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Supreme Court Allows Forced-Labor Lawsuit Against GEO Group

2/25/2026

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The Supreme Court unanimously declined to shield the GEO Group, the private prison company, from a Colorado forced-labor lawsuit, allowing the case to proceed.
The lawsuit, filed in 2014, alleges detainees at the Aurora facility performed unpaid work earning $1 per day.
The case follows similar lawsuits in other states, including a Washington ruling ordering GEO Group to pay over $23 million.

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Story summary

The Supreme Court unanimously declined to shield the GEO Group, the private prison company, from a Colorado forced-labor lawsuit, allowing the case to proceed.
The lawsuit, filed in 2014, alleges detainees at the Aurora facility performed unpaid work earning $1 per day.
The case follows similar lawsuits in other states, including a Washington ruling ordering GEO Group to pay over $23 million.