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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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| Westly, William | New York | Bronx | 1999 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 20 to Life | 2 | 47 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Westmoreland, Donte | Kansas | Riley | 2017 | 2021 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 years and 8 months. | 4 | 23 | Black | Male | 2020 | 05-04-2021 | |
| Weston, Demond | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2019 | Murder | Term of Years | 75 years | 28 | 17 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2019 | 01-09-2020 |
| Whirl, Shawn | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 60 years | 24 | 20 | Black | Male | 2015 | 10-22-2015 | |
| Whitaker, Mark | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2003 | 2019 | Murder | Life without parole | 16 | 29 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-12-2019 | ||
| White, Antoine | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 2003 | 05-16-2022 | ||
| White, Curtis | Virginia | Loudoun | 1993 | 1994 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 1 | 31 | Black | Male | 1994 | 03-11-2013 | ||
| White, Joseph | Nebraska | Gage | 1989 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 19 | 22 | White | Male | 2008 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| White, Kareem | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 60 years | 3 | 22 | Black | Male | 2003 | 06-09-2022 | |
| White, Kizzie | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 25 years | 3 | 21 | Black | Female | 2003 | 06-09-2022 | |
| White, Lionel Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2006 | 11-28-2018 | ||
| White, Lionel Sr. | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 2 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 12-20-2016 | |
| White, Theodore Jr. | Missouri | Jackson | 1999 | 2005 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 50 years | 6 | 35 | White | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Whitehead, Artis | Tennessee | Shelby | 2003 | 2024 | Kidnapping | Life | 249 years | 20 | 38 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2023 | 02-12-2024 |
| Whitley, Drew | Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 1989 | 2006 | Murder | Life | 17 | 32 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Whitley, Harold | New Jersey | Camden | 2008 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2022 | ||
| Whitlock, Herbert | Illinois | Edgar | 1987 | 2008 | Murder | Life | 21 | 39 | White | Male | 1988 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wigfall, Carlton | New York | New York | 2011 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 4 years | 2 | 46 | Black | Male | 2013 | 12-04-2016 | |
| Wilbourn, Kim | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 0 | 27 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-26-2019 | |
| Wilbourn, Vondell | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years and 6 months | 1 | 29 | Black | Male | 2006 | 12-09-2018 | |
| Wilcox, Jennifer | Ohio | Montgomery | 1985 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 11 | 20 | White | Female | 1992 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wilcoxson, Robert | North Carolina | Buncombe | 2002 | 2011 | Murder | Term of Years | 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years | 9 | 21 | Black | Male | 2011 | 10-12-2011 | |
| Wilhite, Charles | Massachusetts | Hampden | 2010 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 2 | 25 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 02-04-2013 | |
| Wilkins, Theodore | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 8 years | 3 | 27 | Black | Male | 2011 | 03-13-2022 | |
| Wilkinson, Robert | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1976 | 1977 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 1 | 26 | White | Male | 1977 | |||
| Williams, Alberta | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 10 years | 3 | 48 | Black | Female | 2003 | 06-10-2022 | |
| Williams, Alfred | Texas | Harris | 1987 | 1989 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 30 years | 2 | 53 | Black | Male | 1989 | 07-05-2013 | |
| Williams, Antonio | Alabama | Jefferson | 2007 | 2011 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 4 | 35 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2011 | 11-06-2012 | |
| Williams, Barry | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 2021 | Murder | Death | 0 | 19 | Black | Male | 2001 | 1986 | 04-22-2021 | |
| Williams, Bernard | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2023 | Murder | Term of Years | 80 years | 21 | 17 | Black | Male | 2005 | 2019 | 10-02-2023 |
