Accreditations & Honors

The Importance of Accreditation

GEO takes great pride in ensuring that all facilities maintain the highest possible operating standards. Accreditation is important because it evaluates our facilities, measures our operating excellence, and assesses the integrity and professionalism of our staff. This promotes a "culture of quality" at GEO that ensures our adherence to performance standards that are among the highest in our industry.

All of GEO’s facilities are designed and operated in a manner consistent with the recommendations, standards or guidelines of one or more industry association, commission or council, to whom we regularly open our doors for inspection and evaluation. This cooperative, disciplined approach has resulted in the accreditation or reaccreditation of numerous facilities, with compliance scores as high as 100 percent. Accreditation establishes benchmarks for the quality of our operations and also enables us to gain additional protection for our client agencies against claims and litigation.

To obtain accreditation we adhere to the guidelines of the following organizations:

Accrediting Organizations

American Correctional Association (ACA)
ACA has developed national standards and implemented an accreditation process to maintain a balance between protecting the public, and providing an environment that safeguards the life, health, and safety of staff and offenders. More

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO represents an international consensus of standardized requirements for different quality management systems to assure that rigorous quality standards are maintained. More

National Commission for Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
This accreditation program has established comprehensive health care policies and procedures that meet the highest standards in the industry. More

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Accreditation by the JCAHO proves that effective health services and overall health protection is provided for inmates, ensuring a low risk of liability related to these services. More

Australian Council of Health Care Standards (ACHS)
Accreditation is awarded to facilities that consistently deliver health services efficiently and offer above-average health protection for inmates while maintaining a low liability risk related to these services. More

National Safety Council of Australia Ltd. (NSCA)
Provides awards for implementation of safety systems and processes that demonstrate an innovative approach to workplace health and safety. More

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Is one of only six such regional accrediting organizations recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. It accredites more than 13,000 public and private institutions in 11 states of the Southeastern U.S., Latin America and around the world. Member institutions regularly perform comprehensive self-evaluations to assist in improving and maintaining program quality. More

Correctional Education Association (CEA)
Provides a set of comprehensive standards designed to establish a framework to evaluate education programs in correctional settings. More


Past Honors And Accreditation
We achieved the following accreditations and honors with our former 50% partner Serco Investments Limited with whom we owned and operated Premier Custodial Group Limited (PCG) in the UK until we sold our interest to them.