An interest in criminology and corrections led Thomas to study at Marshall University in West Virginia where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1983.
Upon graduation, he relocated to Alabama and began his career with the Alabama Department of Corrections, graduating from the Correctional Academy in the Fall of 1983.
For the next eleven and a half years, Thomas rose through the ranks as a Correctional Officer, Correctional Sergeant, and Classification Specialist at a maximum security facility.
While employed with the Department, Commissioner Thomas attended the Birmingham School of Law and earned his Juris Doctorate in 1993. In April 1995, he was given the privilege of
representing the ADOC Legal Division as the Assistant General Counsel.
For the past six years, under Commissioners Donal Campbell and Richard Allen, he has served as General Counsel to the Department.
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