| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Date of Release | Posting Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster, Joseph | Tennessee | Davidson | 2006 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 14.7 | 19 | Black | Male | 2020 | 11-30-2020 |
| Weekly, Isaac | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 23 | Black | Male | 2007 | 12-10-2018 |
| Weekly, London | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 15 | Black | Male | 2005 | 06-21-2024 |
| Weeks, Carlos | New York | Kings | 1995 | 2019 | Murder | 27 1/2 to Life | 24.6 | 20 | Black | Male | 2019 | 10-09-2019 |
| Weimer, Howard | California | Kern | 1985 | 2005 | Child Sex Abuse | 42 years | 12.8 | 57 | White | Male | 1998 | 08-29-2011 |
| Weir, John | Oklahoma | Comanche | 1986 | 1987 | Sexual Assault | 51 years | 1.1 | 22 | White | Male | 1987 | 01-09-2020 |
| Welcome, Ernest | New York | Bronx | 1970 | 1977 | Murder | 25 years to life | 7.7 | 20 | Black | Male | 1977 | 03-30-2021 |
| Weldon, Kyle | Iowa | Polk | 2015 | 2017 | Drug Possession or Sale | 31 days | 0.1 | 21 | White | Male | 2015 | 01-27-2017 |
| Wells, Harold | Michigan | Wayne | 1992 | 1993 | Possession of Stolen Property | 1 1/2 to 5 years | 1.0 | 24 | Black | Male | 1993 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wells, Keith | Texas | Johnson | 1998 | 2018 | Child Sex Abuse | 4 years | 2.9 | 17 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-07-2018 |
| West, Antonio | Fed-IL | (Northern) | 2013 | 2016 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 15 years | 2.7 | 47 | Black | Male | 2016 | 04-15-2016 |
| West, Keith | Kentucky | Jefferson | 1995 | 2019 | Murder | Life | 3.7 | 19 | Black | Male | 1998 | 01-20-2020 |
| West, Mark | Texas | Harris | 2014 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 months | 0 | 47 | Black | Male | 2014 | 01-14-2015 |
| 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 |
| Westly, William | New York | Bronx | 1999 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | 20 to Life | 1.9 | 47 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| 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 |
| Wheatt, Derrick | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 1996 | 2016 | Murder | 18 to life | 19.2 | 17 | Black | Male | 2015 | 08-17-2016 |
| Wheeler, Michael | Washington | Thurston | 2000 | 2015 | Sex Offender Registration | 20 days | 0.1 | 51 | White | Male | 2000 | 01-27-2017 |
| Wheeler, Michael | Washington | Pierce | 2011 | 2013 | Sex Offender Registration | 1 year and 5 months | 0.9 | 61 | White | Male | 2011 | 01-27-2017 |
| Wheeler-Whichard, Jonathan | New York | Kings | 1997 | 2009 | Murder | 25 to Life | 0.1 | 16 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 |
| Whirl, Shawn | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2015 | Murder | 60 years | 24.0 | 20 | Black | Male | 2015 | 10-22-2015 |
| 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 | 0.9 | 31 | Black | Male | 1994 | 03-11-2013 |
| White, John Jerome | Georgia | Meriwether | 1980 | 2007 | Sexual Assault | Life | 27.5 | 19 | Black | Male | 2007 | 08-29-2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 5 years | 2.3 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 12-20-2016 |
| White, Michael | New York | Erie | 2006 | 2015 | Sexual Assault | 5 years | 5.3 | 35 | Native American | Male | 2011 | 05-20-2015 |
| White, Theodore Jr. | Missouri | Jackson | 1999 | 2005 | Child Sex Abuse | 50 years | 5.6 | 35 | White | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 |
| Whitehead, Ronnie | Texas | Harris | 2004 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 months | 0.6 | 31 | White | Male | 2004 | 01-14-2015 |
| Whitley, Harold | New Jersey | Camden | 2008 | 2010 | Drug Possession or Sale | Probation | 0 | 33 | Black | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2022 |
| Whitmore, George Jr. | New York | Kings | 1966 | 1973 | Sexual Assault | 5 to 10 years | 7.1 | 20 | Black | Male | 1973 | 03-13-2018 |
| Wigfall, Carlton | New York | New York | 2011 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 2.3 | 46 | Black | Male | 2013 | 12-04-2016 |
| Wilber, Danny | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 2005 | 2022 | Murder | Life | 16.8 | 24 | Native American | Male | 2021 | 07-04-2022 |
