James Kimble has served as Deputy Warden of the Central Unit of Florence Complex, which houses medium and maximum custody prisoners. He was responsible for the daily operations of the 1,161 bed facility and 315 full time employees.. Kimble also developed and negotiated two provisional out-of-state private facility contracts for the care and custody of 2,064 Arizona DOC inmates.

Kimble and his wife Jodi relocated to Arizona from Illinois , where Kimble started his 17 plus year corrections career in the Joliet Correctional Center , where he was named Correctional Officer of the Year. He promoted through the ranks and became Assistant Superintendent of Programs and Operations of the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles , a medium and maximum security facility for juveniles. Kimble earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Law Enforcement with minors in Psychology and Security from Western Illinois University . He is a member of the American Correctional Association and is certified with the Correctional Administrators Academy .