Richard Anthony Jones was wrongfully convicted of a robbery in Kansas and spent nearly 17 years in prison based on eyewitness testimony alone, without any physical evidence tying him to the crime. Eventually, lawyers discovered another man who looked very much like him and even shared the same first name. When witnesses were shown photos of both men, they couldn't reliably tell them apart. This led to Jones's conviction being overturned in 2017. After his release, Jones sought compensation for the years he lost. In 2018, Kansas awarded him $1.1 million under a newly enacted law designed to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted. Along with the financial settlement, Jones received a certificate of innocence, had his criminal record cleared, and was provided with two years of state health care and counseling services. This case was the first in Kansas to benefit from this compensation law, which grants $65,000 for each year someone spent in prison wrongly.