| Williams, Charles | Connecticut | Hartford | 2014 | 2024 | Other Violent Felony | Term of Years | 10 years | 9 | 40 | Black | Male | 2023 | 04-10-2024 | |
| Williams, Christopher | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1993 | 2019 | Murder | Death | 0 | 29 | Black | Male | 2011 | 1993 | 02-03-2020 | |
| Williams, Christopher | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1992 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 29 | 29 | Black | Male | 2021 | 02-24-2021 | ||
| Williams, Clarence | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 2002 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 18 | 25 | Black | Male | 2004 | 2020 | 05-22-2020 | |
| Williams, Cordell | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 27 | 19 | Black | Male | 2022 | 12-20-2022 | ||
| Williams, Danial | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1999 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 11 | 25 | White | Male | 2005 | 2009 | 12-22-2016 | |
| Williams, Dennis | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 18 | 21 | Black | Male | 1994 | 1996 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Williams, Duane | Michigan | Wayne | 2013 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 11 | 42 | Black | Male | 2024 | 11-01-2024 | ||
| Williams, Edward | Ohio | Summit | 1997 | 2015 | Assault | Probation | 0 | 25 | Black | Male | 1997 | 04-05-2015 | ||
| Williams, Emmaline | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 1995 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 12 years | 8 | 43 | Black | Female | 1994 | 07-03-2014 | |
| Williams, Grant | New York | Richmond | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 22 | 25 | Black | Male | DK | 2019 | 08-18-2021 | |
| Williams, Hayes | Louisiana | Orleans | 1968 | 1997 | Murder | Life | 29 | 19 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, Herman | Illinois | Lake | 1994 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 29 | 29 | White | Male | 2022 | 09-26-2022 | ||
| Williams, James | Georgia | Chatham | 1982 | 1989 | Murder | Life | 3 | 50 | White | Male | 1985 | 06-22-2013 | ||
| Williams, Jason | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 45 years | 3 | 20 | Black | Male | 2003 | 05-26-2022 | |
| Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. | Texas | McLennan | 1987 | 1993 | Murder | Life | 6 | 19 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, John | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 months | 1 | 37 | Black | Male | 2008 | 03-14-2022 | |
| Williams, Larry Jr. | North Carolina | Buncombe | 2002 | 2015 | Murder | Term of Years | 10 years | 7 | 16 | Black | Male | 2009 | 10-11-2015 | |
| Williams, Leroy | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 28 | Black | Male | 2009 | 03-14-2022 | |
| Williams, Michael | Louisiana | Jefferson | 1997 | 2011 | Murder | Life | 14 | 31 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2011 | 06-18-2012 | |
| 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 | |
| Williams, Michelle | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 2 | 30 | Black | Female | 2002 | 06-10-2022 | |
| 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 | |
| Williams, Randolph | New York | Kings | 2008 | 2016 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 8 | 22 | Black | Male | 2015 | 2016 | 03-28-2016 |
| Williams, Shawn | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2018 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to life | 24 | 19 | Black | Male | 2009 | 2018 | 07-24-2018 |
| Williams, Terrance | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1985 | 2020 | Murder | Term of Years | 13 1/2 to 27 years | 1 | 17 | Black | Male | 1986 | 03-25-2020 | |
| Williams, Thomas Wayne | Texas | Dallas | 1998 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 2 | 38 | Black | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Williams, Tyrece | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2025 | Murder | Term of Years | 35 years | 19 | 22 | Black | Male | 2024 | 2009 | 04-22-2025 |
| Williams, Victor | Wisconsin | Jackson | 2012 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 years | 2 | 32 | Black | Male | 2012 | 2014 | 11-12-2016 |
| Williamson, Ronald Keith | Oklahoma | Pontotoc | 1988 | 1999 | Murder | Death | 11 | 29 | White | Male | 1999 | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Willis, Deon | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 Years | 1 | 33 | Black | Male | 2010 | 12-03-2018 | |
| Willis, Dexter | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 1 | 19 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-16-2022 | |
| Willis, Dexter | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 months | 0 | 18 | Black | Male | 2003 | 10-04-2022 | |
