| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Date of Release | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villalobos, Abraham | California | Los Angeles | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | 15 to Life | 13.9 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 03-27-2024 |
| Villalobos, Amaury | New York | Kings | 1981 | 2015 | Murder | 25 to life | 30.7 | 30 | Hispanic | Male | 2012 | 12-18-2015 |
| Villasana, Armand | Missouri | Greene | 1999 | 2000 | Sexual Assault | Not Sentenced | 0.6 | 44 | Hispanic | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Villegas, Daniel | Texas | El Paso | 1995 | 2018 | Murder | Life | 18.4 | 16 | Hispanic | Male | 2014 | 10-15-2018 |
| Vindiola, Bernard | California | Fresno | 1977 | 1979 | Murder | 5 years to life | 2.7 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1979 | 03-13-2018 |
| Vinsonhaler, Gary Jr. | Oregon | Multnomah | 2012 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 45 | White | Male | 2012 | 12-09-2016 |
| Virgil, William | Kentucky | Campbell | 1988 | 2017 | Murder | 70 years | 27.2 | 35 | Black | Male | 2015 | 01-26-2017 |
| Von Krueger, Eric | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 days | 0 | 31 | White | Male | 2013 | 05-31-2016 |
| von Schlieffen, Wolfgang | Fed-FL | (Southern) | 1994 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | 10 years | 6.4 | 47 | White | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Von Williams, Clarence | Texas | Orange | 1981 | 1981 | Sexual Assault | 50 years | 0.1 | 40 | White | Male | 1981 | 03-13-2018 |
| VonAllmen, Michael | Kentucky | Jefferson | 1983 | 2010 | Sexual Assault | 35 years | 11.0 | 24 | White | Male | 1994 | 08-29-2011 |
| Voss, Krystal | Colorado | Alamosa | 2004 | 2017 | Murder | 20 years | 8.6 | 28 | White | Female | 2013 | 09-20-2017 |
| Vriones, Rene | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 1996 | 06-14-2021 |
| Waddy, Alvin | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 0.7 | 21 | Black | Male | 2008 | 02-22-2019 |
| Wagstaffe, Everton | New York | Kings | 1993 | 2015 | Kidnapping | 12 1/2 to 25 years | 21.7 | 23 | Black | Male | 2014 | 08-02-2015 |
| Wahlgren, Ryun | Texas | Dallas | 2015 | 2017 | Sex Offender Registration | 2 years | 1.3 | 42 | Asian | Male | 2016 | 09-25-2017 |
| Wahlgren, Ryun | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2017 | Sex Offender Registration | 2 years | 1.7 | 42 | Asian | Male | 2016 | 11-06-2017 |
| Wainwright, George | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1905 | 1911 | Child Abuse | 10 to 15 years | 5.7 | Don't Know | Male | 1911 | 10-06-2025 | |
| Waithe, Michael | New York | Kings | 1987 | 2015 | Burglary | 1 1/2 to 4 years | 1.5 | 22 | Black | Male | 1988 | 02-06-2015 |
| Walden, Derrick | Michigan | Berrien | 2015 | 2017 | Child Sex Abuse | 25 to 75 years | 2.2 | 36 | White | Male | 2017 | 01-25-2018 |
| Walden, Oscar Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 1952 | 1978 | Sexual Assault | 75 years | 13.4 | 20 | Black | Male | 1965 | 03-30-2020 |
| Walker, Bruce | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 21 | Black | Male | 2004 | 03-01-2022 |
| Walker, Danny | Illinois | DuPage | 2012 | 2018 | Fraud | 6 months | 0.5 | 47 | Black | Male | 2012 | 04-20-2018 |
| Walker, David | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 1.4 | 20 | Black | Male | 2009 | 03-02-2022 |
| Walker, Derek | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year and 6 months | 0.2 | 19 | Black | Male | 2004 | 03-02-2022 |
| Walker, Gene | Texas | Harris | 2017 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | 7 years | 1.9 | 38 | Black | Male | 2019 | 01-02-2025 |
| Walker, Jabar | New York | New York | 1998 | 2023 | Murder | 50 to Life | 25.7 | 22 | Black | Male | 2023 | 12-04-2023 |
| Walker, Jamal | Illinois | Cook | 2016 | 2020 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 8 years and 6 months | 3.4 | 31 | Black | Male | 2019 | 05-27-2021 |
| Walker, James | New York | Kings | 1971 | 1990 | Murder | 20 to Life | 18.7 | 30 | Black | Male | 1990 | 05-16-2013 |
| Walker, Jermaine | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 10 to 22 years | 9.8 | 29 | Black | Male | 2016 | 04-26-2016 |
| Walker, John | New York | Erie | 1977 | 2021 | Murder | 17 to Life | 20.8 | 16 | Black | Male | 1998 | 10-13-2021 |
| Walker, Joseph | South Carolina | Bamberg | 2003 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | 24 years | 10.7 | 44 | Black | Male | 2014 | 11-25-2014 |
| Walker, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 25.7 | 23 | Black | Male | 2020 | 08-26-2020 |
