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Accountability dossier · partial

A researched record, still incomplete: the sections below carry what has been found and published so far, and say where work remains.

HUDSON, CO · Not established

Big Horn Facility

ICE's published operating figures for this facility, joined to the federal award records this project holds for it.

Activating / not yet established as occupied

Why this site is carried here

Federal award records, GEO's August 6, 2026 company disclosure and a filed August 1, 2026 lease establish a planned/activating 1,188-bed ICE processing center at this property. ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook contains no row for it, and no reviewed source establishes occupancy as of the project cutoff.

01

What the reviewed records establish

FY2026 average daily population
Not established

ICE's own fiscal-year average, not a bed count and not a point-in-time headcount.

Average of that population convicted or with pending charges
Not established

ICE's classification, reproduced as published. This is an ICE administrative classification. Pending charges are not convictions, and this field is not population-level crime-rate evidence.

Average length of stay
Not established
Guaranteed minimum
Not established

A population level a contract treats as guaranteed. The workbook prints the number, not the price.

Last inspection end
Not printed
Last final rating
Not printed

ICE workbook data pull, 2026-07-20

02

Money this project traces here

A

Accountability dossier

GEO holds a federal task order naming a Big Horn detention facility in Hudson, Colorado, and told investors on August 6, 2026 that a five-year ICE support-services contract became effective July 9, 2026 for a 1,188-bed facility, with activation expected to finish by the end of 2026 and normalized operations in early 2027. A lease filed with the SEC records GEO Secure Services taking the property, named Hudson Correction Facility, from IVT PPD Hudson Associates on August 1, 2026, guaranteed by The GEO Group. No source indexed here establishes that anyone is detained at the site, and ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook prints no row for it.

Partial dossier · Last reviewed August 20, 2026

Published as partial: identity, lifecycle, property and lease chain, the federal award record and company-disclosed economics are established from named sources. No occupancy, ICE inspection, current population, executed federal support-services contract text or conditions packet is indexed.

Evidence chain · every edge labelled by what the record establishes

01

Public money

  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — appropriated detention funding

02

Award

  • CONT_AWD_70CDCR26FR0000101_7012_70CDCR26D00000049_7012

03

Contractor / operator

  • THE GEO GROUP, INC. — award recipient
  • The GEO Group, Inc. — service provider
  • IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C. — owner

04

Facility

  • Big Horn Facility

05

Findings

  • 2 published inspection, litigation, and harm records

public money → award · Observed

Federal award records obligate money under 1 award ID naming this facility as a place of performance.

What this does not establish

The award record does not establish how much has been paid out, nor that the appropriation was passed for this facility specifically.

Harm records indexed here (observed / attributed)
0 / 0

Observed means an official record documents it. Attributed means a named source reached the finding. The two are never summed.

Inspection and oversight records
0
Legal instrument, litigation and complaint records
2

These are counts of records indexed by this project, not counts of everything that happened. They are never summed into a score.

B

Who is involved, and on what basis

  • Contracting authorityU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    July 9, 2026 — no end date printed

    GEO states a five-year ICE support-services contract became effective July 9, 2026. Separately, USAspending records task order 70CDCR26FR0000101 under parent indefinite-delivery vehicle 70CDCR26D00000049 with ICE as the awarding agency.

    What this does not establish

    The company-described five-year contract and the one-year award record indexed here may represent different contract layers or option periods. The company statement does not overwrite the award record's dates or amounts.

  • Award recipientTHE GEO GROUP, INC.

    July 9, 2026 — July 8, 2027

    USAspending records THE GEO GROUP, INC. as recipient of task order 70CDCR26FR0000101, with a current and potential award value of $106,502,322.60 and $15,654,000 obligated at the August 19, 2026 snapshot.

    What this does not establish

    Being the award recipient does not establish that the company currently operates an occupied facility, and the award ceiling is not money paid.

  • Service providerThe GEO Group, Inc.

    July 9, 2026 — no end date printed

    GEO describes a support-services contract with ICE covering activation of the Big Horn Facility, with ICE reimbursing reactivation capital expenditures and providing startup funding as the company describes it.

    What this does not establish

    It does not establish active occupancy, nor that all five described years are presently obligated by ICE.

  • LesseeGEO Secure Services, LLC

    August 1, 2026 — no end date printed

    The filed lease names GEO Secure Services, LLC as tenant of the Hudson Correction Facility, commencing August 1, 2026 for a term of 88 months. No end date is stated here because the filed term is expressed in months and the exact expiry day is not printed in the reviewed excerpt.

