Resident’s death sparks investigation of GEO Group halfway house in San Francisco

San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood today called for an investigation of GEO Group, a for-profit prison and detention center operator that runs a halfway house in the Tenderloin.

“We’ve heard now several complaints over the last several weeks about overcrowding, exploitation, about the living conditions at the facility,” Mahmood, the District 5 supervisor, said.

Those complaints culminated following last week’s death of Melvin Bulauan, who moved into the facility at 111 Taylor St. earlier this month, and a week later was found dead…

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