| Willis, John | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 1999 | Sexual Assault | Life | 6 | 42 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Willoughby, Troy | Wyoming | Sublette | 2010 | 2012 | Murder | Life | 2 | 20 | White | Male | 2012 | 04-18-2012 | ||
| Wilson, Albert | Kansas | Douglas | 2019 | 2021 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 12 years and 3 months | 2 | 20 | Black | Male | 2021 | 03-21-2022 | |
| Wilson, Andrew | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 30 | 29 | Black | Male | 2017 | 04-03-2017 | ||
| 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 |
| Wilson, Edwin | Fed-VA | (Eastern) | 1983 | 2004 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 17 years | 21 | 49 | White | Male | 2004 | 08-29-2011 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Wilson, Horace | New Jersey | Mercer | 1948 | 1951 | Murder | Death | 3 | 37 | Black | Male | 1951 | |||
| Wilson, Jackie | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 35 | 21 | Black | Male | 2018 | 2018 | 10-16-2020 | |
| Wilson, Johnny Lee | Missouri | Lawrence | 1987 | 1995 | Murder | Life without parole | 8 | 20 | White | Male | 1989 | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Wilson, Kathryn Dawn | North Carolina | Chowan | 1993 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 3 | 22 | White | Female | 1995 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Wilson, Sharrif | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 9 to Life | 20 | 15 | Black | Male | 1994 | 2014 | 02-11-2014 |
| Wilson, Theophalis | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1993 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2020 | 02-03-2020 | |
| Winslow, Thomas | Nebraska | Gage | 1990 | 2009 | Accessory to Murder | Term of Years | 50 years | 18 | 19 | White | Male | 2008 | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| Winston, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | Term of Years | 40 years | 5 | 21 | Black | Male | 2007 | 2012 | 07-05-2012 |
| 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 | |
| Wise, Martez | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 1 | 23 | Black | Male | 2008 | 12-03-2018 | |
| Wong, David | New York | Clinton | 1987 | 2004 | Murder | Term of Years | 25 to Life | 17 | 23 | Asian | Male | 2001 | 2004 | 08-29-2011 |
| Woodall, Glen | West Virginia | Cabell | 1987 | 1992 | Sexual Assault | Life | 4 | 28 | White | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 | ||
| Woods, Cedric | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 1 year | 1 | 44 | Black | Male | 2014 | 12-05-2023 | |
| Woods, D'Andra | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 3 years | 2 | 25 | Black | Male | 2006 | 05-18-2022 | |
| 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 | |
| Word, Lathan | Georgia | Muscogee | 2000 | 2011 | Robbery | Term of Years | 15 years | 11 | 18 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2011 | 03-12-2013 |
| Worthy, Terence | New Jersey | Essex | 2004 | 2005 | Weapon Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 7 years | 1 | 36 | Black | Male | 2005 | 12-11-2017 | |
| Wrice, Stanley | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Life | 31 | 28 | Black | Male | 2011 | 2013 | 12-12-2013 | |
| Wright, Anthony | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1993 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 23 | 20 | Black | Male | 2013 | 2016 | 08-26-2016 | |
| Wright, Anthony | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 2 years | 0 | 42 | Black | Male | 2007 | 03-14-2022 | |
| Wright, Anthony Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Term of Years | 5 years | 2 | 19 | Black | Male | 2006 | 05-11-2022 | |
| Wright, Cleveland | District of Columbia | 1979 | 2014 | Murder | Term of Years | 20 to Life | 27 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-03-2014 | ||
| Wright, David | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 26 | 17 | Black | Male | 2017 | 2022 | 04-20-2023 | |
| 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 | |
| Wright, Harold Jr. | Washington | Pierce | 2007 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Term of Years | 6 months | 0 | 32 | Black | Male | 2007 | 09-27-2013 | |
| Wright, Isaac Jr. | New Jersey | Somerset | 1991 | 1998 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 6 | 28 | Black | Male | 1996 | 1996 | 05-10-2023 | |
| Wright, Joseph | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 23 | Black | Male | 2005 | 03-14-2022 | ||
| Wright, Louis | Michigan | Calhoun | 1988 | 2023 | Child Sex Abuse | Term of Years | 25 to 50 years | 35 | 29 | White | Male | 2023 | 12-06-2023 | |
| Wright, William Jr. | North Carolina | New Hanover | 1972 | 2012 | Assault | Term of Years | 29 years | 8 | 18 | Black | Male | 1975 | 1980 | 11-17-2016 |