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| Name | State | County | Convicted | Exonerated | Crime | Sentence | Years lost | Age | Race | Sex | Date of Release | Posting Date |
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| 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, Archie | Louisiana | East Baton Rouge | 1983 | 2019 | Attempted Murder | Life without parole | 35.9 | 22 | Black | Male | 2019 | 03-23-2019 |
| 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, Danial | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1999 | 2016 | Murder | Life without parole | 10.5 | 25 | White | Male | 2009 | 12-22-2016 |
| Williams, Dennis | Illinois | Cook | 1978 | 1996 | Murder | Death | 17.7 | 21 | Black | Male | 1996 | 08-29-2011 |
| Williams, Dwayne | Louisiana | Orleans | 1995 | 2022 | Murder | Life without parole | 26.9 | 22 | Black | Male | 2022 | 11-21-2023 |
| Williams, Edward | Ohio | Summit | 1997 | 2015 | Assault | Probation | 0.3 | 25 | Black | Male | 1997 | 04-05-2015 |
| 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, Hayes | Louisiana | Orleans | 1968 | 1997 | Murder | Life | 28.9 | 19 | Black | Male | 1997 | 08-29-2011 |
| 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, Jermal | Texas | Harris | 2017 | 2025 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 days | 0 | 45 | Black | Male | 2017 | 09-23-2025 |
| Williams, Jimmy | Ohio | Summit | 1991 | 2001 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 9.8 | 20 | Black | Male | 2001 | 08-29-2011 |
| Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. | Texas | McLennan | 1987 | 1993 | Murder | Life | 6.0 | 19 | Black | Male | 1993 | 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, Leroy | Illinois | Cook | 2008 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 1.3 | 28 | Black | Male | 2009 | 03-14-2022 |
| Williams, Michael | California | Los Angeles | 1996 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 25 to life | 0.2 | 39 | Black | Male | 1996 | 09-20-2021 |
| Williams, Michelle | Texas | Swisher | 2000 | 2003 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 years | 2.0 | 30 | Black | Female | 2002 | 06-10-2022 |
| 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, 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, Tyrece | Illinois | Cook | 1991 | 2025 | Murder | 35 years | 18.6 | 22 | Black | Male | 2009 | 04-22-2025 |
| Williams, Victor | Wisconsin | Jackson | 2012 | 2014 | Sexual Assault | 12 years | 1.7 | 32 | Black | Male | 2014 | 11-12-2016 |
| Williams, Willie | Florida | Duval | 1976 | 2024 | Attempted Murder | Life | 44.4 | 30 | Black | Male | 2020 | 01-09-2024 |
| 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, Ernest Ray | Texas | Pecos | 1987 | 2004 | Murder | Death | 17.2 | 39 | White | Male | 2004 | 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, Elon | Virginia | Fairfax | 2019 | 2021 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 3 years and 1 month | 2.0 | 23 | Black | Male | 2021 | 11-12-2024 |
| Wilson, Eric | Virginia | Norfolk City | 1999 | 2017 | Sexual Assault | 8 1/2 years | 6.2 | 21 | White | Male | 2005 | 03-23-2017 |
| Wilson, Jackie | Illinois | Cook | 1983 | 2020 | Murder | Life without parole | 35.4 | 21 | Black | Male | 2018 | 10-16-2020 |
| Wilson, Johnny Lee | Missouri | Lawrence | 1987 | 1995 | Murder | Life without parole | 8.4 | 20 | White | Male | 1995 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wilson, Kathryn Dawn | North Carolina | Chowan | 1993 | 1997 | Child Sex Abuse | Life | 2.7 | 22 | White | Female | 1995 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wilson, Robert | Illinois | Cook | 1999 | 2006 | Attempted Murder | 30 years | 7.1 | 41 | Black | Male | 2006 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wilson, Sharrif | New York | Kings | 1994 | 2014 | Murder | 9 to Life | 20.0 | 15 | Black | Male | 2014 | 02-11-2014 |
| Winslow, Thomas | Nebraska | Gage | 1990 | 2009 | Accessory to Murder | 50 years | 17.9 | 19 | White | Male | 2008 | 08-29-2011 |