| Wilbourn, Kim | Illinois | Cook | 2006 | 2019 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 years | 0.4 | 27 | Black | Male | 2007 | 02-26-2019 |
| Wilbourn, Vondell | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | 5 years and 6 months | 1.0 | 29 | Black | Male | 2006 | 12-09-2018 |
| Wilbur, Raymond | Rhode Island | Providence | 1969 | 1974 | Other Nonviolent Felony | 15 years | 4.2 | 28 | Don't Know | Male | 1974 | 01-09-2023 |
| Wilcox, George | Arkansas | Pulaski | 1998 | 2001 | Assault | Not Sentenced | 0 | 55 | White | Male | 1998 | 06-22-2016 |
| Wilcox, Jennifer | Ohio | Montgomery | 1985 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 11.2 | 20 | White | Female | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wilcoxson, Robert | North Carolina | Buncombe | 2002 | 2011 | Murder | 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years | 9.1 | 21 | Black | Male | 2011 | 10-12-2011 |
| Wilhite, Charles | Massachusetts | Hampden | 2010 | 2013 | Murder | Life without parole | 2.1 | 25 | Black | Male | 2013 | 02-04-2013 |
| Wilkins, Geary | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2014 | Drug Possession or Sale | 6 months | 0.3 | 40 | Black | Male | 2013 | 05-28-2014 |
| Wilkins, Theodore | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 8 years | 3.1 | 27 | Black | Male | 2011 | 03-13-2022 |
| Wilkinson, Robert | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1976 | 1977 | Murder | Not Sentenced | 1.1 | 26 | White | Male | 1977 | 03-13-2018 |
| Williams, Alberta | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 10 years | 3.5 | 48 | Black | Female | 2003 | 06-10-2022 |
| Williams, Alfred | Texas | Harris | 1987 | 1989 | Drug Possession or Sale | 30 years | 1.8 | 53 | Black | Male | 1989 | 07-05-2013 |
| Williams, Antonio | Alabama | Jefferson | 2007 | 2011 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 4.4 | 35 | Black | Male | 2011 | 11-06-2012 |
| Williams, Arthur | Texas | Harris | 2005 | 2016 | Drug Possession or Sale | 8 months | 0.3 | 34 | Black | Male | 2005 | 11-05-2016 |
| 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, Calvin | Louisiana | Orleans | 1977 | 1996 | Murder | Life | 15.0 | Black | Male | 1992 | 08-29-2011 | |
| Williams, Christopher | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1993 | 2019 | Murder | Death | 0 | 29 | Black | Male | 1993 | 02-03-2020 |
| Williams, Christopher | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1992 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 29.0 | 29 | Black | Male | 2021 | 02-24-2021 |
| Williams, Clarence | Massachusetts | Suffolk | 2002 | 2020 | Murder | Life | 17.9 | 25 | Black | Male | 2020 | 05-22-2020 |
| Williams, Clifford Jr. | Florida | Duval | 1976 | 2019 | Murder | Death | 42.6 | 33 | Black | Male | 2019 | 04-04-2019 |
| Williams, Cordell | Illinois | Cook | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 27.3 | 19 | Black | Male | 2022 | 12-20-2022 |
| Williams, Darnell | Illinois | Cook | 2017 | 2020 | Other Violent Misdemeanor | Probation | 0 | 36 | Black | Male | 2017 | 06-28-2024 |
| Williams, Darryl | New York | Queens | 2014 | 2022 | Robbery | 15 years | 8.7 | 49 | Black | Male | 2022 | 12-16-2022 |
| Williams, Demarko | Illinois | Cook | 2018 | 2023 | Other Nonviolent Felony | 10 years | 5.0 | 38 | Black | Male | 2023 | 08-13-2024 |
| Williams, Duane | Michigan | Wayne | 2013 | 2024 | Murder | Life without parole | 10.8 | 42 | Black | Male | 2024 | 11-01-2024 |
| Williams, Dwayne | Louisiana | Orleans | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 26.9 | 22 | Black | Male | 2022 | 11-21-2023 |
| Williams, Emmaline | Illinois | Cook | 1986 | 1995 | Child Sex Abuse | 12 years | 7.8 | 43 | Black | Female | 1994 | 07-03-2014 |
| Williams, Grant | New York | Richmond | 1997 | 2021 | Murder | Life | 21.9 | 25 | Black | Male | 2019 | 08-18-2021 |
| Williams, Gregory | Texas | Lubbock | 2018 | 2023 | Sex Offender Registration | 2 years | 4.0 | 55 | Black | Male | 2022 | 04-19-2024 |
| Williams, Jason | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 45 years | 3.4 | 20 | Black | Male | 2003 | 05-26-2022 |
| Williams, Jermal | Texas | Harris | 2017 | 2025 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 days | 0 | 45 | Black | Male | 2017 | 09-23-2025 |
