Mark S. Inch Explained

Mark S. Inch
Office:	Secretary of the
Appointer:	Ron DeSantis
Term Start:	January 8, 2019
Term End:	November 19, 2021
Predecessor:	Julie L. Jones
Successor:	Ricky D. Dixon
Office2:	9th Director of the
President2:	Donald Trump
Appointer2:	Jeff Sessions
Term Start2:	September 18, 2017
Term End2:	May 18, 2018
Predecessor2:	Thomas R. Kane (Acting)
Successor2:	Hugh J. Hurwitz (Acting)
Birth Place:	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Residence:	Tallahassee, Florida
Education:	United States Army Command and General Staff College University of Texas at Austin ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Wheaton College (BA)^[4] Texas A&M University (BS)
Allegiance:	United States
Branch:	United States Army
Serviceyears:	1982–2017
Rank:	Major General
Commands:	United States Army Provost Marshal General United States Army Military Police School United States Army Corrections Command United States Disciplinary Barracks 705th Military Police Battalion
Battles:	Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Mawards:	Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal

Mark Sherwin Inch^{[5] [6]} is an American correctional officer and retired United States Army major general who served as the 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons of the United States. He resigned from that position on May 18, 2018.^[7]

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions named Inch to head the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 1, 2017. Inch, who also holds degrees in geography and archaeology, had supervised prisons of the United States Army for two years.^[8] Inch assumed office as Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons on September 18, 2017.^[9] On January 3, 2019, Governor-elect Ron DeSantis of Florida announced that Inch would head the Florida Department of Corrections. On May 2, 2019, Inch was confirmed by the Florida Senate as the Secretary of Corrections. November 19, 2021 Inch announced his retirement and was replaced by Deputy Secretary Ricky D. Dixon.

Education

• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Master's Degree, Military Operational Art and Science/Studies, 2004 – 2005
• University of Texas at Austin, Master's Degree, Geography (Regional Concentration: Middle East/Africa), (1992),^[10] Thesis: Decision-making and the implementation of security land use policies : a case study of Iraq^[11] – Summer 1990 to Summer 1992.^[12]
• Wheaton College, Bachelor's Degree, Biblical Archaeology, 1978 – 1982^[13]

External links

• Official FBP Biography
• Official Biography (pdf) for Major General Mark S. Inch
• George, J. Can a General Conquer the Federal Prison System? Marshall Project
• Patrol Debrief #5: The Servant Leader (Part 1) (MP Project Junto)

Notes and References

1. Web site: University of Texas Degree Verification .
2. Web site: University of Texas Thesis Catalog .
3. http://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/degv.WBX Search for "Inch, Mark" as alumnus at University of Texas alumni website
4. https://alumni.wheaton.edu/s/1156/images/editor_documents/rotc_newsletter_03_2018.pdf Thunder Rolls, 2017–2018 Newsletter. Page 3
5. Wallechinsky D., Straehley S. Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons: Who Is Mark Inch? AllGov, Wednesday, August 30, 2017
6. http://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/degv.WBX Search for "Inch, Mark" as alumnus at University of Texas alumni website
7. News: Director of Bureau of Prisons Steps Down . New York Times . 18 May 2018 . May 20, 2018. Ivory . Danielle .
8. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-inch-9727ab58/ LinkedIn profile for Mark S. Inch
9. Web site: Mark S. Inch . Federal Bureau of Prisons . September 29, 2017.
10. Web site: University of Texas Degree Verification.
11. Web site: University of Texas Thesis Catalog .
12. http://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/degv.WBX Search for "Inch, Mark" as alumnus at University of Texas alumni website
13. https://alumni.wheaton.edu/s/1156/images/editor_documents/rotc_newsletter_03_2018.pdf Thunder Rolls, 2017–2018 Newsletter. Page 3