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The GEO Group, Inc.

GEO Group owns, leases and manages secure facilities, immigration processing centers and reentry facilities, and provides electronic monitoring and community-based services, for government agencies in the United States, Australia and South Africa. ↗

HeadquartersBoca Raton, FL ↗
Founded1984 ↗
LeadershipGeorge C. Zoley, Chairman and CEO ↗
Employees18,000 ↗
Revenue$2.6 billion (fiscal 2025) ↗
OwnershipPublic; BI Incorporated subsidiary ↗
SharesGEO ↗

Products

  • GEO provides electronic monitoring, case management and supervision services to ICE under the Intensive Supervision and Appearance Program (ISAP). ↗
  • GEO's electronic monitoring products include radio frequency, GPS and alcohol monitoring devices. ↗
  • GEO provides secure transportation services in the United States and, through its GEOAmey joint venture, in the United Kingdom. ↗
  • GEO's Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California is a company-owned, 1,940-bed facility. ↗
  • GEO manages or owns approximately 75,000 beds at 95 secure and community-based facilities. ↗

Customers

  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a GEO customer, with contracts that include a 15-year fixed-price contract for the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey. ↗
  • The U.S. Marshals Service is a GEO customer, with a five-year contract for secure transportation and contract detention officer services across 26 federal judicial districts. ↗
  • The Florida Department of Corrections issued notices of intent to award GEO three managed-only contracts for the Bay, Graceville and Moore Haven facilities. ↗

Acquisitions

  • GEO acquired Cornell Companies in August 2010 for $730 million in stock and cash. ↗
  • GEO acquired BI Incorporated, a provider of electronic offender-tracking equipment and services, in February 2011 for $415 million. ↗

Segments

  • GEO reports four segments: U.S. Secure Services, Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, Reentry Services and International Services. ↗