GEO Group
GEO Group is named in 30 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1994 to 2026.
GEO Group on the timeline
30 events · 1994–2026 · click any marker
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Colorado Signs HB 1276: State Gets Unannounced Inspection Authority Over ICE Detention
2 src Jared Polis · Colorado Legislature · ICE · GEO Group | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-30 | Marshall Project: ICE Detention Conditions at NJ Facilities Coerce 'Voluntary' Departures — 7x National Surge
2 src GEO Group · ICE · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Trump administration · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-27 | AP Investigation: ICE Detention Suicides Hit Record Fiscal-Year Pace — 10 Since Jan 2025, 7 Since October, 5 in CoreCivic/GEO Facilities
2 src ICE · DHS · CoreCivic · GEO Group · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-26 | 300 Delaney Hall Detainees Launch Hunger Strike Against GEO Group ICE Facility; Pepper-Ball Clashes Outside, Sen. Andy Kim Caught in Crossfire, Gov. Sherrill Denied Entry
6 src GEO Group · Delaney Hall detention center · Martín Soto (hunger-strike organizer, detainee) · Andy Kim (Senator, D-NJ) · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-15 | CA AG Bonta Releases Fifth ICE Detention Report: Six Deaths, 162% Population Surge, 'Cruel and Inhumane'
2 src Rob Bonta · California Attorney General · ICE · GEO Group · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-15 | California ICE Detention Deaths Hit Record High Amid Crisis-Level Staffing and Reduced Federal Disclosure
3 src ICE · DHS · Adelanto ICE Processing Center · Imperial Regional Detention Facility · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-13 | Former GEO Group SVP David Venturella Named Acting ICE Director, Completing Revolving-Door Loop
3 src David Venturella · GEO Group · Todd Lyons · Immigration and Customs Enforcement · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-06 | GEO Group Reports Q1 2026 Revenue $705M, Raises Full-Year Guidance to $2.95-$3.10B on ICE Reactivations; No Mention of Warren-Raskin Letter
3 src GEO Group · George Zoley · Mark Suchinski · Shayn March · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-30 | Adelanto GEO Detention Facility Records Fourth Death in Seven Months — California's Highest Detention Death Rate
5 src GEO Group · ICE · California Department of Justice · Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-29 | Warren, Raskin Lead 52 Lawmakers in Formal Inquiry to Six Detention Contractors and Real Estate Firms Over Trump Warehouse Detention Buildout
6 src Elizabeth Warren · Jamie Raskin · Andrey Sharkov · PNK Group · +10 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-22 | Warren and Shaheen Demand Hegseth End DoD WEXMAC-TITUS Agreement With DHS, Citing $65 Billion Ceiling Growth and Diversion of Navy Resources to Domestic ICE Detention
5 src Elizabeth Warren · Jeanne Shaheen · Pete Hegseth · U.S. Navy · +6 | confirmed | |
| 2025-08-01 | ICE detention deaths reach 14 in FY2025 amid reports of medical neglect and overcrowding
3 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · CoreCivic · GEO Group · U.S. Department of Homeland Security | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-09 | ICE arrests Newark Mayor during congressional oversight visit to detention facility
3 src Ras Baraka · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Rep. LaMonica McIver · Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-30 | Not just Big Tech: under-the-radar corporations rushed to donate to Trump's inauguration
3 src Donald Trump · Trump Administration · CoreCivic · GEO Group · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2024-11-06 | Private Prison Stocks Soar After Trump's 2024 Victory: CoreCivic Up 29%, GEO Group Up 42% in Single Session
4 src Donald Trump · CoreCivic · GEO Group · Tom Homan · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2024-10-31 | ICE detention chief Daniel Bible joins GEO Group days before election
4 src Daniel Bible · GEO Group · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Trump PACs | confirmed | |
| 2021-01-26 | Biden Signs Executive Order 14006 to End Federal Private Prison Contracts, But Excludes Immigration Detention
4 src Joe Biden · Department of Justice · Bureau of Prisons · U.S. Marshals Service · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2018-06-01 | Trump Family Separation Policy Detains 5,500 Children in Cages
3 src Donald Trump · Stephen Miller · Jeff Sessions · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2017-02-23 | Private Prison Stocks Soar as CoreCivic, GEO Donate $2.8M to Trump
3 src CoreCivic · GEO Group · Jeff Sessions · Donald Trump · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2017-02-21 | Attorney General Jeff Sessions Rescinds Obama-Era Private Prison Phase-Out, Citing 'Future Needs of Federal Corrections System'
3 src Jeff Sessions · Department of Justice · Donald Trump · CoreCivic · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2016-11-09 | Private Prison Stocks Surge After Trump Election Victory, CoreCivic Up 43% and GEO Group Up 21% in Single Day
3 src Donald Trump · CoreCivic · GEO Group · Wall Street investors · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2016-08-18 | Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates Issues Memo to Phase Out Federal Private Prisons, Citing Safety Problems and High Costs
3 src Sally Yates · Department of Justice · Bureau of Prisons · CoreCivic · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2011-03-01 | Prison Labor at $0.12-$0.40/Hour Documented: The Thirteenth Amendment's Slavery Exception in Industrial Operation
3 src ACLU · Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) · CoreCivic · GEO Group | confirmed | |
| 2010-04-23 | Arizona Passes SB 1070 Drafted by ALEC and Private Prison Companies
3 src Russell Pearce · Jan Brewer · Corrections Corporation of America · American Legislative Exchange Council · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2009-12-01 | Arizona SB 1070 Immigration Law Drafted at ALEC Meeting with CCA Executives - Direct Quid Pro Quo for Immigrant Detention Profits
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Corrections Corporation of America · Russell Pearce · Jan Brewer · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2005-01-01 | ALEC Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Models Achieve Nationwide Adoption, Guaranteeing Private Prison Profits
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Corrections Corporation of America · GEO Group · State Legislators · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2000-01-01 | ALEC Promotes Private Correctional Facilities Act Written by CCA Executives on Criminal Justice Task Force
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Corrections Corporation of America · Brad Wiggins · John Rees · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1995-01-01 | ALEC Criminal Justice Task Force Promotes Truth-in-Sentencing Model Legislation Written by Private Prison Industry
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Corrections Corporation of America · GEO Group · State Legislators | confirmed | |
| 1994-07-01 | Wackenhut Corrections (Later GEO Group) Goes Public on NASDAQ, Second Major Private Prison Company Enters Wall Street
3 src Wackenhut Corrections Corporation (WCC) · GEO Group · George C. Zoley · The Wackenhut Corporation · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1994-01-01 | ALEC Passes Three Strikes Model Legislation Co-Sponsored by Private Prison Industry and NRA
4 src American Legislative Exchange Council · Corrections Corporation of America · GEO Group · National Rifle Association · +2 | confirmed |
Appears in curated timelines
Network neighbors
CoreCivic
13× shared
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
9× shared
ICE
7× shared
American Legislative Exchange Council
6× shared
Corrections Corporation of America
6× shared
Donald Trump
6× shared
Department of Justice
4× shared
State Legislators
4× shared
Bureau of Prisons
3× shared
Jeff Sessions
3× shared
DHS
2× shared
David Venturella
2× shared
Department of Homeland Security
2× shared
Elizabeth Warren
2× shared
Jan Brewer
2× shared
Management and Training Corporation
2× shared
Russell Pearce
2× shared
Todd Lyons
2× shared
Tom Homan
2× shared
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2× shared
Wall Street investors
2× shared
ACLU
1× shared
Adelanto ICE Processing Center
1× shared
Alberto Gutierrez Reyes
1× shared
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