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G4S was formed in July 2004, when Group 4 Falck's security business merged with Securicor to create Group 4 Securicor and began trading on both the [[Nasdaq Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] and [[London Stock Exchange|London]] Stock Exchanges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitallook.com/investing/visual_tools/security.cgi?csi=104331&ac=&username=|title=G4S Share Price |website=digitallook.com|access-date=15 March 2015}}</ref> In 2005, Lars Nørby Johansen was succeeded as chief executive by Nick Buckles and, in 2006, the new G4S brand identity, designed by Russell Johnson of UK design agency Stylus, was rolled out across its business worldwide.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=2173401&ticker=WDH:DC&previousCapId=426471&previousTitle=WILLIAM%20DEMANT%20HOLDING "Lars Nørby Johansen"]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Bloomberg.</ref> In the same year, Alf Duch-Pedersen succeeded Jørgen Philip-Sørensen to become the non-executive chairman of the business.<ref>[http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=20060630095518PBEDD "Group4 Securicor PLC: Board Changes"]. FE Investegate.</ref> | G4S was formed in July 2004, when Group 4 Falck's security business merged with Securicor to create Group 4 Securicor and began trading on both the [[Nasdaq Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] and [[London Stock Exchange|London]] Stock Exchanges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitallook.com/investing/visual_tools/security.cgi?csi=104331&ac=&username=|title=G4S Share Price |website=digitallook.com|access-date=15 March 2015}}</ref> In 2005, Lars Nørby Johansen was succeeded as chief executive by Nick Buckles and, in 2006, the new G4S brand identity, designed by Russell Johnson of UK design agency Stylus, was rolled out across its business worldwide.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=2173401&ticker=WDH:DC&previousCapId=426471&previousTitle=WILLIAM%20DEMANT%20HOLDING "Lars Nørby Johansen"]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Bloomberg.</ref> In the same year, Alf Duch-Pedersen succeeded Jørgen Philip-Sørensen to become the non-executive chairman of the business.<ref>[http://www.investegate.co.uk/article.aspx?id=20060630095518PBEDD "Group4 Securicor PLC: Board Changes"]. FE Investegate.</ref> | ||
In 2006, 2007 and 2008, G4S was the subject of a global campaign by union workers alleging that its subsidiaries undermine labour and human rights standards. Some of these groups were organised under the banner of the [[SEIU]]-funded Focus on Group 4 Securicor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focusongroup4securicor.org/ |title=Focus on G4S|website=Focusongroup4securicor.org |access-date=18 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707110504/http://www.focusongroup4securicor.org/ |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> This group supported protests at Group 4 Securicor's annual general meeting in London in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1517686,00.html|title=Unions Say Group 4 Is Unfair to Workers|work= | In 2006, 2007 and 2008, G4S was the subject of a global campaign by union workers alleging that its subsidiaries undermine labour and human rights standards. Some of these groups were organised under the banner of the [[SEIU]]-funded Focus on Group 4 Securicor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focusongroup4securicor.org/ |title=Focus on G4S|website=Focusongroup4securicor.org |access-date=18 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707110504/http://www.focusongroup4securicor.org/ |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> This group supported protests at Group 4 Securicor's annual general meeting in London in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1517686,00.html|title=Unions Say Group 4 Is Unfair to Workers|work=The Guardian|location=UK|date=30 June 2005|author=Inman, Phillip|author2=Gow, David}}</ref> | ||
The 2006, ''US State Department Report on Human Rights in Indonesia'', released in March 2006, featured the ongoing dispute in [[Jakarta]] with Group4/Securicor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61609.htm|title=Indonesia: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2005|date=8 March 2006|website=[[United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor]]}}</ref> In July 2006, the Indonesian Securicor workers had a substantial win – but the campaigners continue to support other Group 4 Securicor workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focusong4s.org/violating-workers-rights-in-in/|title=Violating Workers' Rights: G4S in Indonesia|website=Focus on G4S|access-date=18 April 2011|archive-date=26 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726060946/http://www.focusong4s.org/violating-workers-rights-in-in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The company disputed these claims and pointed to its strong relationships with unions around the world, including the GMB in Britain.