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.