011 |
| Thorne, Esther | Virginia | Norfolk City | 2014 | 2020 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 17 years | 6 | 45 | Black | Female | 2015 | 2020 | 09-17-2020 |
| Thurman, Philip Leon | Virginia | Alexandria City | 1985 | 2005 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 31 years | 19 | 29 | Black | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Tingle, John Jr. | Virginia | Virginia Beach | 1993 | 1994 | Assault | Term of Years | 10 years | 0 | 25 | Black | Male | 1993 | 1994 | 03-11-2013 |
| Vasquez, David | Virginia | Arlington | 1985 | 1989 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 4 | 37 | Hispanic | Male | 1989 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Vickers, John | North Carolina | Caldwell | 1907 | 1917 | Murder | Term of Years | 26 years | 10 | 40 | White | Male | 1917 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Weakley, Eric | Virginia | Culpeper | 2001 | 2022 | Murder | Term of Years | 6 years and 8 months | 5 | 16 | White | Male | 2006 | 01-26-2022 | |
| Webb, Troy | Virginia | Virginia Beach | 1989 | 1996 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 47 years | 8 | 19 | Black | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wellmon, William | North Carolina | Iredell | 1942 | 1943 | Sexual Assault | Death | 1 | 36 | Black | Male | 1943 | |||
| Williams, George | North Carolina | Onslow | 1922 | 1928 | Murder | Death | 5 | Black | Male | 1928 |