SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MURPHY WILLIAM M (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700 621 NW 53RD STREET (Street) BOCA RATON FL 33487 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/28/2005	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GEO GROUP INC [ GGI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	02/08/2005	02/08/2015	Common Stock	2,700	32.2	D

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

	/s/ William M. Murphy By: Kenneth J. Mendell as Attorney in Fact	03/17/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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 LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned's hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints John J. Bulfin or Kenneth J. Mendell as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and
authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and
stead of the undersigned to:

(1) prepare, execute, acknowledge,
deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with
respect to the securities of The GEO Group, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the "Company"), with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
any national securities exchanges and the Company, as considered necessary
or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to
time (the "Exchange Act");

(2) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's
representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions
in the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned
hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to the
undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and


(3) perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such
attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the
undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned
acknowledges that:

(1) this Power of Attorney authorizes and requires
such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to
such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;


(2) any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in
such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such
attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;
and

(3) this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the
Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby gives and
grants the foregoing attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or
appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present,
hereby ratifying all that such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of
the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Limited Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to such attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this
11th day of March, 2005.


/s/ William M.
Murphy
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		 Signature




William M. Murphy

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		 Print Name



STATE OF
FLORIDA

COUNTY OF PALM BEACH



On this 11th
day of March, 2005, William M. Murphy personally appeared before me, and
acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes
therein contained.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
official seal.



/s/ Christine M.
Tagaste
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		Notary Public



Commission # DD 370748
November 9,
2008
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