Two men in the United States were acquitted after 17 years in prison

Under the new law, the federal state of California must pay each of them $140 every day behind bars, which will amount to about $900, the AP writes.

Dupree Glass and Juan Rayford's sentences ended a new trial that began in October after a state appeals court panel overturned their sentences and released them in 2020.

Chad Brandon McZall, a member of a gang serving life sentence for a second murder, admitted that he was the real killer.

In front of the court building, the two freed men have been received by family and supporters.

Rayford, holding his daughter in his arms, called the amazing “” that their data was finally cleaned up and their reputation restored.