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.g4s.com/home/home-news_and_media/home-news_and_media-pr.htm?id=29045 |title= G4S Praised by Prime Minister for Union Recognition Agreement with GMB|website= G4S |date= 22 June 2006 |url-status= dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060707130904/http://www.g4s.com/home/home-news_and_media/home-news_and_media-pr.htm?id=29045 |archive-date = 7 July 2006 |df= dmy}}</ref> In March 2008, it was announced that G4S were taking over Scottish [[Rock Steady Group]] – who steward at major sporting and music events mostly in the UK. Rock Steady events have included [[Live8]] concerts in London, [[Scottish Cup]] Final and the [[Download Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Chiesa, Alison |url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2093231.0.Scots_founder_sells_off_pop_concert_security_firm_Rock_Steady.php |title=Scots Founder Sells Off Pop Concert Security Firm Rock Steady |website=Theherald.co.uk |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=18 April 2011 |url-status=dead | The 2006, ''US State Department Report on Human Rights in Indonesia'', released in March 2006, featured the ongoing dispute in [[Jakarta]] with Group4/Securicor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61609.htm|title=Indonesia: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2005|date=8 March 2006|website=[[United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor]]}}</ref> In July 2006, the Indonesian Securicor workers had a substantial win – but the campaigners continue to support other Group 4 Securicor workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focusong4s.org/violating-workers-rights-in-in/|title=Violating Workers' Rights: G4S in Indonesia|website=Focus on G4S|access-date=18 April 2011|archive-date=26 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726060946/http://www.focusong4s.org/violating-workers-rights-in-in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The company disputed these claims and pointed to its strong relationships with unions around the world, including the GMB in Britain.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.g4s.com/home/home-news_and_media/home-news_and_media-pr.htm?id=29045 |title= G4S Praised by Prime Minister for Union Recognition Agreement with GMB|website= G4S |date= 22 June 2006 |url-status= dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060707130904/http://www.g4s.com/home/home-news_and_media/home-news_and_media-pr.htm?id=29045 |archive-date = 7 July 2006 |df= dmy}}</ref> In March 2008, it was announced that G4S were taking over Scottish [[Rock Steady Group]] – who steward at major sporting and music events mostly in the UK. Rock Steady events have included [[Live8]] concerts in London, [[Scottish Cup]] Final and the [[Download Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Chiesa, Alison |url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2093231.0.Scots_founder_sells_off_pop_concert_security_firm_Rock_Steady.php |title=Scots Founder Sells Off Pop Concert Security Firm Rock Steady |website=Theherald.co.uk |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=18 April 2011 |url-status=dead | ||
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====Failure to meet London 2012 Security Contract==== | ====Failure to meet London 2012 Security Contract==== | ||
On 12 July 2012, it was announced that 3,500 British troops would be deployed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] due to a shortage of adequately trained G4S security staff, with Labour MP [[Keith Vaz]] claiming that, "G4S has let the country down and we have literally had to send in the troops".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18813729 |title=Olympics Security Not Compromised, Theresa May Says |work= BBC News |date=12 July 2012 |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Shares in G4S later dropped nine percent after the firm claimed it faced a possible £50 million loss as a result of failing to provide sufficient trained staff for the 2012 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18856922 |title=G4S Olympics Staff 'Failed to Arrive' for Security Work |work= BBC News |date=16 July 2012 |access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> On 17 July, the company's chief executive, Nick Buckles, appeared before the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]], where he apologised for the organisational failings, expressed regret at having taken on the Olympic security contract, and agreed in principle to pay bonuses to soldiers drafted at the last moment as replacement security staff.<ref>{{Cite news| title = London 2012: G4S's Nick Buckles Regrets Taking Contract | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18866153 | work = BBC News | date =17 July 2012 | access-date = 17 July 2012 }}</ref> Pressed by Labour MP [[David Winnick]], he was forced to admit that organisational situation had become a "humiliating shambles".