| Walker, Lee Dell | Michigan | Wayne | 1954 | 1972 | Murder | Life | 18.5 | 41 | Black | Male | 1972 | 03-13-2018 |
| Walker, Lon | Tennessee | Putnam | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | 20 years | 15.1 | 43 | White | Male | 2012 | 11-30-2015 |
| Walker, Moses | Mississippi | Lauderdale | 1907 | 1912 | Attempted Murder | 10 years | 5.2 | Black | Male | 1912 | 03-13-2018 | |
| Walker, Nathaniel | New Jersey | Union | 1976 | 1986 | Sexual Assault | Life | 10.5 | 32 | Black | Male | 1986 | 03-13-2018 |
| Walker, Quedillis Ricardo | California | Santa Clara | 1991 | 2003 | Murder | 26 to Life | 11.5 | 34 | Hispanic | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| Walker, Russell | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 7 years | 2.3 | 30 | Black | Male | 2009 | 05-13-2018 |
| Walker, William | Ohio | Stark | 2002 | 2005 | Robbery | 3 years | 0.6 | 36 | Black | Male | 2003 | 04-14-2015 |
| Walker, Xavier | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2019 | Murder | 35 years | 15.5 | 19 | Black | Male | 2019 | 01-02-2020 |
| Wallace, Robert | Georgia | Baldwin | 1980 | 1987 | Murder | Death | 7.3 | 29 | Black | Male | 1987 | 03-13-2018 |
| Wallace, Vincent | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2012 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 10.3 | 51 | Black | Male | 2023 | 11-12-2025 |
| Wallach, E. Robert | Fed-NY | (Southern) | 1989 | 1993 | Fraud | 6 years | 0 | 50 | White | Male | 1989 | 03-29-2013 |
| Waller, James | Texas | Dallas | 1983 | 2007 | Child Sex Abuse | 30 years | 10.4 | 26 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 |
| Waller, Patrick | Texas | Dallas | 1992 | 2008 | Kidnapping | Life | 15.6 | 22 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wallis, Gregory | Texas | Dallas | 1989 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | 50 years | 16.9 | 27 | White | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Walls, Dorian | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 1.1 | 24 | Black | Male | 2006 | 04-27-2022 |
| Walls, George | Pennsylvania | Allegheny | 2003 | 2011 | Sexual Assault | 5 to 10 years | 7.6 | 39 | Black | Male | 2011 | 08-30-2012 |
| Walpole, Merla | California | San Bernadino | 1975 | 1975 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 0 | 26 | Hispanic | Female | 1975 | 03-13-2018 |
| Walter, Sullivan | Louisiana | Orleans | 1986 | 2022 | Sexual Assault | 35 years | 35.0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2021 | 08-31-2022 |
| Walters, Earl | New York | Queens | 1994 | 2023 | Kidnapping | 17 1/2 to 40 | 19.0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2013 | 09-05-2023 |
| Wanzer, Terry Lee | Georgia | Clayton | 1973 | 1991 | Sexual Assault | Life | 7.9 | 20 | White | Male | 1981 | 08-29-2011 |
| Ward, Bernard | Maryland | Anne Arundel | 1989 | 1994 | Murder | Life | 4.6 | 28 | White | Male | 1994 | 06-22-2013 |
| Ward, James | Ohio | Franklin | 1991 | 1993 | Theft | 1 year | 0.5 | 34 | Black | Male | 1991 | 12-21-2018 |
| Ward, Joseph | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1895 | 1896 | Theft | 5 years | 0.8 | 20 | Don't Know | Male | 1896 | 03-13-2018 |
| Ward, Madeleine | Illinois | DuPage | 2006 | 2008 | Theft | 6 years and 7 months | 2.2 | 52 | White | Female | 2008 | 04-05-2013 |
| Ward, Nathaniel | Texas | McLennan | 1999 | 2001 | Robbery | 45 years | 2.3 | 35 | Black | Male | 2001 | 10-19-2012 |
| Ward, Ramon | Michigan | Wayne | 1995 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 25.1 | 18 | Black | Male | 2020 | 03-23-2020 |
| Ward, William | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 1975 | 1977 | Manslaughter | 10 years | 1.4 | 21 | Black | Male | 1977 | 03-13-2018 |
| Wardell, Billy | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 1997 | Sexual Assault | 69 years | 9.6 | 21 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 |
| Ware, Melonie | Georgia | DeKalb | 2005 | 2009 | Murder | Life | 1.0 | 30 | Black | Female | 2006 | 10-11-2011 |
| Ware, Robert | Illinois | Woodford | 2017 | 2022 | Assault | 4 years | 3.2 | 40 | Black | Male | 2021 | 05-31-2023 |
| Warner, Colin | New York | Kings | 1982 | 2001 | Murder | 15 to Life | 18.6 | 18 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Warney, Douglas | New York | Monroe | 1997 | 2006 | Murder | 25 to Life | 9.3 | 34 | White | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Warren, Cedric | Kansas | Wyandotte | 2010 | 2024 | Murder | 50 to Life | 14.2 | 18 | Black | Male | 2024 | 01-23-2025 |
| Warren, David | New York | New York | 1987 | 2024 | Murder | 15 to Life | 20.4 | 16 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-12-2024 |