    What this does not establish

    A lease establishes possession rights, not occupancy of the facility by detained people, and not any federal payment.

  • OwnerIVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C.

    August 1, 2026 — no end date printed

    The filed lease identifies IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C. as the property owner and landlord of the Hudson Correction Facility at 3001 Juniper Street, with the Weld County legal description attached as Exhibit A.

    What this does not establish

    The lease relationship date is not an acquisition date. IVT PPD Hudson Associates is not the operator and is not a federal award recipient.

  • LandlordIVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C.

    August 1, 2026 — no end date printed

    The filed lease names IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C. as landlord, with rent payable by the tenant from the August 1, 2026 commencement.

    What this does not establish

    Receiving rent from the tenant is not a federal payment and does not establish any role in detention operations.

  • Lease guarantorThe GEO Group, Inc.

    August 1, 2026 — no end date printed

    The filed lease carries a guaranty by The GEO Group, Inc. of the tenant's obligations under the lease.

    What this does not establish

    The guaranty covers the tenant's lease obligations. It is not a guarantee of detention outcomes, conditions, or federal contract performance.

  • Parent of the landlord entityHighlands REIT, Inc.

    August 1, 2026 — no end date printed

    The lease signature block identifies Highlands REIT, Inc. as sole member of IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C., and Highlands REIT filed the lease as a material agreement. This is a parent position in the ownership chain.

    What this does not establish

    Highlands REIT is not the direct property owner or landlord of record: IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C. is. Highlands REIT is not the operator, the tenant, or a federal award recipient.

C

Money, population, inspections, litigation and harm on one calendar

The facility record beside the money record

Lanes are shown side by side because they share a facility and a calendar, not a cause. Chronological proximity does not establish causation.

Only dated events are plotted. Records carrying an as-of or dataset-cutoff date, such as ICE’s fiscal-year population aggregates, are listed in the table instead, because a data-pull date is not the date something happened.

Facility evidence records by date, lane, evidence status and source.
DateLaneRecordStatus
Jul 09, 2026Money and award actionsPeriod of performance begins — 70CDCR26FR0000101Award start on the federal record.USAspending.govObserved / verified
Jul 09, 2026Money and award actionsGEO states a five-year ICE support-services contract became effective July 9, 2026In its second-quarter 2026 results release, The GEO Group states that a five-year support-services contract with ICE for the Big Horn Facility became effective July 9, 2026, and that ICE is reimbursing reactivation capital expenditures and providing startup funding as GEO describes it.The GEO Group, Inc.Attributed finding
Jul 09, 2026Litigation and corrective actionProperty and ownership chain at 3001 Juniper Street, Hudson, ColoradoThe filed lease records the property as the Hudson Correction Facility at 3001 Juniper Street, Hudson, Colorado, with a legal description placing it in Weld County. IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C. is the owner and landlord; Highlands REIT, Inc. is the sole member of that landlord entity; GEO Secure Services, LLC is the tenant; and The GEO Group, Inc. guarantees the tenant's lease obligations.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Highlands REIT, Inc.Observed / verified
Aug 01, 2026Litigation and corrective actionLease of the Hudson Correction Facility commences August 1, 2026A lease filed with the SEC on July 13, 2026, for a material agreement dated July 9, 2026, records GEO Secure Services, LLC taking the Hudson Correction Facility at 3001 Juniper Street from IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C., with commencement August 1, 2026 and an 88-month term. The permitted use is ICE detention.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Highlands REIT, Inc.Observed / verified
Aug 01, 2026Money and award actionsFiled lease rent schedule between GEO Secure Services and IVT PPD Hudson AssociatesThe filed lease provides for no base rent during the first four months after the August 1, 2026 commencement, then $250,000 per month; rent increases at the earlier of the six-month anniversary or occupancy to $958,333.33 per month, with a 3% annual escalation after the occupancy date; and it decreases to $250,000 per year for the remainder of the term if the ICE contract is terminated.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Highlands REIT, Inc.Observed / verified
Aug 19, 2026Money and award actionsSnapshot read — 70CDCR26FR0000101Current and potential award value recorded at $106,502,322.60.USAspending.govObserved / verified
Jul 08, 2027Money and award actionsCurrent period of performance ends — 70CDCR26FR0000101Renewal decision point.USAspending.govObserved / verified
As of Aug 06, 2026Money and award actionsGEO expects activation completed by the end of 2026 and normalized operations in early 2027GEO's August 6, 2026 release states the company expects activation of the Big Horn Facility to be completed by the end of 2026, with normalized operations in early 2027. These are company expectations, not dated events.The GEO Group, Inc.Attributed finding
As of Aug 06, 2026Population and capacityGEO reports a 1,188-bed design capacityGEO describes the Big Horn Facility in Hudson, Colorado as a 1,188-bed facility. This is a company-reported design capacity.The GEO Group, Inc.Attributed finding
As of Aug 06, 2026Money and award actionsGEO forecasts approximately $85 million of annual revenue in the first full year of operationsGEO's August 6, 2026 release states the company anticipates approximately $85 million of annualized revenue from the Big Horn Facility in the first full year of operations.The GEO Group, Inc.Attributed finding
D

