Mark S. Inch

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]

Mark S. Inch
Inch in 2019
Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections
In office January 8, 2019 – November 19, 2021
Appointed by	Ron DeSantis
Preceded by	Julie L. Jones
Succeeded by	Ricky D. Dixon
9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons
In office September 18, 2017 – May 18, 2018
Appointed by	Jeff Sessions
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Thomas R. Kane (acting)
Succeeded by	Hugh J. Hurwitz (acting)
Personal details
Born	Mark Sherwin Inch Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Residence(s)	Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Education	United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMASc) University of Texas at Austin (MGeog)[1][2][3] Wheaton College (BA)[4] Texas A&M University (BS)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	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/wars	Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal

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]