| Warren, Dawan | Indiana | DeKalb | 1998 | 2013 | Robbery | 6 years | 4.8 | 18 | Black | Male | 2003 | 07-24-2022 |
| Warren, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 28 | Black | Male | 2007 | 12-10-2018 |
| Warrior, Kevin | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 2016 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 3.6 | 23 | Black | Male | 2019 | 11-25-2019 |
| Warthen, Marando | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1984 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 38.4 | 22 | Black | Male | 2023 | 08-20-2025 |
| Washburn, Michael | Massachusetts | Bristol | 2002 | 2003 | Child Sex Abuse | 4 years | 0.4 | 20 | White | Male | 2003 | 11-17-2017 |
| Washington, Brandon | California | Sacramento | 2013 | 2023 | Assault | 8 years | 2.2 | 21 | Black | Male | 2015 | 04-22-2024 |
| Washington, Calvin E. | Texas | McLennan | 1987 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 13.6 | 30 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Washington, Darryl | Texas | Dallas | 1996 | 2012 | Robbery | Life | 16.0 | 24 | Black | Male | 2012 | 06-18-2012 |
| Washington, Earl Jr. | Virginia | Culpeper | 1984 | 2000 | Murder | Death | 16.7 | 22 | Black | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Washington, Gary | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1987 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 31.6 | 25 | Black | Male | 2019 | 02-16-2019 |
| Washington, Jabbar | New York | Kings | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | 25 to Life | 20.3 | 21 | Black | Male | 2017 | 07-17-2017 |
| Washington, Mahlik | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 16 | Black | Male | 2008 | 09-13-2023 |
| Washington, Michael | Washington | Snohomish | 2005 | 2006 | Burglary | 1 year | 0.1 | 16 | White | Male | 2006 | 08-08-2017 |
| Washington, Phillip | Michigan | Berrien | 2007 | 2009 | Drug Possession or Sale | Unknown | 2.0 | 24 | Black | Male | 2009 | 01-09-2023 |
| Washington, Sean | New Jersey | Camden | 1996 | 2020 | Murder | 60 to life | 23.5 | 23 | Black | Male | 2020 | 02-28-2020 |
| Washington, Terrance | Florida | Leon | 1997 | 2001 | Murder | Life without parole | 2.5 | 16 | Black | Male | 2000 | 10-02-2022 |
| Washington, Vonaire | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 1991 | 2001 | Robbery | 22 years | 9.5 | 24 | Black | Male | 2001 | 07-09-2014 |
| Washington, Wayne | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2015 | Murder | 25 years | 10.6 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-12-2015 |
| Washington-Riley, Alexander | Illinois | Cook | 2014 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2014 | 03-13-2020 |
| Waters, Kenneth | Massachusetts | Middlesex | 1983 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 17.8 | 25 | White | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Waters, Leo | North Carolina | Onslow | 1982 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | Life | 21.0 | 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 |
| Watkins, Cathy | New York | Bronx | 1997 | 2012 | Murder | 25 to life | 15.1 | 27 | Black | Female | 2012 | 12-13-2012 |
| Watkins, Jacob | Oregon | Marion | 2011 | 2023 | Sexual Assault | 12 years and 6 months | 12.1 | 23 | White | Male | 2023 | 06-26-2024 |
| Watkins, Jerry | Indiana | Hancock | 1986 | 2000 | Murder | 60 years | 13.9 | 26 | White | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Watkins, John | Arizona | Maricopa | 2004 | 2010 | Sexual Assault | 14 years | 6.9 | 19 | White | Male | 2010 | 08-29-2011 |
| Watkins, Joseph | Georgia | Floyd | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 21.5 | 19 | White | Male | 2023 | 10-17-2023 |
| Watkins, Joyce | Tennessee | Davidson | 1988 | 2022 | Murder | Life | 27.2 | 39 | Black | Female | 2015 | 01-24-2022 |
| Watkins, Kimberly | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year and 6 months | 0.2 | 31 | Black | Female | 2007 | 03-01-2022 |
| Watkins, Ledura | Michigan | Wayne | 1976 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 41.2 | 19 | Black | Male | 2017 | 06-29-2017 |
| Watkins, Ransom | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1984 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 35.5 | 16 | Black | Male | 2019 | 12-09-2019 |
| Watson, James | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 1981 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 38.7 | 20 | Black | Male | 2020 | 11-25-2020 |
| Watson, Robert Lamar | Florida | Polk | 1965 | 1965 | Robbery | 10 years | 0.3 | 24 | White | Male | 1965 | 03-13-2018 |