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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-19-019270
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190311
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190313
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190313

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Venturella David J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001625272

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14260
		FILM NUMBER:		19679496

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5618930101

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		621 NW 53RD STREET, SUITE 700
		CITY:			BOCA RATON
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33487

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GEO GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000923796
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				650043078
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			FL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		621 NW 53RD STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			BOCA RATON
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33487
		BUSINESS PHONE:		561-893-0101

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		621 NW 53RD STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			BOCA RATON
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33487

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940525
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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        <footnote id="F1">This amount of shares reflects an increase to the vested restricted stock granted on March 10, 2016 based upon the achievement of the performance-based metrics for the performance period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018.  This resulted in a payout of an aggregate of 25,244 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This number has been adjusted to reflect the March 11, 2019 vesting of 15,000 shares of restricted stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This number reflects an aggregate of 8,419 shares of Common Stock that were surrendered in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of restricted stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List:
Exhibit 24-Durable Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/Joe Negron, as Attorney-in-Fact for David J. Venturella</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-03-13</signatureDate>
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<PRE>
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
      Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of, Brian R. Evans and Joe Negron, or either of
them acting singly and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer or director or both of The GEO Group, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms
3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
thereunder;
2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any securities exchange
or similar authority, including without limitation the filing of a Form ID or
any other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to file
the Forms 3, 4 and 5 electronically with the SEC;
3. seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third
party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and
the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such
information to each of the undersigned's attorneys-in-fact appointed by this
Limited Power of Attorney and approves and ratifies any such release of
information; and
4. take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by or for, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever required,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.
      The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request and on the behalf of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the failure to comply
with, any provision of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
      This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney
as of this 6th  day of March, 2019.



Signed and acknowledged:




/s/David J. Venturella
Signature



David J. Venturella
Printed Name





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