GEO Group Stadium is no more!
April 3, 2013 by Piper Madison
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April 3, 2013 by Piper Madison
February 28, 2013 by Piper Madison
February 27, 2013 by Piper Madison
Last week, the announcement that GEO Group had bought the naming rights to Florida Atlantic University’s new football stadium set off a firestorm. The for-profit private prison corporation’s $6 million donation to the school is shocking, but its ties to FAU go back much further; CEO George Foley isn’t just an alum, he’s also a former chair of the FAU Board of Trustees and member of the Foundation board of directors. He even served chair of the Presidential Search Committee that hired Mary Jo Saunders, who has been quoted calling GEO Group “a wonderful company” and that she is “very proud to partner with them.”
This incidence of crossover between the for-profit private prison industry and schools is not unique – both GEO Group and CCA have close ties to universities. In this Humpday Post we'll look into a few other universities elevating and validating the private prison industry.
[node:read-more:link]February 25, 2013 by Holly Kirby
Private prison industry giant GEO Group has promised a $6 million gift to Florida Atlantic University in exchange for naming rights to their new football stadium. Yes, the GEO Group logo will plague the school’s stadium building for at least the next 12 years...
Or will it?