January 20, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC  20549

RE:	Schedule 13G
	Geo Group, Inc.
	As of December 31, 2011

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 13(d)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
attached please find a copy of Schedule 13G for the above named company
showing beneficial ownership of 5% or more as of December 31, 2011 filed on
behalf of Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Very truly yours,



Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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Enclosures

cc:	Office of the Corporate Secretary
	Geo Group, Inc.
	One Park Place
	621 N.W. 53rd Street, Suite 700
	Boca Raton, FL 33487

	Securities Division
	NASD Financial Center
	33 Whitehall Street
	New York, NY  10004

	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C.  20549

	Schedule 13G

	Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	(Amendment No.       )*


	Geo Group, Inc.

	(Name of Issuer)


	Common Stock
	(Title of Class of Securities)


	36159R103
	(CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement _____.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent
or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).







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CUSIP NO. 36159R103                                 13G

 1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
      Eagle Asset Management, Inc.      59-2385219

 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*(A) ______
                                                    (B) ______

 3  SEC USE ONLY

 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

   State of Florida

        NUMBER OF             5   SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES                         3,342,506
      BENEFICIALLY          6   SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED                             - - -
         AS OF
    DECEMBER 31, 2011    7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        BY EACH                         3,342,506
       REPORTING               8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON WITH                      - - -

 9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
    PERSON

             3,342,506

10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
      SHARES*
                                                  [_____]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

              5.34%

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IA
_____________________________________________________________
                  *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
_____________________________________________________________
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Item 1(a) 	Name of Issuer:

          	Geo Group, Inc.


Item 1(b) 	Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:

           	One Park Place
	621 N.W. 53rd Street, Suite 700
	Boca Raton, FL 33487


Item 2(a) 	Name of Person Filing:

         	Eagle Asset Management, Inc.


Item 2(b) 	Address of Principal Business Office:

          	880 Carillon Parkway
          	St. Petersburg, Florida  33716


Item 2(c)	Citizenship:

          	Florida


Item 2(d) 	Title of Class of Securities:

          	Common Stock

Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number:

          	36159R103


Item 3    	Type of Reporting Person:

(e) Investment  Adviser  registered  under Section 203 of the Investment
    Advisors Act of 1940



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Item 4   	Ownership as of December 31, 2011

         (a)  	Amount Beneficially Owned:

              	3,342,506 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:


                                                            No. of Shares
     Eagle Asset Management, Inc.    3,342,506
                                                               5.34%


         (c)	Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

           (i)                      (ii)           	(iii)         	       (iv)
              	                                   Deemed    	       Deemed
        Deemed           Deemed  	to have 	       to have
        to have            to have             Sole Power   Shared Power
        Sole Power      Shared Power   to Dispose    to Dispose
        to Vote or        to Vote or         or to               or to
        to Direct          to Direct         Direct the        Direct the
        to Vote             to Vote        Disposition        Disposition

Eagle   3,342,506         ----           	3,342,506          ----
Asset Management, Inc.


Item 5   	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

        	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
		as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to
		be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
		class of securities, check the following.

          							(___)

Item 6   	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

              	 N/A

Item 7   	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
              	the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

              	 N/A

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Item 8   	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
		N/A


Item 9   	Notice of Dissolution of Group:   N/A


Item 10  	Certification:

         	By signing below I certify that to the  best of my knowledge and
		belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
		ordinary course of business and were not acquired for purpose of
		and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control
		of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
		with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes
		or effect.

         	Signature


         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
	 I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
	 complete and correct.

Date: January 20, 2012          		EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.



                                   			__________________________________
                                   			Damian Sousa
                                  			Vice President
                                   			Chief Compliance Officer















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