The GEO Group: A Diversified Employer Providing Leading Rehabilitation and Community Reentry Services with a Focus on Human Rights
Diversified Employer
At GEO, we believe that diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of a variety of views, perspectives, and backgrounds are integral parts of our company's success. This unique mixture in the workforce provides unlimited ideas, increases productivity and innovative solutions for our clients and those we serve.
Today, women comprise an equal portion of GEO’s U.S. workforce and play a significant role in our leadership and management. Of GEO’s approximately 14,000 U.S. employees, 51% are female. Women account for 55% of our corporate employees, 41% of our facility security staff, and 28% of those serving in management positions as directors and above. We also continue to recruit women to our workforce, with women comprising 56% of GEO’s new hires in 2021.
Our employees around the globe live and work in the communities we call home. In this geographically diverse environment, we learn from each other and share those lessons within and outside our communities.
Rehabilitator of Lives
The award-winning GEO Continuum of Care® – an innovative and award-winning initiative we began in 2015 – provides enhanced in-custody rehabilitation programming, including cognitive behavioral treatment, integrated with post-release support services. This evidence-based treatment model begins with individualized risks and needs assessments and offers programs designed to address the specific needs of each participant based on their assessments.
As a good corporate citizen, we are committed to respecting the human rights and improving the lives of those entrusted to our care, including our enhanced rehabilitation programs and post-release support services through our award-winning GEO Continuum of Care® program. Despite the continued challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, our GEO Continuum of Care® programs completed approximately 2.8 million hours of enhanced rehabilitation programming in 2021.
Our academic programs also awarded more than 2,100 high school equivalency degrees, and our vocational courses awarded over 6,800 vocational training certifications. Our substance abuse treatment programs awarded more than 5,500 program completions, and we achieved over 38,000 behavioral program completions and more than 33,000 individual cognitive behavioral sessions. We also provided post-release support services to more than 4,500 individuals returning to their communities.
To our knowledge, the scope and substance of our award-winning GEO Continuum of Care program is unparalleled, and we believe it provides a proven successful model on how the 2.2 million people in the U.S. criminal justice system can be better served in changing their lives.
Human Rights Focused
As a company, GEO acknowledges the unique status of its operations as a service provider to governmental agencies, encompassing the management and operation of secure correctional and rehabilitation facilities, immigration processing centers, community reentry centers and programs, and electronic and location monitoring services.
Over the years, GEO has been committed to respecting the human rights of all individuals in our care, including ongoing efforts to drive continuous improvement in the following areas:
Safe and Humane Environment
Access to Healthcare
Access to Legal Services
Access to Family/Friends Communications
Access to Religious Opportunities
Access to Safe and Nutritious Meals
Access to Recreational Amenities
Access to Rehabilitation Programs for State Inmates
As we continue to be committed to advancing our ESG goals throughout our organization, our Board of Directors committee structure has also been expanded to include a committee on Criminal Justice Rehabilitation and Human Rights.
Sources: GEO Group 2020 Human Rights and ESG Report; Continuum of Care Annual 2021 Report; The GEO Group Annual Report 2021
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