Jimmy Thomas is employed by TCC to teach Air Conditioning and Refrigeration at the Federal Correctional Institution in Arkansas. He has 17 students in his class, which is one of many classes offered to the inmates.
Thomas has worked for 17 years in air conditioning, which is a requirement for the instructors. He was also an instructor in the army. In the past, he has taught company courses.
He likes working with young people and at one time worked as the aide at the Dallas County Juvenile Court.
Thomas graduated from W. Y. Samuels High School in Dallas. While in the army, he took extension courses from the University of Nebraska.