Colorado blocks parts of law expanding health inspections at Aurora immigration detention center
A Denver federal judge partially blocked Colorado’s HB-1276, ruling that the provisions requiring unannounced inspections of the Aurora ICE detention center and imposing penalties likely violate constitutional protections by singling out a federal contractor, while leaving other provisions largely intact. The injunction lasts until Oct. 15, 2026, when GEO’s contract to operate the facility expires, at which point the court indicated the outcome could change, but it also preserved some authority for county inspections and potential future reporting requirements.
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About GEO Group
The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) is an American publicly traded C corporation private prison and mental health facility operator. The company's facilities include immigration detention centers, minimum security detention centers, and mental-health and residential-treatment facilities in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO also operates government-owned facilities pursuant to management contracts. As of September 30, 2024, the company owned or managed 80,000 beds at 95 facilities, making it the largest prison operator in the United States. In 2019, agencies of the federal government of the United States generated 53% of the company's revenues. Up until 2021 the company was designated as a real estate investment trust, at which time its board of directors elected to reclassify as a C corporation under the stated goal of reducing the company's debt.
Everything about GEO Group →- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Boca Raton
- Inception
- 1984
- Website
- http://thegeogroupinc.com/, https://www.geogroup.com/