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Benefits & Advantages


Partnership Advantages

Federal, state, and local government, as well as the offenders and residents entrusted to our care, their families, and the communities in which we call home possess numerous advantages due to their partnership with GEO. Whether it’s through cost efficiencies, higher continuum of care, economic development or community involvement, our stakeholders can be sure they are receiving the highest quality of service – customized to meet or exceed their individual needs.

Facility Development Benefits:

  •   20% to 30% cost savings
  •   Projects are completed in less time - 1 ½ years compared with 3 to 5 years for government projects.
  •   Latest Facility design innovations
  •   Fixed-price contracts eliminate budget risks for clients

Facility Management Benefits:

  •   10% to 20% cost savings
  •   Innovative, state-of-the-art rehabilitative programs
  •   Quality and excellence of our facilities establish benchmarks and promote competition between the public and       private sectors
  •   Solutions to meet clients’ immediate capacity needs

In comparison to our competitors, GEO:

  •   Has the longest standing senior management team in the industry
  •   Has a unique ability to operate in multiple regions around the globe while exhibiting sensitivity to local cultures.
  •   Offers government agencies a turnkey approach to the development of new correctional, detention, and mental       health institutions.
  •   Invests significant resources annually through our regional structure to ensure provision of increasingly better quality       services.
  •   Provides a vertically integrated approach that includes design, construction, financing and full management and       day-to-day operations of the facilities.
  •   Has a high rate of occupancy in our facilities and demonstrates superb asset utilization
  •   The only US publicly-traded company in our industry with significant international operations.
  •   Is one of the largest providers in our industry of many correctional management services, including correctional drug       treatment services, rehabilitative programs, immigration detention services and state psychiatric hospital services       supported by teams of highly skilled corrections professionals
  •   Leads the industry in infrastructure investment which translates to higher quality services.