In-Custody Programs
GEO believes that inmates and detainees should be given the greatest opportunity to improve their health and welfare through rehabilitation and educational programs. To this end, GEO has adapted nationally recognized cognitive behavior programs and other evidence-based programs designed to rehabilitate offenders while in detention. GEO offers a wide array of educational programming, including GED and Pre-GED programs, Adult Basic Education, Special Education, English as a Second Language courses, Post-Secondary Programs, and Library Services. In addition, GEO’s correctional and detention facilities offer programs focusing on life and work skills, vocational training, substance abuse treatment, self-help, recreational activities, and religious and faith-based programs.
30,000+
30,000+ Daily Participating in Evidence Based programming Worldwide
10,000 GEDs
In the past ten years, GEO has awarded more than 10,000 GEDs through the company’s in-prison academic programs
40,000 Inmates
Over the last decade, approximately 40,000 inmates have achieved completion certificates from a variety of GEO vocational programs.
100,000 Inmates
Through GEO’s treatment services, over 100,000 inmates have completed substance abuse and therapeutic programs in the last decade.
Below is a list of programs offered by The GEO Group:
GEO's Enhanced Academic Programs Include:
Use of Smart Board Technology
Customized Learning Through Individual Education Plans
Dynamic Grouping
Technology Based Learning
Engaged Learning Model
Adult Learner-Centered Approach
Technology Integration Zones
CollaborativeLearning Communities
Academic Dorms
Technology Based Learning Labs
Small Class Sizes
Learning & Testing Labs
Differentiated Learning Groups
GEO's Academic Courses Include:
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Literacy
Special Education
GED
Pre-GED
GEO's Vocational Programs Include:
Career and Technical Education with Workforce Job Opportunities
NCCER Certification
Professional Portfolio Development
Partnerships with Community Employers
Vocational Licensing
On the Job Training Opportunities
Mock Interviews
Project Based Learning
Job Fairs
Nationally Recognized Certification Tracks
GEO's Vocational Licenses Include:
Custodial Maintainence
Barbering
Horticulture
Electrical
Building Trades
Auto Mechanics
Upholstery
Weaving
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Small Engine Repair
Masonry
Plumbing
Culinary Arts
Computer Repair
Carpentry
Welding
Motivational Interviewing
Cognitive Behavioral Interventions-Substance Abuse (CBI-SA)
Success Planning
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
Cognitive Restructuring
Problem Solving
Thinking for a Change (T4C)
Emotional Regulation
Individual Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Sessions (ICBT)
Cognitive Self Change
Mentoring
Modified Therapeutic Community Model
Religion Specific Programming
Religious Accomodation
Pro-Social Modeling
Faith & Character Based Housing Units
Education
Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP)
Gender Responsive Trauma-Informed Care
Treatment
Living in Balance
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) & Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Programs