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CoreCivic and GEO ask committee for per‑diem increases and pay parity for private prisons
Summary
Representatives of CoreCivic and the GEO Group briefed the House Appropriations Committee on FY26 requests for per‑diem adjustments, pay parity and funding to cover facility capital expenditures that contractors have absorbed over many years.
Representatives of two private prison operators told the House Appropriations Committee they need higher per‑diem rates and contractual increases to address operational cost growth and pay parity with state correctional staff.
Jerry Langford of CoreCivic and Emmanuel Barr of the GEO Group spoke at the hearing. Langford said CoreCivic operates facilities in Wheeler, Coffee and Jenkins counties and described three “buckets” in the companies’ FY26 requests: funding to operate the 446 beds requested by the department,…
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