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, Eugene	Alabama	Jackson	1931	1937	Sexual Assault	Death		6	15	Black	Male		1937		Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Williams, George	North Carolina	Onslow	1922	1928	Murder	Death		5		Black	Male		1928		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Williams, Grant	New York	Richmond	1997	2021	Murder	Life		22	25	Black	Male	DK	2019	08-18-2021	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, H	Yes	OF, WH, NW, PJ	No
Williams, Gregory	Texas	Lubbock	2018	2023	Sex Offender Registration	Term of Years	2 years	4	55	Black	Male		2022	04-19-2024	Inadequate Legal Defense	IO, NC, P	No		No
Williams, Hayes	Louisiana	Orleans	1968	1997	Murder	Life		29	19	Black	Male		1997	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, P	No	OF, WH	No
Williams, James Curtis	Texas	Dallas	1984	2012	Sexual Assault	Life		27	25	Black	Male		2011	07-16-2012	Mistaken Witness ID	CIU, IO, SA	No		Yes
Williams, Jason	Texas	Swisher	2000	2003	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	45 years	3	20	Black	Male		2003	05-26-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC	No	PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PL	No
Williams, Jerron	Florida	Miami-Dade	2013	2015	Manslaughter	Term of Years	50 years	2	31	Black	Male		2015	05-15-2015	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CV, H	No	PR, WH	No
Williams, Jimmy	Ohio	Summit	1991	2001	Child Sex Abuse	Life		10	20	Black	Male	2001	2001	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct	CV, SA	Yes	OF, NW, WT	No
Williams, Joe Sidney Jr.	Texas	McLennan	1987	1993	Murder	Life		6	19	Black	Male		1993	08-29-2011	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, JI, SA, BM	No	PR, OF, NW, KP, WT	Yes
Williams, John	Illinois	Cook	2007	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 months	1	37	Black	Male		2008	03-14-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No	OF, NW	Yes
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	No	PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT	Yes
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	No		No
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
Williams, Maurice	Missouri	St. Louis	1984	1984	Robbery	Term of Years	25 years	0	30	Black	Male		1984	11-23-2020	Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
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	Yes	PR, WH, NW, KP, WT	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW, PJ	No
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	No		Yes
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	No	PR, OF, WH, NW	No
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	No		No
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	No	OF, WH, NW, PJ	No
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	Yes	OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ	No
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	No	PR, OF, NW, WT	No
Williams, Robert	Illinois	Kankakee	2017	2021	Assault	Term of Years	9 years	3	28	Black	Male		2020	12-10-2021		NC	No		No
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	No		No
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	Yes	PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ	No
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	No	PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW, PJ	No
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	Yes	OF, WH, NW, WT	No
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	Yes	OF, WH, NW, PJ	No
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	No		Yes
Williams, Willie	Florida	Duval	1976	2024	Attempted Murder	Life		44	30	Black	Male		2020	01-09-2024	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO	No	PR, OF, WH	No
Williamson, Jack	Florida	Broward	1933	1942	Murder	Death		9	19	Black	Male		1942	02-11-2021	False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
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	No	OF, WH, NW	Yes
Willis, Cedric	Mississippi	Hinds	1997	2006	Murder	Life		9	19	Black	Male		2006	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CV, H, IO	No	OF, WH, NW, WT	Yes
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No	PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ	Yes
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		Yes		No
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	No		No
Wills, Ruben	New York	Queens	2017	2021	Fraud	Term of Years	2 to 6 years	2	38	Black	Male		2019	05-25-2021		NC	No		No
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	No		No
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	No	PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ	No
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	No		No
Wilson, David	Florida	Miami-Dade	1967	1971	Murder	Term of Years	20 years	4	23	Black	Male		1971		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Wilson, Deontae	Ohio	Cuyahoga	2017	2017	Robbery	Not Sentenced		0	28	Black	Male		2017	08-24-2017	Mistaken Witness ID	CIU, CV	No		No
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	No	OF, NW	No
Wilson, Harold C.	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1989	2005	Murder	Death		16	30	Black	Male		2005	08-29-2011	Official Misconduct	H	No	PR, NW	Yes
Wilson, Horace	New Jersey	Mercer	1948	1951	Murder	Death		3	37	Black	Male		1951		Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct		No		No
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	Yes	PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, INT, PL	No
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		Yes	PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT	No
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	Yes	OF, NW, WT, INT, PJ	Yes
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	Yes	PR, WH, NW, KP, WT	No
Wilson, Theopolis	Wisconsin	Racine	1989	1991	Burglary/Unlawful Entry	Term of Years	5 years	2	22	Black	Male		1991	08-01-2012		NC	No		No
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	No		No
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	Yes	OF, NW, WT	No
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	No		No
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	No	OF, WH, NW, INT	Yes
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No	OF, NW, INT	No
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	Yes	PR, WH	Yes
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	No		Yes
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No		No
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
Woodward, Walter	Florida	Broward	1933	1942	Murder	Death		9	32	Black	Male		1942	02-11-2021	False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
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	No		No
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	Yes	PR, NW	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No		No
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	Yes	PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, INT	No
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	Yes	OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ	Yes
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW, PJ	No
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	Yes	FA, WH, NW, PJ	Yes
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	Yes	OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	No	PR, WH, NW, PL	No
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	Yes	PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
Wright, Summer	Texas	Harris	2013	2015	Drug Possession or Sale	Community Service		0	20	Black	Female		2013	11-02-2015	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CIU, F, M, NC, P	No		No
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	Yes	PR, WH, NW, KP, WT	No
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	No	PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ	Yes
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	Yes	OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ	Yes
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	No	PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT	No
Yelder, George	Alabama	Lowndes	1928	1928	Murder	Life		0	55	Black	Male		1928		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
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	Yes	PR, WH	No
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	No	OF, WH, NW, WT, INT	Yes
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	No	OF, WH, NW	No
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	Yes	OF, WH, NW, WT, INT	No
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	No		Yes
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	No	PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ	No