CoreCivic, Inc. and GEO Group, Inc.: Peer Comparison: Backlash against private prisons a concern for both, though fundamentals and liquidity solid
CoreCivic, GEO Group face political and social risks tied to private prisons. CoreCivic is stronger overall (lower leverage, more unencumbered assets) than GEO (diversification)CoreCivic is a real estate investment trust. The company is the owner of partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities and prison operators. Through three segments, CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties, the company provides a range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America's recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. In addition to providing fundamental residential services, the company's correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities provide a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs.
GEO Group is a real estate investment trust focusing on the ownership, leasing and management of secure facilities, processing centers and reentry facilities and the provision of community-based services and youth services. The company owns, leases and operates a range of secure facilities including maximum, medium and minimum security facilities, processing centers, as well as community-based reentry facilities. The company provides compliance technologies, monitoring services, and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers and pretrial defendants. The company also provides transportation services for offender and detainee populations as contracted.
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