NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / August 8, 2020 /Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against The GEO Group, Inc. ("GEO Group" or the "Company") (NYSE:GEO) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and indexed under 20-cv-81063, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants who purchased or otherwise acquired GEO Group securities between February 27, 2020, and June 16, 2020, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

If you are a shareholder who purchased GEO Group securities during the class period, you have until September 7, 2020, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.

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GEO Group is purportedly the first fully integrated equity real estate investment trust specializing in the design, financing, development, and operation of secure facilities, processing centers, and community reentry centers in the U.S., Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO Group is also purportedly a leading provider of enhanced in-custody rehabilitation, post-release support, electronic monitoring, and community-based programs. The Company's worldwide operations include the ownership and/or management of, among other facilities, halfway houses in the U.S.

Between late 2019 and early 2020, a novel strain of the coronavirus disease, commonly referred to as COVID-19, became an ongoing global pandemic, with the outbreak first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus quickly spread to other countries, including the U.S., prompting state, federal, and private parties to enact various health and safety measures to halt the spread of the disease, which has since claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, with over one hundred thousand deaths in the U.S. alone. To date, the State of Kansas ("Kansas") has experienced at least 12,970 cases and 261 deaths related to COVID-19.