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Stock market investment - The deep recession expected in 2009 will likely lead to higher rates of crime. Adam Lass says investors can play this trend by picking up shares of commercial jails. Florida-based Geo Group (NYSE: GEO ) operates in several countries and is rapidly expanding its detention facilities. Adam says investors could be in line to double their money by the summer.

This from Taipan Daily:

I’d like to talk to you about prison for a moment.

  Many claim to be recession proof, but few are.  I think that private prisons might be as close as possible.  This is a growing industry with nice margins.  The stocks are a bit expensive, but I am buying as I believe they will get more expensive. 

GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) August 26, 2009: $17.95 /share

52-week range: $10.98 (Feb. 23, 2009) - $26.96 (September 19, 2008)

Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Recession

"With state governments going bankrupt, the last thing bureaucrats want to do is spend precious resources on managing their prison systems," explains growth stock expert Marc Lichtenfeld.

The senior analyst for Xcelerated Profits Report suggests, "For-profit institutions are usually able to provide prison services more efficiently than the government can. And there's one company that stands out -- The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO)."

"With state governments going bankrupt, the last thing bureaucrats want to do is spend precious resources on managing their prison systems," explains growth stock expert Marc Lichtenfeld.

The senior analyst for Xcelerated Profits Report suggests, "For-profit institutions are usually able to provide prison services more efficiently than the government can. And there’s one company that stands out -- The GEO Group (NYSE: GEO)."