LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
      Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of, Brian R. Evans and John J. Bulfin, or either
of them acting singly and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer or director or both of The GEO Group, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms
3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
thereunder;
2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any securities exchange
or similar authority, including without limitation the filing of a Form ID or
any other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to file
the Forms 3, 4 and 5 electronically with the SEC;
3. 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 each of the undersigned's attorneys-in-fact appointed by this
Limited Power of Attorney and approves and ratifies any such release of
information; and
4. take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by or for, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever required,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.
      The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request and on the behalf of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the failure to comply
with, any provision of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
      This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney
as of this 26th day of July, 2018.


Signed and acknowledged:


/s/ Guido Van Hauwermeiren
Signature

Guido Van Hauwermeiren
Printed Name