Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The GEO Group, Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, I John G. O’Rourke, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

      (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

      (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/John G. O’Rourke

John G. O’Rourke

Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 17, 2006

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