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East Mississippi Correctional Facility Faces Class-Action Lawsuit

June 5, 2013June 5, 2013 3576 Views Central U.S., HGA Architects and Engineers, Kids Build, Maber architects, Prop 39, Svigal+Partners

MERIDAN, Miss. — Mississippi is currently under scrutiny for the “less than ideal” conditions at East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Lauderdale County, Miss., near Meridian, Miss.

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GEO and Cornell Announce Merger

April 19, 2010 2846 Views Financing, HGA Architects and Engineers, North Carolina, Receiver, Washington County Jail

BOCA RATON, Fla. — The GEO Group and Cornell Companies, two of the largest players in the private correctional detention, secure treatment and residential programming sector, will merge operations after directors agreed a multimillion agreement.

Headquartered in Boca Raton, GEO will acquire Cornell, which is based in Houston, for stock and/or cash at an estimated enterprise value of $685 million. The enterprise value (excluding cash on hand) includes approximately $300 million in debt, which GEO will assume.