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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.