FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Fuller Stephen V. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GEO GROUP INC [GEO] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700, 621 NW 53RD STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP - Human Resources 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOCA RATON, FL 33487 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Restricted Stock 4,000 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options	07/31/2006	07/31/2016	Common Stock (2)	3,000	$ 13.74	D	Â
Stock Options	02/05/2007	02/05/2017	Common Stock (2)	6,000	$ 21.555	D	Â
Stock Options	10/30/2008	10/30/2018	Common Stock (2)	500	$ 16.69	D	Â
Stock Options	10/28/2009	10/28/2019	Common Stock (2)	5,000	$ 21.07	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fuller Stephen V. ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 700 621 NW 53RD STREET BOCA RATON, FL 33487	Â	Â	  SVP - Human Resources	Â

Signatures

John J. Bulfin, as attorney in fact for Stephen V. Fuller		02/03/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of restricted common stock of The GEO Group, Inc. 2,000 shares were granted on May 9, 2007 and vest in four equal annual increments beginning on May 9, 2008 and each of the three anniversary dates thereafter. 2,000 shares granted on June 26, 2009 and vest in four equal annual increments beginning September 1, 2010 and each of the three anniversary dates thereafter.
(2)	Stock options vest 20% on the date of grant and 20% thereafter on each annual anniversary of the date of grant until fully vested.

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