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19 Apr 2010, 5:26 am
Reuters * Offer at 35 pct premium to Cornell's Friday close * Geo, Cornell reaffirm Q1 profit views April 19 (Reuters) - Prison operator Geo Group Inc (GEO.N) agreed to buy rival Cornell Cos (CRN.N) for about $374.4 million in cash and stock, as it expands to meet an increasing demand for correctional and detention facilities. [read post]
6 Jul 2007, 10:22 am
I wonder what the Aussies and New Zealanders (and the Idaho Department of Corrections) know about Geo Group that we don't here in Texas? [read post]
2 May 2012, 5:42 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Mississippi, "the state's corrections commissioner on Friday said that [the GEO Group] would no longer operate three [private prison] facilities in the state, which held 4,000 inmates," NPR reported recently. [read post]
22 Aug 2019, 6:54 am by Ryan J. Farrick
The GEO Group has responded aggressively to the detainees' claims, saying the inmates suffered no more than everyone else in Houston. [read post]
8 Oct 2007, 11:25 pm
Specifically, there's money to be made in shares of prison companies like GEO Group, Corrections Corp. of America and Cornell Co. -- despite a recent U.S. [read post]
6 Jul 2007, 12:35 pm
I wonder what the Aussies and New Zealanders (and the Idaho Department of Corrections) know about Geo Group that we don't here in Texas? [read post]
19 May 2021, 7:46 am by Ryan J. Farrick
The GEO Group says that the State of Washington is trying to unconstitutionally override the federal government's immigration enforcement powers. [read post]
18 May 2022, 11:20 am by Immigration Prof
Rights Behind Bars, the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, and Centro Legal de la Raza, have filed a federal lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the GEO Group, and the City of McFarland, California to bring accountability for the... [read post]
16 Jun 2021, 5:11 pm by Ryan J. Farrick
In their closing arguments, attorneys for The GEO Group alleged that Washington does not even pay its own prisoners minimum wage--and therefore should not expect a private operator to do the same. [read post]
11 Dec 2019, 1:58 pm by Ryan J. Farrick
GEO Group--along with other private prison contractors--has been repeatedly accused of providing sub-par services and violating detainees' rights. [read post]
28 Mar 2023, 10:12 am by Immigration Prof
From NPR: A new lawsuit filed against one of the nation's largest for-profit prison operators, GEO Group Inc., alleges the company improperly used toxic chemicals to clean its detention centers, causing inmates to get sick. [read post]
16 May 2019, 8:03 pm by Ryan J. Farrick
The GEO Group insists its facilities are being targeted because of President Trump's politics. [read post]
2 Apr 2009, 10:26 pm
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) ("GEO") announced today the opening of the new $62.0 million Florida Civil Commitment Center ("FCCC") replacement facility in Arcadia, Florida. [read post]
21 Dec 2023, 10:03 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
But the prison, which is operated by GEO Group, a Florida-based company that manages more than 90 detention and re-entry facilities, paid workers only $1 a day for the work they did, like cooking and cleaning. [read post]
15 Aug 2010, 6:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Geo Group is a heavily leveraged company.In closing, here are a few more Texas-specific tidbits culled from Geo's 10-K:"On May 4, 2009, we announced that we executed a contract with Bexar County, Texas Commissioners’ Court for the continued operation of the 688-bed Central Texas Detention Facility located in San Antonio, Texas. [read post]
9 Oct 2007, 11:36 pm
With the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee poised to examine the Geo Group and other private prison contractors on Friday, here's a little more detail about the Geo Group's aggressive response to the Texas Youth Commission's decision to close the Coke County facility that the company operated for 13 years. [read post]
6 Nov 2021, 6:54 pm by Immigration Prof
Seattle's CBS station KIMA has an update on the fallout from last week's ruling against GEO Group demanding the for-profit prison corporation pay migrant detainee workers minimum wage. [read post]
2 Oct 2007, 7:02 am
The Coke facility may have been too unsanitary and dangerous for TYC, but the Geo Group thinks somebody will house their prisoners there, the company said in a press release. [read post]