Wrongly convicted men declared innocent after 17 years in prison.

Two men who were wrongly convicted of attempted murder and served nearly 17 years in prison have been declared innocent by a California judge. The state is required to pay them each $140 for every day they spent behind bars, or about $900,000. The verdicts for Dupree Glass and Juan Rayford concluded a new trial that began in October after a state appeals court panel vacated their convictions and they were freed in 2020. The case was the first brought under a law that guarantees compensation for defendants who have their cases thrown out and also allows them to present evidence proving their innocence.