The GEO Group Enters Into Six-Month Contract Extension With U.S. Marshals Service for Western Region Detention Facility
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) (GEO) announced today that effective October 1, 2021, it has entered into a six-month contract extension with the U.S.
Key Points:
- The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) (GEO) announced today that effective October 1, 2021, it has entered into a six-month contract extension with the U.S.
- Marshals Service (USMS) for the 770-bed Western Region Detention Facility in San Diego, California, allowing the Facility and its approximately 300 employees and union members to continue to provide high quality services on behalf of the USMS.
- GEOs Western Region Detention Facility contract with the USMS was operating under a two-year option period which was scheduled to end on September 30, 2021.
- As a result, the efforts to keep the Western Region Detention Facility in operation have received the support of a diverse group of bipartisan and non-partisan stakeholders.