| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Date of Release | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vega, Jose | New Jersey | Camden | 2009 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 33 | Hispanic | Male | 2009 | 08-29-2022 |
| Velasquez, Neftali | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2016 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 7.5 | 27 | Black | Male | 2023 | 08-14-2023 |
| Velasquez, Ronald Jr. | California | Los Angeles | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | 50 to Life | 22.4 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2024 | 03-27-2024 |
| Velez, John | Illinois | Cook | 2002 | 2017 | Murder | 55 years | 15.2 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2017 | 12-22-2017 |
| Vent, Eugene | Alaska | Fairbanks | 1999 | 2015 | Murder | 38 years | 16.4 | 17 | Native American | Male | 2015 | 12-24-2015 |
| Villalobos, Abraham | California | Los Angeles | 2001 | 2024 | Murder | 15 to Life | 13.9 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 03-27-2024 |
| Villegas, Daniel | Texas | El Paso | 1995 | 2018 | Murder | Life | 18.4 | 16 | Hispanic | Male | 2014 | 10-15-2018 |
| Virgil, William | Kentucky | Campbell | 1988 | 2017 | Murder | 70 years | 27.2 | 35 | Black | Male | 2015 | 01-26-2017 |
| von Schlieffen, Wolfgang | Fed-FL | (Southern) | 1994 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | 10 years | 6.4 | 47 | White | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Walker, Danny | Illinois | DuPage | 2012 | 2018 | Fraud | 6 months | 0.5 | 47 | Black | Male | 2012 | 04-20-2018 |
| 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, Keith | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 25.7 | 23 | Black | Male | 2020 | 08-26-2020 |
| Walker, Russell | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 7 years | 2.3 | 30 | Black | Male | 2009 | 05-13-2018 |
| Walker, Xavier | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2019 | Murder | 35 years | 15.5 | 19 | Black | Male | 2019 | 01-02-2020 |
| Walters, Earl | New York | Queens | 1994 | 2023 | Kidnapping | 17 1/2 to 40 | 19.0 | 17 | Black | Male | 2013 | 09-05-2023 |
| Ward, Ramon | Michigan | Wayne | 1995 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 25.1 | 18 | Black | Male | 2020 | 03-23-2020 |
| Wardell, Billy | Illinois | Cook | 1988 | 1997 | Sexual Assault | 69 years | 9.6 | 21 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 |
| Warren, Cedric | Kansas | Wyandotte | 2010 | 2024 | Murder | 50 to Life | 14.2 | 18 | Black | Male | 2024 | 01-23-2025 |
| Warthen, Marando | Maryland | Baltimore City | 1984 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 38.4 | 22 | Black | Male | 2023 | 08-20-2025 |
| Washington, Jabbar | New York | Kings | 1997 | 2017 | Murder | 25 to Life | 20.3 | 21 | Black | Male | 2017 | 07-17-2017 |
| Waters, Kenneth | Massachusetts | Middlesex | 1983 | 2001 | Murder | Life | 17.8 | 25 | White | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Watkins, Joseph | Georgia | Floyd | 2001 | 2023 | Murder | Life | 21.5 | 19 | White | Male | 2023 | 10-17-2023 |
| 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 |
| Weatherly, Harold | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1984 | 2007 | Attempted Murder | 40 years | 14.6 | 25 | White | Male | 1998 | 08-01-2019 |
| Webb, Ricky | Tennessee | Gibson | 1978 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 45.9 | 21 | Black | Male | 2024 | 11-12-2024 |
| Webster, Bernard | Maryland | Baltimore | 1983 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | 30 years | 19.7 | 19 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Weekly, London | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 15 | Black | Male | 2005 | 06-21-2024 |
| Weimer, Crystal | Pennsylvania | Fayette | 2006 | 2016 | Murder | 15 to 30 years | 9.5 | 23 | White | Female | 2015 | 06-29-2016 |
| West, Keith | Kentucky | Jefferson | 1995 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 3.7 | 19 | Black | Male | 1998 | 01-20-2020 |
| Westbrooks, Lashane | New York | Kings | 2007 | 2007 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years and 6 months | 0.1 | 29 | Black | Male | 2007 | 09-03-2013 |
| Westmoreland, Donte | Kansas | Riley | 2017 | 2021 | Drug Possession or Sale | 7 years and 8 months. | 3.7 | 23 | Black | Male | 2020 | 05-04-2021 |
| Weston, Demond | Illinois | Cook | 1992 | 2019 | Murder | 75 years | 27.7 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 01-09-2020 |
| Whirl, Shawn | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2015 | Murder | 60 years | 24.0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2015 | 10-22-2015 |
| White, Kareem | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 60 years | 2.8 | 22 | Black | Male | 2003 | 06-09-2022 |
| White, Kizzie | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 25 years | 3.2 | 21 | Black | Female | 2003 | 06-09-2022 |
| Wigfall, Carlton | New York | New York | 2011 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 2.3 | 46 | Black | Male | 2013 | 12-04-2016 |
| Williams, Alfred | Texas | Harris | 1987 | 1989 | Drug Possession or Sale | 30 years | 1.8 | 53 | Black | Male | 1989 | 07-05-2013 |