Inspections, findings and litigation

An ICE compliance rating records the agency's own determination against its detention standards on the inspection dates. It does not establish that no harm or deficiency occurred.

July 9, 2026 · Litigation and corrective actionObserved / verified

Property and ownership chain at 3001 Juniper Street, Hudson, Colorado

The filed lease records the property as the Hudson Correction Facility at 3001 Juniper Street, Hudson, Colorado, with a legal description placing it in Weld County. IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C. is the owner and landlord; Highlands REIT, Inc. is the sole member of that landlord entity; GEO Secure Services, LLC is the tenant; and The GEO Group, Inc. guarantees the tenant's lease obligations.

Locator
Lease preamble, signature block and Exhibit A legal description
Linked to this facility by
The lease names the property address and legal description this dossier covers.

What this does not establish

The chain establishes who owns, leases and guarantees. It does not establish who operates the site day to day, whether the site is occupied, or any federal payment.

August 1, 2026 · Litigation and corrective actionObserved / verified

Lease of the Hudson Correction Facility commences August 1, 2026

A lease filed with the SEC on July 13, 2026, for a material agreement dated July 9, 2026, records GEO Secure Services, LLC taking the Hudson Correction Facility at 3001 Juniper Street from IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C., with commencement August 1, 2026 and an 88-month term. The permitted use is ICE detention.

Locator
Lease §§1.1, 2.1-2.2, 3.1
Linked to this facility by
The filed lease names the property and address this dossier covers.

What this does not establish

Commencement of a lease does not establish that the facility is open, staffed, inspected, or holding anyone.

E2

Money the companies disclose about this facility

These are company-reported or company-forecast figures disclosed by the businesses involved. They are not federal awards, obligations, outlays or payments, and they are never added together: they cover different companies, different periods, and mix forecasts with reported revenue.

As of August 6, 2026 · Money and award actionsAttributed finding

GEO forecasts approximately $85 million of annual revenue in the first full year of operations

GEO's August 6, 2026 release states the company anticipates approximately $85 million of annualized revenue from the Big Horn Facility in the first full year of operations.

Locator
GEO release, full-year guidance
Amount as printed
$85,000,000.00 · USD, company revenue forecast, first full year
Linked to this facility by
The company release names this facility.

What this does not establish

A revenue forecast is not an award value, an obligation, an outlay or a payment. It is never added to the federal award figures or to the lease rent schedule on this page.

E3

Private lease terms filed for this property

These are private lease terms between a tenant and a landlord as filed with the SEC. They are not federal awards, obligations, outlays or payments, they are never added to award or forecast figures, and no lifetime lease total is computed here because occupancy timing, contract termination, escalation and renewal conditions make any single number model-dependent.

August 1, 2026 · Money and award actionsObserved / verified

Filed lease rent schedule between GEO Secure Services and IVT PPD Hudson Associates

The filed lease provides for no base rent during the first four months after the August 1, 2026 commencement, then $250,000 per month; rent increases at the earlier of the six-month anniversary or occupancy to $958,333.33 per month, with a 3% annual escalation after the occupancy date; and it decreases to $250,000 per year for the remainder of the term if the ICE contract is terminated.

Locator
Lease §§2.1-2.2, 3.1
Linked to this facility by
The lease names the property this dossier covers.

