Wrongly Convicted Man Is Free After Spending 20 Years of Life Sentence in Prison

Years of maintaining his innocence paid off for a former California inmate this week who walked free after serving two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Marco Contreras became a free man, when a judge in Southern California ruled him innocent of the 1996 attempted murder of Jose Garcia. The joyful moment was the culmination of years of work by Loyola Law School's Project for the Innocent. #InsideEdition

[davekemp]

Where's his pension money this man lost 20 years of his life he deserves more than just freedom

[Christian-uldo]

Their should give him money! He spent 20 years in jail for something he didn't do!

[XxDiamondXTearsxX]

Aww :/ I would feel so angry at the world, but I'm glad he's free and happy

[spicybrain]

Wasted his 20 years in prison... How is he gonna keep up with time and how he is capable of finding a job now?!

[sidneyadrienne]

man the system back then was so terrible, so many innocent people wrongfully accused and wasted their lives in that hell hole

[harini.]

Omg why is this injustice to fair man!! for many years!!

[KOVIDGOON]

they need to start punishing these cops DA and judges

[thediomio]

great job police arrests man who was innocent great job

[Nick-jpvc]

This man should get 20 million by the government

[giocurve]

All those 20 years he has lost coz he was stuck in jail for being innocent?? Ugh! If that was me... I would be soo bloody bitter and angry. The only way I could recovered from this is if I would get $20 million for being innocent. I know that is a lot but imagine the emotional distress and PTSD this man has suffered for 20 years in bar. He could never get those 20 years back.. It's very unfair.

[petratrading]

Sue the state and police officers who arrested you and the judge who put u in jail and take it to supreme curt if needed

[qwerty]

Those "eyewitnesses" that testified that he was the murderer should all be jailed for life

[coldsunknight]

He can now sue the city for wrongful conviction, and for 20 years of his life gone. If he does he is going to be very rich.

[jayh]

There's no amount of money that can be good enough for spending 20 years as a literal slave due to the 13th amendment

[Tmaria-wnhc]

Tf? 20 years I'd Sue the whole judiciary 😭😂you best give him money

[SinisterScoundrel]

Don't know how I'd be able to heal from this. I probably wouldn't ever be able to.

[captainkapalot]

20 years for something he didn't do? Better give him a small loan of a million dollars

[sweiland]

This is one good reason to abolish the death penalty

[Leo-lreq]

They should give him money for is wasted 20 years

[stephaniebaileyc.g.i]

March seems to be the month, for those wrongly convicted. (17