<ref name=teen>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/video/2012/jul/17/g4s-boss-humiliating-shambles-video?newsfeed=true |title=G4S Boss Admits to 'Humiliating Shambles' over Olympic Security | work = | On 12 July 2012, it was announced that 3,500 British troops would be deployed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] due to a shortage of adequately trained G4S security staff, with Labour MP [[Keith Vaz]] claiming that, "G4S has let the country down and we have literally had to send in the troops".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18813729 |title=Olympics Security Not Compromised, Theresa May Says |work= BBC News |date=12 July 2012 |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Shares in G4S later dropped nine percent after the firm claimed it faced a possible £50 million loss as a result of failing to provide sufficient trained staff for the 2012 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18856922 |title=G4S Olympics Staff 'Failed to Arrive' for Security Work |work= BBC News |date=16 July 2012 |access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> On 17 July, the company's chief executive, Nick Buckles, appeared before the [[Home Affairs Select Committee]], where he apologised for the organisational failings, expressed regret at having taken on the Olympic security contract, and agreed in principle to pay bonuses to soldiers drafted at the last moment as replacement security staff.<ref>{{Cite news| title = London 2012: G4S's Nick Buckles Regrets Taking Contract | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18866153 | work = BBC News | date =17 July 2012 | access-date = 17 July 2012 }}</ref> Pressed by Labour MP [[David Winnick]], he was forced to admit that organisational situation had become a "humiliating shambles".<ref name=teen>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/video/2012/jul/17/g4s-boss-humiliating-shambles-video?newsfeed=true |title=G4S Boss Admits to 'Humiliating Shambles' over Olympic Security | work = The Guardian | location=London |date=17 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
In [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], G4S was replaced by 500 staff from local security firms for Olympic events.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18951304 | work = BBC News | title=London 2012: Queen Hails Olympic 'Dedication' | date=24 July 2012}}</ref> | In [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], G4S was replaced by 500 staff from local security firms for Olympic events.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18951304 | work = BBC News | title=London 2012: Queen Hails Olympic 'Dedication' | date=24 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
In Scotland, G4S was stripped of the security role with it passing to Strathclyde Police.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18929058 | work = BBC News |title=Strathclyde Police to Control Scots Olympic security | date=20 July 2012}}</ref> At Dorney Lake, the Olympic rowing and canoeing venue, a G4S manager reported G4S radios were not working, so staff were relying on personal mobile phones to communicate; G4S confirmed the venue was being manned by military personnel after 66 percent of rostered G4S staff were failing to show. The venue manager reported parts of the CCTV system had already been replaced by Army patrols and a complete army takeover was "on the cards".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-18913635 | work = BBC News | title=London 2012: Dorney Lake Security 'a Shambles' | date=20 July 2012}}</ref> | In Scotland, G4S was stripped of the security role with it passing to Strathclyde Police.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18929058 | work = BBC News |title=Strathclyde Police to Control Scots Olympic security | date=20 July 2012}}</ref> At Dorney Lake, the Olympic rowing and canoeing venue, a G4S manager reported G4S radios were not working, so staff were relying on personal mobile phones to communicate; G4S confirmed the venue was being manned by military personnel after 66 percent of rostered G4S staff were failing to show. The venue manager reported parts of the CCTV system had already been replaced by Army patrols and a complete army takeover was "on the cards".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-18913635 | work = BBC News | title=London 2012: Dorney Lake Security 'a Shambles' | date=20 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
On 22 July 2012, a contractor reported that a third of his expected staff had not turned up; instead, he was sent a group of mainly female, teenage students with minimal training, whom he turned away as he did not feel comfortable leaving them for night duties.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Judd | first = Terri | title = G4S Shambles Revealed in Internal Report: One Operator Says He Was Sent Teenage Girls to Guard a Games Venue at Night| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/g4s-shambles-revealed-in-internal-report-7965137.html | work = [[The Independent]] | date = 23 July 2012 | access-date = 23 July 2012 | location=London}}</ref> On 8 August 2012, G4S announced that it had finally contracted enough employees to fully fulfil its contract for the Olympic games. Although missing its initial target of 10,000, G4S announced the sending of 7,000 personnel each day to Olympic venues, in a way they felt would allow them to fully secure each venue.