SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CALABRESE WAYNE H (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700 621 NW 53RD STREET (Street) BOCA RATON FL 33487 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GEO GROUP INC [ GGI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and COO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/04/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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(1)	05/04/2006		A		30,105	A	$0.00	30,105	D
Common Stock								20,000	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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	$9.3							02/08/2001	02/08/2011	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Stock Option	$21.5							01/23/1997	01/23/2007	Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D
Stock Option	$25.0625							01/23/1998	01/23/2008	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D
Stock Option	$8.4375							02/16/2000	02/16/2010	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Stock Option	$15.4							02/07/2002	02/07/2012	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Stock Option	$18.625							02/18/1999	02/18/2009	Common Stock	25,000		25,000	D
Stock Option	$9.51							02/12/2003	02/12/2013	Common Stock	14,182		14,182	D
Stock Option	$14							05/01/2003	05/01/2013	Common Stock	36,365		36,365	D
Stock Option	$18.25							08/05/2004	08/05/2014	Common Stock	6,322		6,322	D
Stock Option	$22.53							03/02/2006	03/02/2016	Common Stock	4,933		4,933	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted Stock will vest 25% of the shares on each grant annual anniversary date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Wayne H. Calabrese By: Kenneth J. Mendell as Attorney-in-Fact	05/16/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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