December 4, 2009
GEO Group private prison company to house thousands of CA inmates in Oklahoma
The Geo group is in the process of negotiating contracts that would house thousands of inmates out of California prisons in Lawton's Geo Prison.
Comanche County officials say the Geo group is now in the process of negotiating those contracts. The details of the contract are not laid out just yet, as they are actively negotiating, but what is known is that the facility will be built across the street from the current facility and it will house about 2,500 California inmates.
"Geo is in serious negotiations and continuing negotiations with the state…to house their prisoners," said Comanche County Commissioner Ron Kirby.
That means, Geo needs more room, and to get it, it will build on this land. There has been talk before about it, but this time the deal is supposed to happen…
LINK - KSWO.com
