July 7, 2009
Sanctions against The GEO Group sought
An appellate court is weighing claims against The GEO Group, formerly known as Wackenhut Corrections Corp., to determine if the private prison business lied when it claimed to have been exonerated of any responsibility in the beating death of an inmate and if it should be sanctioned.
The family of the late Gregorio de la Rosa Jr., killed by two inmates in 2001 in a jail facility then-operated and managed by Wackenhut in Raymondville under contract with the state, is seeking the sanctions from the Thirteenth Court of Appeals.
The family claims in court records that GEO "continues its disgusting display of disrespect for Texas' civil justice system," by lying to the government, investors and the business community in an April 30 report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
LINK - BrownsvilleHerald.com
