The GEO Group U.K. Subsidiary Activates 360-Bed Expansion at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre in England

The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) ("GEO") announced today that its wholly owned U.K. subsidiary, GEO UK Ltd., has activated a previously announced expansion of 360 beds at the Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre (the “Centre”) located in London, England. The Centre’s expansion brings its total capacity to 620 beds and is expected to generate approximately $5.0 million in additive annualized revenues.

George C. Zoley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GEO, stated: “We are pleased with the successful activation of this important expansion, which will help meet the need for detention bed space in the United Kingdom. We look forward to building upon our existing public-private partnership with the U.K. Home Office.”

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 61,500 beds, including projects under development.

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