The GEO Group Announces Opening of 2,000-Bed Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Florida

BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO”) announced today the opening of the 2,000-bed Blackwater River Correctional Facility (the “Facility”) located in Milton, Florida. GEO expects to begin the intake of medium and close-custody security inmates on October 5, 2010 and to complete the intake and ramp-up process in the first quarter of 2011. Following activation, the …