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To the GEO Family,
Over the course of this year, our company has taken significant steps to strengthen our position as the world’s leading provider of evidence- based rehabilitation to offenders both in-custody and post-release.
What started as an innovative
concept a few years back is now being implemented at more than a dozen GEO facilities around the country. Our ‘GEO Continuum of Care’ provides enhanced in-prison offender rehabilitation programs including evidence-based treatment, integrated with post-release support services.
The goal of our in-custody programming is to facilitate a successful transition
for our offenders to daily life in their communities. Our evidence-based treatment begins with individualized risks and needs assessments and offers several unique and enhanced programs:
• Enhanced academic programming with the use of Smart-Board technology for interactive learning in every classroom
• Enhanced vocational training through nationally certified programs focused on future job and career opportunities
• Industry-leading Cognitive Behavioral and Substance Abuse treatment based on nationally recognized curricula
• Faith and character based services with an emphasis on mentoring and modified therapeutic community settings
Our ‘GEO Continuum of Care’ integrates these enhanced in-custody programs with post- release support services, which entail active case managers and 24-hour support to assist offenders with the most crucial needs
upon their release back into the community, including housing, employment, and transportation assistance.
To emphasize the importance of this initiative, our company held inaugural ‘GEO Continuum of
Care’ conferences in July of this
year with all of our facilities around the country in attendance. These inaugural conferences highlight our commitment to develop industry- leading programs aimed at reducing recidivism and helping offenders reenter society.
Every day, more than 30,000 men and women in our facilities participate
in evidence-based, in-prison rehabilitation ranging from academic and vocational classes to life skills and treatment programs. Additionally, through our network of community reentry facilities in the United States, approximately 7,000 individuals on
a daily basis participate in programs aimed at helping their reintegration into the community.
These industry-leading efforts underscore our continued belief that as a company, we are most effective and at our best when those we care for re-enter society as productive and employable citizens. |