Prison stocks jump on expectations of more detentions

Dow Jones
07 Nov 2024

MW Prison stocks jump on expectations of more detentions

By Steve Goldstein

GEO Group and CoreCivic shares jump

Shares of GEO Group and CoreCivic surged on Wednesday in expectation that President-elect Donald Trump's administration will detain more immigrants in facilities run by the companies.

GEO $(GEO)$, which provides secure residential housing and care for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saw its shares jump 35%. CoreCivic's stock $(CXW)$ jumped 27%.

According to a GEO presentation, private companies provide 90% of the beds for ICE processing, and GEO itself provides 42% of those private-sector beds.

CoreCivic reports third-quarter results on Thursday.

-Steve Goldstein

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