Cornell Companies

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Cornell Companies, Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1973
resolution 2010
Reason for dissolution Takeover by the Geo Group
Seat Houston , Texas , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
management James E. Hyman (President, Chairman and CEO )
Number of employees 4106
sales 412.4 million US dollars
Branch Prison industry
Website www.cornellcompanies.com
As of December 31, 2009

Cornell Companies was a US prison operator . As of December 31, 2009, Cornell operated 68 correctional facilities on behalf of the US federal or state government. The prisons in the 15 states and the District of Columbia accommodated 21,392 inmates who had committed criminal offenses. In addition to custody in prisons, the services offered by the company also included prisoner transfer, drug therapy and educational services for inmates.

In 2010, Cornell was taken over by the Geo Group . The listed company Cornell Companies had sales of around $ 400 million at the time.

Individual evidence

  1. last10k.com: Cornell SEC-Filing Form 10-K , accessed May 12, 2019
  2. businesswire.com: The GEO Group and Cornell Companies File Definitive Joint Proxy Statement and Schedule Special Stockholder Meetings , accessed May 12, 2019
  3. businesswire.com: The GEO Group and Cornell Companies Announce $ 685 Million Merger , accessed May 12, 2019
  4. Geo Group: History Timeline , accessed May 12, 2019