Adina Thompson earned a PhD in criminology, law and society from the

University of Florida in 2014. She serves as intake coordinator at Innocence

Project of Florida, a non-profit post conviction law firm that works to overturn

wrongful convictions, help exonerated people re-enter a changed world and

prevent future miscarriages of justice.

Dr. Thompson reviews claims of innocence from inmate applications across

the state of Florida. She supervises two intake professionals and a team of

law student interns. She is also an adjunct professor at Arkansas State

University and lectures frequently on issues related to wrongful conviction

and exoneration.