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World 2ND QUARTER 2019 A GEO Publication for Employees and their Families. Ravenhall Correctional Centre, Australia Graceville Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, Florida Riverbend Correctional Facility, Georgia Rivers Correctional Institution, Federal Bureau of Prisons (NC) GEO Continuum of Care Expands to 18 GEO Facilities Chairman’s Letter George C. Zoley, Chairman, CEO and Founder “All of these efforts underscore our commitment to corporate social responsibility and the belief that our cutting-edge rehabilitation initiatives will continue to set GEO apart as the ‘Best in Class’ service provider in our industry." To the GEO Family, As we begin the second quarter of by ‘2020 Women on Boards’; an Additionally, we are proud of 2019, we reflect on our operational organization that recognizes the community and charitable milestones during the past year and companies which have 20 percent involvement of our employees and our commitment to being a socially or more of their Board seats held by facilities through our GEO Group responsible company. women. Foundation, which made close to $2 million in charitable donations in On an annual basis, our GEO Corrections With respect to social matters, communities across the United States & Detention business unit serves more than five years ago, our in 2018. more than 300,000 individuals at our Board formalized our longstanding correctional and detention facilities commitment to respecting human We recognize the unique role across the country. Our GEO Care rights with the adoption of a Global we must play in helping provide business unit provides services to Human Rights Policy. Since then, rehabilitation and post-release approximately 700,000 participants we have taken important steps programs to those entrusted to our through our diversified rehabilitation to integrate this policy into our care. Our GEO Continuum of Care and community-based programs. operations through a daily emphasis integrates enhanced in-custody on operational excellence in all of our rehabilitation with post-release On a combined basis, our company services. support services. We are proud serves approximately one million to have received the ‘Innovation individuals annually. This is a unique With respect to environmental in Corrections’ award from the responsibility, which we take very sustainability, GEO has always been American Correctional Association seriously. As result of the professionalism committed to creating sustainable for the implementation of this and dedication of our employees, we environments in the development industry-leading program in 2018, believe we have achieved operational of our facilities. Eight years ago, we and we have now expanded the excellence in all service lines, while also built the first LEED Gold certified roll out of GEO Continuum of demonstrating a faithful commitment correctional facility in Florida, Care programs from 12 to 18 GEO to important Environmental, Social and the Blackwater River Correctional facilities. Governance criteria. and Rehabilitation Facility. Since that time, we have incorporated All of these efforts underscore our In the area of corporate governance, LEED certification standards or an commitment to corporate social we are proud to have received national international equivalent standard in responsibility and the belief that our recognition for our commitment to our new facility developments and cutting-edge rehabilitation initiatives diversity in the Board room. In 2018, GEO expansion projects. will continue to set GEO apart as the was recognized as a ‘Winning Company’ ‘Best in Class’ service provider in our industry. World Table Of Contents 09 18 24 29 2ND QUARTER 2019 Articles Volume 25 Issue 2 04 U.S. Corrections & Detention 18 Aurora Participates in Polar Plunge: The Heart of The Community EDITORIAL STAFF 21 International Services The facility celebrates another year supporting The Editor in Chief Special Olympics of Colorado by participating in Sydney M. March 26 GEO Care the Polar Plunge. [email protected] 24 Inmates Make-A-Wish Come True Contributors Features A unique collaboration between Junee Correctional George C. Zoley Centre, TAFE NSW and Make-A-Wish Australia has made a teenager’s dream come true. Pablo E. Paez 09 GEO Supports Habitat for Chris V. Ferreira Humanity Build 29 Actor Michael K. Williams Brings Message Early in the morning in February, Of Hope to Delaney Hall Cover Story a group of corporate employees Residents at Delaney Hall were especially uplifted by a joined together to support the local visit from a 3-person speaker group that featured the Habitat for Humanity Women’s prominent actor Michael K. Williams on January 17. 02 GEO Continuum Build. of Care Expands to 18 GEO Facilities Each facility that fully implements the GEO Continuum of Care is GEO Continuum of Care certified by the GEO Continuum of Care Quality Assurance Team. To become GEO Continuum of Care certified, each facility goes through a lengthy certification process that includes staff training Expands to 18 for both correctional and programs staff, as well as integration of GEOtrack to accurately measure program and participant success. GEO Facilities During 2018, the 18 GEO Continuum of Care sites completed more than 6.7 million hours of enhanced rehabilitation programming. Our academic programs averaged 13,000 daily participants and awarded 2,779 GEDs or high school equivalency In January 2018, The GEO Group was proud to accept the degrees. The average daily attendance for our vocational courses “Innovation in Corrections” Award at the American Correctional totaled more than 32,000 participants and awarded 9,131 Association Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida. GEO received vocational training certifications. Additionally, approximately this prestigious recognition based on the implementation of the 8,000 individuals attended substance abuse treatment daily with GEO Continuum of Care program at the Graceville Correctional 8,842 participants achieving program completions. and Rehabilitation Facility in Florida, which began as a pilot The GEO Continuum of Care Research Division also collects program in 2015. both internal and publicly available data to track and evaluate The development of this award-winning program began several programmatic outcomes related to reducing recidivism. When years ago when our company undertook an assessment of measured over two years, the GEO Continuum of Care saw a customer objectives, organizational resources, and financial 16% reduction in recidivism at the Riverbend Correctional Facility strengths, and reached the conclusion that we could do more for in Georgia and a 15% reduction in recidivism at the Graceville the people under our care. Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility in Florida. The GEO Continuum of Care provides enhanced in-custody We are extremely proud of these achievements and the continued rehabilitation programs, including cognitive behavioral treatment, expansion of the GEO Continuum of Care, which is supported by integrated with post-release support services to help released a $10 million annual investment in a dedicated corporate division, individuals meet basic community needs including housing, food, comprised of approximately 50 subject matter experts and case clothing, transportation, and job placement assistance. managers led by an Executive Vice President. What started as an innovative concept a few years back, has Our commitment to be the world’s leader in the delivery of expanded rapidly to GEO facilities in the U.S. and internationally. enhanced rehabilitation and post-release services is underpinned In 2018, the number of fully implemented GEO Continuum of by our steadfast belief that we are at our best, when we help Care sites increased by 50 percent from 12 to 18 facilities. those in our care, reenter society as productive and employable citizens. 2 Cover Story GEO World 2Q2019 Graceville Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility, Florida Ravenhall Correctional Centre, Australia Rivers Correctional Institution, Federal Bureau of Prisons (NC) Riverbend Correctional Facility, Georgia GEO Continuum of Care Facilities Florida Department of Management Services Virginia Department of Corrections Graceville Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility Lawrenceville Correctional Facility Blackwater River Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility South Bay Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility Indiana Department of Correction Bay Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility Heritage Trail Correctional Facility Moore Haven Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility New Mexico Department of Corrections Georgia Department of Corrections Guadalupe County Correctional Facility Riverbend Correctional Facility Arizona Department of Corrections California Department of Corrections and Arizona State Prison – Florence West Rehabilitation McFarland Female Community Reentry Facility Federal Bureau of Prisons Desert View Modified Community Correctional Facility Leidel Residential Reentry Center – Texas Golden State Modified Community Correctional Facility Rivers Correctional Institution – North Carolina Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility Australia – Corrections Victoria Oklahoma Department of Corrections Ravenhall Correctional Centre Lawton Correctional Facility GEO World 2Q2019 Cover Story 3 Central Valley’s Continuum of Care Reaches for the Stars! Written By David Davenport, Central Valley MCCF Star Party VI at Central Valley MCCF featured a demonstrate how a navigator employs the stars,