Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our reports dated March 1, 2013, with respect to the consolidated financial statements, schedule, and internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 of The GEO Group, Inc. and subsidiaries, which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and inclusion in the prospectus supplement of the aforementioned reports, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Miami, Florida

May 30, 2013