A US man, Michael Sullivan, has been awarded $1 million after being wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years in a Massachusetts prison.
He was falsely accused of murder which he steadfastly denied committing.
The compensation was granted following the discovery of new DNA evidence that exonerated him.
Sullivan, now 61, was convicted in 1985 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. His release was in 2013, following advancements in DNA technology that proved his innocence, leading to the reversal of his conviction.
Earlier this month, Sullivan was awarded $13 million (£10 million) in damages by a Massachusetts court.
However, state regulations limit compensation for wrongful convictions to $1 million, thereby restricting the amount Sullivan can receive.
During his decades of incarceration, Sullivan endured profound personal losses, including the deaths of his mother and four siblings.
In a statement, Sullivan expressed gratitude for the compensation, acknowledging that it “will never make up for the years I was robbed of or the loved ones I lost while serving time.”
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