BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO”) announced today the signing of a contract with the Washington Department of Corrections (the “Department”) for the out-of-state housing of up to 1,000 inmates at the company-owned North Lake Correctional Facility (the “Facility”) in Baldwin, Michigan. The contract will have a term of five years inclusive of renewal option periods. Under the contract, the Facility is expected to begin the intake process in the fourth quarter of