What this does not establish

These are one private company's obligations to another, not a federal award, obligation, outlay or government payment. The four-month period without base rent is a term of the agreement, not evidence of free use or of an absence of economic consideration. No lifetime lease value is computed here because occupancy timing, ICE contract termination, escalation, taxes and renewal conditions make any single figure model-dependent.

F

What this dossier does and does not establish

Establishes

  • USAspending records task order 70CDCR26FR0000101 to THE GEO GROUP, INC. naming a Big Horn detention facility in Hudson, Colorado, with $106,502,322.60 of current and potential award value and $15,654,000 obligated at the August 19, 2026 snapshot.
  • GEO states a five-year ICE support-services contract for the 1,188-bed Big Horn Facility became effective July 9, 2026, with activation expected to complete by the end of 2026.
  • A lease filed with the SEC establishes IVT PPD Hudson Associates, L.L.C. as owner and landlord of the Hudson Correction Facility at 3001 Juniper Street, GEO Secure Services, LLC as tenant from August 1, 2026, The GEO Group, Inc. as guarantor, and Highlands REIT, Inc. as sole member of the landlord.
  • The lease legal description places the property in Weld County, Colorado.

What this does not establish

  • Nothing indexed here establishes that any person has been detained at this facility, or that it is operating. The site is carried as activating.
  • The federal award value, GEO's approximately $85 million revenue forecast and the private lease rent schedule are three different kinds of money and are never added together.
  • GEO is the award recipient and the tenant; that does not establish a current operator of an occupied facility.
  • Highlands REIT, Inc. is the parent of the landlord entity, not the direct property owner or landlord of record.
  • No ICE population, guaranteed minimum, inspection or rating figure exists for this facility here, and none is contributed to any directory total.

Reviewed name matches

  • Big Horn Detention Facility — Name printed in the USAspending award description for task order 70CDCR26FR0000101, naming Hudson, Colorado as the place of performance.
  • Hudson Correction Facility — Exact property name printed in the lease filed by Highlands REIT for 3001 Juniper Street, Hudson, Colorado.
G

Open research questions

These are the gaps the reviewed record set names. A question listed here is unanswered, not answered in the facility's favour, and this list does not claim to cover everything unknown about the facility.

  1. No record of anyone detained at the facility

    Searched — nothing released

    As of the project cutoff, the award record, the company disclosure and the filed lease indexed here contain nothing establishing that any person has been detained at this facility. This is a search result across the sources indexed for this site, not a finding that the facility is empty.

    Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date

    What this does not establish

    Absence of an occupancy record in these sources does not establish that the facility is unoccupied.

  2. No row in ICE's fiscal 2026 detention-statistics workbook

    Searched — nothing released

    ICE's published fiscal 2026 workbook prints no row for this facility, so this project holds no ICE average daily population, length of stay, guaranteed minimum or inspection figure for it. The directory row here is carried on independent records instead. Locator: ICE fiscal 2026 detention-statistics workbook.

    Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date

    What this does not establish

    Absence from one government extract is not absence from the detention system, and it is not evidence that the site will not open.

  3. No executed federal support-services contract text obtained

    Searched — nothing released

    The five-year support-services contract GEO describes has not been obtained. Only the company's description and the indexed USAspending task order record are held here, so the government's price terms, per diem and option structure are unknown.

    Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date

    What this does not establish

    Nothing establishes how the company-described five-year term relates to the indexed one-year award period.

  4. No inspection, litigation, complaint or harm record indexed

    Searched — nothing released

    No ICE inspection, detention-standards review, docket, complaint or harm record naming this facility was located in the collections searched for this dossier.

    Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date

    What this does not establish

    Absence in the collections searched is not evidence that no such record exists.

  5. Whether the company-described five-year contract and the indexed one-year task order are the same contract layer, or an option structure, is unresolved.

    Open — no search recorded

    Dossier last reviewed · August 20, 2026 · not an event date

  6. When, or whether, the facility begins holding people is not established in the records indexed here.

    Open — no search recorded

    Dossier last reviewed · August 20, 2026 · not an event date

  7. The county land-use and occupancy posture in Weld County has not been read from county records; only the lease legal description establishes the county.

    Open — no search recorded

    Dossier last reviewed · August 20, 2026 · not an event date

H

Dossier sources

Company-level political and lobbying records

GEO Group holds recipient, service provider, guarantor roles established here by a cited record.

Political finance and lobbying records for GEO Group

These are company-wide records. They are not allocated to this facility and do not establish that political activity caused any award or facility decision.

05

Award and harm sources