"The university's decision was heavily protested on campus, with groups like the Stop Owlcatraz Coalition pointing out GEO Group's spotty track record of investigations, violations and fines at several facilities. One such GEO Group facility, the Broward Transitional Center, is located less than 10 miles from the university."

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“When people force the private prison industry to defend its record, companies like GEO can no longer win with lobbyists, money and lies. The students and faculty at the university can now breathe a little easier knowing they won’t have to watch football at ‘Owlcatraz’ next season.”

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"Not only was GEO Group a company that explicitly makes money off of incarcerating people, a moral quandary of its own, it's drawn criticism within that industry for several alleged incidents of widespread inmate mistreatment. Those claims run the gamut from alleged sexual abuse at a children's facility to deaths of inmates allegedly denied medication."

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