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8246519/2012-london-olympics-private-contractor-g4s-fills-olympic-security-quota "G4S Fills Olympic Security Quota"]. [[ESPN]]. 8 August 2012.</ref> Subsequent to the Olympics contract failures, the chief constables of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire were to recommend abandoning outsourcing work to G4S. They were backed by [[Jim Paice]], the agriculture minister and Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18924979 "Chief Constables Want to Abandon G4S Scheme"]. [[BBC News]]. 20 July 2012.</ref> Following the Olympic Games, G4S provided a donation of £2.5 million to military charities as a goodwill gesture.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/13/london-2012-g4s-donate-2-million "G4S Donate £2 Million"]. '' | On 22 July 2012, a contractor reported that a third of his expected staff had not turned up; instead, he was sent a group of mainly female, teenage students with minimal training, whom he turned away as he did not feel comfortable leaving them for night duties.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Judd | first = Terri | title = G4S Shambles Revealed in Internal Report: One Operator Says He Was Sent Teenage Girls to Guard a Games Venue at Night| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/g4s-shambles-revealed-in-internal-report-7965137.html | work = [[The Independent]] | date = 23 July 2012 | access-date = 23 July 2012 | location=London}}</ref> On 8 August 2012, G4S announced that it had finally contracted enough employees to fully fulfil its contract for the Olympic games. Although missing its initial target of 10,000, G4S announced the sending of 7,000 personnel each day to Olympic venues, in a way they felt would allow them to fully secure each venue.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8246519/2012-london-olympics-private-contractor-g4s-fills-olympic-security-quota "G4S Fills Olympic Security Quota"]. [[ESPN]]. 8 August 2012.</ref> Subsequent to the Olympics contract failures, the chief constables of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire were to recommend abandoning outsourcing work to G4S. They were backed by [[Jim Paice]], the agriculture minister and Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18924979 "Chief Constables Want to Abandon G4S Scheme"]. [[BBC News]]. 20 July 2012.</ref> Following the Olympic Games, G4S provided a donation of £2.5 million to military charities as a goodwill gesture.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/13/london-2012-g4s-donate-2-million "G4S Donate £2 Million"]. ''The Guardian''.</ref> | ||
====Sale of Wackenhut Pakistan==== | ====Sale of Wackenhut Pakistan==== | ||
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Ben Saunders, the head of two British immigrant centres that have been the focus of abuse of detainees was put on leave in September 2017. A parliamentary committee chair and the Opposition Labour shadow home secretary complained that G4S's contract with the Home Office limited it to a 6.8% profit on operations, but instead the pre-tax profit margins appear to have ranged from 20% to 30%. Saunders had previously directed the Medway Secure Training Centre where juveniles had been found to have been abused before G4S had divested itself of its youth detention component.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/15/head-of-scandal-hit-g4s-detention-centres-ben-saunders-is-put-on-administrative-leave Head of scandal-hit G4S detention centres is put on administrative leave], '' | Ben Saunders, the head of two British immigrant centres that have been the focus of abuse of detainees was put on leave in September 2017. A parliamentary committee chair and the Opposition Labour shadow home secretary complained that G4S's contract with the Home Office limited it to a 6.8% profit on operations, but instead the pre-tax profit margins appear to have ranged from 20% to 30%. Saunders had previously directed the Medway Secure Training Centre where juveniles had been found to have been abused before G4S had divested itself of its youth detention component.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/15/head-of-scandal-hit-g4s-detention-centres-ben-saunders-is-put-on-administrative-leave Head of scandal-hit G4S detention centres is put on administrative leave], ''The Guardian'', Simon Hattenstone and Eric Allison, 15 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.</ref> | ||
====Acquisition by Allied Universal==== | ====Acquisition by Allied Universal==== | ||
