Message View Why is GEO Group suing Colorado?
SHARED FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE ABUSE BY GEO GROUP! GEO Group just sued Colorado to block a state law requiring quarterly health inspections of their Aurora detention facility. The law exists because GEO refused to let inspectors interview staff during a gastrointestinal illness outbreak earlier this year. Before that a detainee reported being served spoiled milk. Another said the food arrived soggy and moldy. The air conditioning broke, then was turned up too high. GEO's legal argument is that requiring them to meet basic health standards constitutes an unfair burden on the company. TRACK TRUMP'S DETENTION CRUELTY Let’s break this down: GEO Group is a publicly traded company making hundreds of millions of dollars on federal detention contracts. When states try to verify that people inside their facilities are not being served rotten food, GEO hires lawyers and sues. They have...