| Williams, Barry | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 2021 | Murder | Death | 0 | 19 | Black | Male | 1986 | 04-22-2021 |
| Williams, Bernard | Illinois | Cook | 1998 | 2023 | Murder | 80 years | 20.6 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 10-02-2023 |
| Williams, Clarence | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 2002 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 17.9 | 25 | Black | Male | 2020 | 05-22-2020 |
| Williams, Cordell | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 27.3 | 19 | Black | Male | 2022 | 12-20-2022 |
| Williams, Duane | Michigan | Wayne | 2013 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 10.8 | 42 | Black | Male | 2024 | 11-01-2024 |
| Williams, Edward | Ohio | Summit | 1997 | 2015 | Assault | Probation | 0.3 | 25 | Black | Male | 1997 | 04-05-2015 |
| Williams, Grant | New York | Richmond | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 21.9 | 25 | Black | Male | 2019 | 08-18-2021 |
| Williams, Herman | Illinois | Lake | 1994 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 28.5 | 29 | White | Male | 2022 | 09-26-2022 |
| Williams, James | Georgia | Chatham | 1982 | 1989 | Murder | Life | 3.4 | 50 | White | Male | 1985 | 06-22-2013 |
| Williams, Jason | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 45 years | 3.4 | 20 | Black | Male | 2003 | 05-26-2022 |
| Williams, Michael | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 25 to life | 0.2 | 39 | Black | Male | 1996 | 09-20-2021 |
| Williams, Paul | Michigan | Berrien | 2008 | 2008 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 to 40 years | 0.9 | 25 | Black | Male | 2008 | 01-09-2023 |
| Williams, Randolph | New York | Kings | 2008 | 2016 | Murder | 25 to life | 7.9 | 22 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-28-2016 |
| Williams, Shawn | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2018 | Murder | 25 to life | 23.9 | 19 | Black | Male | 2018 | 07-24-2018 |
| Williams, Thomas Wayne | Texas | Dallas | 1998 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 2.0 | 38 | Black | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Williams, Victor | Wisconsin | Jackson | 2012 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | 12 years | 1.7 | 32 | Black | Male | 2014 | 11-12-2016 |
| Willis, John | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 1999 | Sexual Assault | Life | 6.0 | 42 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wilson, Andrew | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 2017 | Murder | Life without parole | 30.3 | 29 | Black | Male | 2017 | 04-03-2017 |
| Wilson, Donald | Indiana | Gibson | 1995 | 1997 | Other Violent Felony | 2 years and 2 months | 0.9 | 42 | White | Male | 1996 | 09-29-2017 |
| Wilson, Jackie | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 35.4 | 21 | Black | Male | 2018 | 10-16-2020 |
| Wilson, Sharrif | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2014 | Murder | 9 to Life | 20.0 | 15 | Black | Male | 2014 | 02-11-2014 |
| Woodall, Glen | West Virginia | Cabell | 1987 | 1992 | Sexual Assault | Life | 4.0 | 28 | White | Male | 1991 | 08-29-2011 |
| Woods, Cathy | Nevada | Washoe | 1980 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 33.7 | 26 | White | Female | 2014 | 03-09-2015 |
| Wrice, Stanley | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2013 | Sexual Assault | Life | 30.6 | 28 | Black | Male | 2013 | 12-12-2013 |
| Wright, Anthony | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1993 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 23.2 | 20 | Black | Male | 2016 | 08-26-2016 |
| Wright, Anthony Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 5 years | 1.5 | 19 | Black | Male | 2006 | 05-11-2022 |
| Wright, Cleveland | District of Columbia | 1979 | 2014 | Murder | 20 to Life | 27.3 | 20 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-03-2014 | |
| Wright, David | Illinois | Cook | 1996 | 2023 | Murder | Life without parole | 25.9 | 17 | Black | Male | 2022 | 04-20-2023 |
| Wright, Edward | Massachusetts | Hampden | 1985 | 2025 | Murder | Life without parole | 40.3 | 22 | Black | Male | 2025 | 09-08-2025 |
| Wright, Isaac Jr. | New Jersey | Somerset | 1991 | 1998 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 5.6 | 28 | Black | Male | 1996 | 05-10-2023 |
| Wright, Louis | Michigan | Calhoun | 1988 | 2023 | Child Sex Abuse | 25 to 50 years | 35.1 | 29 | White | Male | 2023 | 12-06-2023 |
| Wyatt, Rickey Dale | Texas | Dallas | 1981 | 2012 | Sexual Assault | Life | 30.4 | 25 | Black | Male | 2012 | 08-30-2012 |
| Wynn, Morris | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2006 | Drug Possession or Sale | 8 years | 1.7 | 21 | White | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Yarbough, Anthony | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2014 | Murder | 75 to life | 20.0 | 18 | Black | Male | 2014 | 02-11-2014 |
| Yusuf, Yassin | Fed-TN | (Middle) | 2012 | 2016 | Other Violent Felony | Not Sentenced | 3.8 | 19 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-18-2016 |
| Zamora, Joseph | Washington | Grant | 2019 | 2023 | Assault | 38 months | 2.1 | 35 | Hispanic | Male | 2021 | 06-06-2024 |
| Zimmer, Walter | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 1998 | 2011 | Manslaughter | 50 years | 12.7 | 40 | White | Male | 2011 | 10-04-2013 |