Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ZOLEY GEORGE C
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GEO GROUP INC [GEO] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700, 621 NW 53RD STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/28/2009
(Street)

BOCA RATON, FL 33487		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Restricted Stock               196,687 D  
Common Stock               45,000 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option $ 2.8125             02/16/2000 02/16/2010 Common Stock 165,000   165,000 D  
Stock Option $ 3.1             02/08/2001 02/08/2011 Common Stock 210,000   210,000 D  
Stock Option $ 5.1334             02/07/2002 02/07/2012 Common Stock 225,000   225,000 D  
Stock Option $ 3.17             02/12/2003 02/12/2013 Common Stock 63,819   63,819 D  
Stock Option $ 4.6667             05/01/2003 05/01/2013 Common Stock 163,635   163,635 D  
Stock Option $ 6.0834             08/05/2004 08/05/2014 Common Stock 28,455   28,455 D  
Stock Option $ 7.51             03/02/2006 03/02/2016 Common Stock 29,601   29,601 D  
Stock Option $ 16.69             10/30/2008 10/30/2018 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Stock Opton $ 21.07 10/28/2009   A   50,000   10/28/2009(1) 10/28/2019 Commonn Stock 50,000 $ 21.07 50,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ZOLEY GEORGE C
ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700
621 NW 53RD STREET
BOCA RATON, FL 33487		   X     Chairman & CEO  

Signatures

 John J. Bulfin, as Attorney-in-Fact for George C. Zoley   10/30/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This grant of stock options vests 20% on the date of grant and 20% thereafter on each annual anniversary of the date of grant until fully vested.

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