| Williams, Jerron | Florida | Miami-Dade | 2013 | 2015 | Manslaughter | 50 years | 2.1 | 31 | Black | Male | 2015 | 05-15-2015 |
| Williams, Jimmy | Ohio | Summit | 1991 | 2001 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 9.8 | 20 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Williams, John | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 months | 0.8 | 37 | Black | Male | 2008 | 03-14-2022 |
| Williams, Johnny Jr. | California | Alameda | 2000 | 2013 | Child Sex Abuse | 16 years | 12.6 | 23 | Black | Male | 2013 | 03-08-2013 |
| Williams, Larry Jr. | North Carolina | Buncombe | 2002 | 2015 | Murder | 10 years | 7.4 | 16 | Black | Male | 2009 | 10-11-2015 |
| Williams, Lawrence | New York | Kings | 2009 | 2012 | Assault | 10 years | 3.1 | 32 | Black | Male | 2012 | 10-26-2012 |
| Williams, Leroy | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 1.3 | 28 | Black | Male | 2009 | 03-14-2022 |
| Williams, Maurice | Missouri | St. Louis | 1984 | 1984 | Robbery | 25 years | 0.5 | 30 | Black | Male | 1984 | 11-23-2020 |
| Williams, Michael | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 25 to life | 0.2 | 39 | Black | Male | 1996 | 09-20-2021 |
| Williams, Michael Anthony | Louisiana | Jackson | 1981 | 2005 | Sexual Assault | Life without parole | 23.8 | 16 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 |
| Williams, Michelle | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 years | 2.0 | 30 | Black | Female | 2002 | 06-10-2022 |
| Williams, Octavius | Ohio | Cuyahoga | 2011 | 2024 | Attempted Murder | 15 years | 8.5 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 06-26-2024 |
| Williams, Osafa | Connecticut | Hartford | 2022 | 2025 | Murder | 55 years | 2.8 | 37 | Black | Male | 2025 | 09-08-2025 |
| 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, Richard | California | Sacramento | 1998 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 17.2 | 18 | Black | Male | 2015 | 01-26-2016 |
| Williams, Robert | Illinois | Kankakee | 2017 | 2021 | Assault | 9 years | 2.8 | 28 | Black | Male | 2020 | 12-10-2021 |
| Williams, Robert Jr. | District of Columbia | 1950 | 1950 | Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor | Not Sentenced | 0 | 46 | White | Male | 1950 | 10-14-2025 | |
| Williams, Ronald | Michigan | Wayne | 2010 | 2013 | Manslaughter | 10 to 20 years | 2.3 | 44 | Black | Male | 2012 | 09-19-2022 |
| Williams, Shawn | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2018 | Murder | 25 to life | 23.9 | 19 | Black | Male | 2018 | 07-24-2018 |
| Williams, Terrance | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1985 | 2020 | Murder | 13 1/2 to 27 years | 0.9 | 17 | Black | Male | 1986 | 03-25-2020 |
| Williams, Thomas Wayne | Texas | Dallas | 1998 | 2000 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 2.0 | 38 | Black | Male | 2000 | 08-29-2011 |
| Williams, Tyrece | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2025 | Murder | 35 years | 18.6 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 04-22-2025 |
| Willis, Calvin | Louisiana | Caddo | 1982 | 2003 | Child Sex Abuse | Life without parole | 21.6 | 21 | Black | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| Willis, Cedric | Mississippi | Hinds | 1997 | 2006 | Murder | Life | 8.6 | 19 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Willis, Deon | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 Years | 1.2 | 33 | Black | Male | 2010 | 12-03-2018 |
| Willis, Dexter | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 0.8 | 19 | Black | Male | 2005 | 05-16-2022 |
| Willis, Dexter | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 months | 0.2 | 18 | Black | Male | 2003 | 10-04-2022 |
| Willis, James | California | Sacramento | 1927 | 1927 | Robbery | 5 years to life | 0.4 | 27 | Don't Know | Male | 1927 | 03-13-2018 |
| Willis, John | Illinois | Cook | 1993 | 1999 | Sexual Assault | Life | 6.0 | 42 | Black | Male | 1999 | 08-29-2011 |
| Willis, Marrio D'Shane | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 2003 | 2006 | Robbery | 10 years | 2.4 | 23 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Willis, Patrick | California | Alameda | 2013 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 7.8 | 28 | Black | Male | 2021 | 06-18-2021 |