PURSUING JUSTICE

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.

Nathan was arrested and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit

in 1976 when he was 18 years old. He and his uncle, Clifford Williams Jr.

were tried and convicted together. In 2019 (after 43 years behind bars)

Mr. Myers was freed by a collaboration between the Innocence Project

of Florida and the new Conviction Integrity Review Unit. He is now 61

years old.

Krista Dolan is one of two lawyers on staff at Innocence Project of Florida

based in Tallahassee. She joined the staff in 2018. She was a public

defender in Kentucky for over 5 years. Her undergraduate degree is

from the University of North Florida. Her Masters and Law degree are from

FSU and her LL.M is from American University Washington College of Law.

She is licensed to practice law in NY, FL, Kentucky and admitted to practice

in the Supreme Court of the United States. She represented Mr. Myers.

Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help.

This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocate

for innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction.

Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009.

Innocence Projects investigate and litigate pro bono for every client they help.

This podcast will explore causes of wrongful conviction, speak to exonerees and their families, learn what it is like to advocate

for innocent people, share books written by the exonerees themselves and discuss films about wrongful conviction.

Harriet Hendel is on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project of Florida. She has been active with the organization since 2009.

Kate Germand joined Centurion Ministries in January of 1987 after reading an article in the NY Times about Jim McCloskey's pioneering work behalf of the wrongly convicted. She thought he might need some help. They met, they thought they could get along and for 30 years worked shoulder to shoulder to free the innocent from prison. Prior to that she was a business woman and community activist in Mendocino, California where she lived with her family for close to 20 years. With Jim's retirement in May 2015 Kate became the executive director of Centurion. For the time being Kate has had to put aside her passion of working in the field on cases until some of her hopes and dreams for Centurion come to fruition. Kate is grateful every single day for Jim's commitment in 1980 to free from prison a complete stranger.