FL- The GEO Group, Inc. Announces the Opening of the New Florida Civil Commitment Center Replacement Facility

4-3-2009 Florida:

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(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. FCCC provides a comprehensive treatment program for individuals who have sexually offended and are either detained or committed under Florida’s Sexually Violent Predator Act. FCCC is the only civil commitment program for sexual offenders in the State of Florida and receives residents from throughout the state. The new facility has a capacity of 720 residents, and it was specifically designed to provide treatment services to Sexually Violent Predators in a highly secure facility. FCCC is operated by GEO Care, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEO, under a management contract with the Florida Department of Children and Families.

GEO also announced today the consolidation of correctional healthcare functions under GEO Care, which will improve productivity, quality assurance, and the implementation of best healthcare practices throughout GEO’s correctional, detention, and residential treatment facilities. This important consolidation will also maximize the utilization of GEO’s uniquely diversified resources and will better position GEO Care to compete for new business opportunities.

George C. Zoley, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of GEO said, “We are very pleased with the opening of the new Florida Civil Commitment Center replacement facility, which will meet the unique treatment needs of the resident population in a safe and secure environment. In an effort to improve productivity and quality assurance in the delivery of our correctional healthcare services, we have consolidated our correctional healthcare functions under GEO Care. This important consolidation will enhance the implementation of best healthcare practices throughout our company and will maximize the use of our diversified companywide resources.”

The GEO Group, Inc. ("GEO") is a world leader in the delivery of correctional, detention, and residential treatment services to federal, state, and local government agencies around the globe. GEO offers a turnkey approach that includes design, construction, financing, and operations. GEO represents government clients in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO’s worldwide operations include the management and/or ownership of 63 correctional and residential treatment facilities with a total design capacity of approximately 61,000 beds, including projects under development. ..News Source..