We have issued our report dated
February 27, 2007, accompanying the consolidated financial
statements and schedules included in the Annual Report of The GEO Group, Inc. (which report
expressed an unqualified opinion and contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R) and Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans) on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006. We hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of The GEO Group, Inc. on Form S-3 (File No.
333-111003, effective
January 26,
2004) and Forms S-8 (File No.
333-79817, effective
June 2, 1999 , File No.
333-17265, effective
December 4, 1996, File No.
333-09977, effective
August 12, 1996 and File No.
333-09981, effective
August 12, 1996).
