Article: Locking up the prison business? (Geupel DeMars Correctional Systems Group)

Geupel DeMars Correctional Systems Group finds growth industry.

Make no mistake, the people at Geupel DeMars don't like crime any more than anyone else does. But when prosecutors and judges get tougher on crooks, business booms at the Indianapolis construction company.

Geupel DeMars has quietly been making a name for itself in the business of prison construction. It has been a part of projects ranging from Midwestern county jails to a prison on New York's infamous Rikers Island. "The specialized work we really do, besides general contracting, is called 'detention equipment contracting," explains Geupel DeMars' president, Robert Navarre. "It involves ...

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