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GEO Sued Over Forced Labor In Immigrant Detention Facility

By Nicole Narea · December 20, 2017, 1:36 PM EST

Immigrant detainees have accused the private prison giant GEO Group Inc. of committing unlawful wage theft and using forced labor at its Adelanto Detention Center as a means of unjust enrichment,...

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Documents

Complaint

Case Information

Case Title

Raul Novoa v. The GEO Group, Inc.

Case Number

5:17-cv-02514

Court

California Central

Nature of Suit

Labor: Other

Date Filed

December 19, 2017

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