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George Zoley
GEO Group Founder
GEO Group Founder, Private Prison Empire
Overview
George Zoley founded and led GEO Group, the second-largest private prison company in America. GEO operates prisons, immigration detention centers, and mental health facilities where abuse and neglect have been documented. Zoley has extracted hundreds of millions in compensation while his company profits from human suffering.
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
PRISON PROFITEERING: Built fortune on incarceration
ICE CONTRACTS: Major immigration detention operator
DEATHS: Multiple deaths at GEO facilities
FORCED LABOR: Paying detainees $1/day
TRUMP DONATIONS: Major Trump inauguration donor
SEXUAL ABUSE: Documented at multiple facilities
Related Investigations (3)
Criminal Charges & Violations
2 documented violations
TVPATrafficking Victims Protection, Forced labor(CIVIL LITIGATION)
42 U.S.C. � 1983Civil Rights, Conditions of confinement(CIVIL LITIGATION)
Known Associates & Connections
Damon Hininger
Fellow private prison executive, CoreCivic CEO
Thomas Beasley
CCA co-founder who pioneered private prison industry
Sources & Documentation
5 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Born
- 1950 (approx)
- Birthplace
- Greece
Education
- •Florida Atlantic University
Key Timeline
1984
GEO Group founded (as Wackenhut Corrections)
2017
Trump reverses Obama phase-out
2021
Steps down as CEO