| Winston, Michael | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2012 | Murder | 40 years | 5.3 | 21 | Black | Male | 2012 | 07-05-2012 |
| Wise, Korey | New York | New York | 1990 | 2002 | Sexual Assault | 5 to 15 years | 11.7 | 16 | Black | Male | 2002 | 08-29-2011 |
| Wise, Martez | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2018 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year | 1.0 | 23 | Black | Male | 2008 | 12-03-2018 |
| Womble, Willie | North Carolina | Granville | 1976 | 2014 | Murder | 80 years | 38.3 | 21 | Black | Male | 2014 | 10-17-2014 |
| Woods, Cathy | Nevada | Washoe | 1980 | 2015 | Murder | Life without parole | 33.7 | 26 | White | Female | 2014 | 03-09-2015 |
| Woods, Cedric | Texas | Harris | 2013 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year | 1.0 | 44 | Black | Male | 2014 | 12-05-2023 |
| Woods, D'Andra | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 3 years | 1.5 | 25 | Black | Male | 2006 | 05-18-2022 |
| Woodside, Gary Jr. | New York | Jefferson | 1989 | 2007 | Manslaughter | 1 1/3 to 4 years | 2.8 | 20 | White | Male | 1992 | 12-20-2013 |
| Worthy, Terence | New Jersey | Essex | 2004 | 2005 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 7 years | 0.9 | 36 | Black | Male | 2005 | 12-11-2017 |
| 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 | Illinois | Cook | 2007 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 2 years | 0.2 | 42 | Black | Male | 2007 | 03-14-2022 |
| Wright, Anthony Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 2005 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 5 years | 1.5 | 19 | Black | Male | 2006 | 05-11-2022 |
| 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, Eric | Tennessee | Shelby | 1990 | 2025 | Attempted Murder | Life | 35.1 | 21 | Black | Male | 2025 | 12-02-2025 |
| Wright, Ervin | Illinois | Cook | 2004 | 2023 | Drug Possession or Sale | 1 year and 6 months | 0.3 | 43 | Black | Male | 2004 | 09-13-2023 |
| Wright, Isaac Jr. | New Jersey | Somerset | 1991 | 1998 | Drug Possession or Sale | Life | 5.6 | 28 | Black | Male | 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 | 25 to 50 years | 35.1 | 29 | White | Male | 2023 | 12-06-2023 |
| Wurdemann, John | Idaho | Canyon | 2002 | 2018 | Attempted Murder | Life | 13.2 | 29 | Native American | Male | 2015 | 10-02-2018 |
| Wyatt, Rickey Dale | Texas | Dallas | 1981 | 2012 | Sexual Assault | Life | 30.4 | 25 | Black | Male | 2012 | 08-30-2012 |
| Wyniemko, Kenneth | Michigan | Macomb | 1994 | 2003 | Sexual Assault | 40 to 60 years | 8.6 | 42 | White | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| 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 |
| Yarris, Nicholas | Pennsylvania | Delaware | 1982 | 2003 | Murder | Death | 21.2 | 20 | White | Male | 2003 | 08-29-2011 |
| Yates, Michael | Indiana | Howard | 2009 | 2023 | Attempt, Violent | 20 years | 0.8 | 25 | Black | Male | 2010 | 03-07-2023 |
| Ybarra, James | Texas | Harris | 2015 | 2024 | Drug Possession or Sale | 12 days | 0 | 43 | Hispanic | Male | 2015 | 02-28-2024 |
| Young, Dan Jr. | Illinois | Cook | 1994 | 2005 | Murder | Life without parole | 10.4 | 30 | Black | Male | 2005 | 08-29-2011 |
| Young, Gregory | Illinois | Cook | 2003 | 2022 | Drug Possession or Sale | 4 years | 1.9 | 38 | Black | Male | 2005 | 03-08-2022 |
| Young, Paul | Michigan | Wayne | 1987 | 2021 | Murder | Life without parole | 31.8 | 17 | Black | Male | 2019 | 01-24-2022 |
| Yurtman, Ersan | Texas | Bexar | 1994 | 2020 | Child Sex Abuse | 30 years | 26.4 | 18 | Hispanic | Male | 2020 | 08-10-2020 |
| Yusuf, Yassin | Fed-TN | (Middle) | 2012 | 2016 | Other Violent Felony | Not Sentenced | 3.8 | 19 | Black | Male | 2016 | 03-18-2016 |
| Zambrano, Rafael | California | Los Angeles | 1997 | 2000 | Weapon Possession or Sale | 1 year and 4 months | 1.3 | 21 | Hispanic | Male | 1998 | 12-13-2021 |
| Zamora, Joseph | Washington | Grant | 2019 | 2023 | Assault | 38 months | 2.1 | 35 | Hispanic | Male | 2021 | 06-06-2024 |