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Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) | Mar. 31, 2016 facility detainees bed
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Number of beds | bed | 87,000
Correctional, detention and residential treatment facilities including projects under development | facility | 104
Provision of monitoring services tracking offenders (more than 127,000) | 127,000
Provision of monitoring services tracking offenders using technology products | 83,000

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