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In the early 2000s, the company (then still known as Group 4 Falck) bid unsuccessfully for the right to operate several [[Rail franchising in Great Britain|railway franchises in the United Kingdom]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4481109/SRA-calls-sudden-halt-to-rail-bids.html "SRA Calls Sudden Halt to Rail Bids"]. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. 8 February 2001.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1041730.stm "Connex Bids for Welsh Franchise"]. [[BBC News]]. 27 November 2000.</ref> | In the early 2000s, the company (then still known as Group 4 Falck) bid unsuccessfully for the right to operate several [[Rail franchising in Great Britain|railway franchises in the United Kingdom]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/4481109/SRA-calls-sudden-halt-to-rail-bids.html "SRA Calls Sudden Halt to Rail Bids"]. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. 8 February 2001.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1041730.stm "Connex Bids for Welsh Franchise"]. [[BBC News]]. 27 November 2000.</ref> | ||
In 2013, G4S Forensic and Medical Services were awarded a three-year contract to run services providing medical examinations and counselling for victims of rape and sexual assault in the West Midlands. It has been working in this area since 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=G4S contract to run sexual assault referral centres damned|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/24/g4s-contract-sexual-assault-referral-centres|access-date=9 September 2014| work = | In 2013, G4S Forensic and Medical Services were awarded a three-year contract to run services providing medical examinations and counselling for victims of rape and sexual assault in the West Midlands. It has been working in this area since 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=G4S contract to run sexual assault referral centres damned|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/24/g4s-contract-sexual-assault-referral-centres|access-date=9 September 2014| work = The Guardian |date=24 May 2013}}</ref> The firm provides patient transport services for NHS Trusts including [[Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust]]; [[Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust]]; [[St George's Healthcare NHS Trust]] (£2.7 million a year), and [[Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust]] (£3.5 million a year).<ref>{{cite news|title=What Is G4S Doing in England's NHS?|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/caroline-molloy/what-is-g4s-doing-in-englands-nhs|access-date=9 September 2014|work=Open Democracy|date=15 July 2013}}</ref> | ||
In 2014, the [[Austria]]n [[Ministry of the Interior (Austria)|Ministry of the Interior]] awarded G4S a contract to run a detention center in [[Vordernberg]]; this was the first privately operated prison in Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profil.at/home/anhaltelager-vordernberg-ernst-strasser-g4s-368292 |title=Anhaltelager Vordernberg: Ernst Strasser und die G4S |website=Profil.At |date=22 October 2013 |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> | In 2014, the [[Austria]]n [[Ministry of the Interior (Austria)|Ministry of the Interior]] awarded G4S a contract to run a detention center in [[Vordernberg]]; this was the first privately operated prison in Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profil.at/home/anhaltelager-vordernberg-ernst-strasser-g4s-368292 |title=Anhaltelager Vordernberg: Ernst Strasser und die G4S |website=Profil.At |date=22 October 2013 |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
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==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
{{Main|Controversies surrounding G4S}} | {{Main|Controversies surrounding G4S}} | ||
Controversies involving the company have included use of immigrant-detainee labour in prisons,<ref>{{Cite news |last = Rawlinson |first = Kevin |date = 22 August 2014 |title = Private Firms 'Are Using Detained Immigrants as Cheap Labour' |url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/22/immigrants-cheap-labour-detention-centres-g4s-serco |work = | Controversies involving the company have included use of immigrant-detainee labour in prisons,<ref>{{Cite news |last = Rawlinson |first = Kevin |date = 22 August 2014 |title = Private Firms 'Are Using Detained Immigrants as Cheap Labour' |url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/22/immigrants-cheap-labour-detention-centres-g4s-serco |work = The Guardian |access-date = 22 August 2014 }}</ref> extreme misconduct in child custodial institutions in the UK and the US,<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/article168011957.html Youth academy steeped in sex, physical abuse, cover-ups, sheriff says], ''[[Miami Herald]]'', Carol Marbin Miller, 18 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/274634296-story Three former G4S employees arrested on felony charges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827172038/http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/274634296-story |date=27 August 2017 }}, ''[[WTVT-TV|Fox 13]]'', 18 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20170819/crestview-youth-detention-facility-director-arrested Crestview youth detention facility director arrested], ''[[Northwest Florida Daily News]]'', Tom McLaughlin, 19 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/21/managers-g4s-medway-youth-jail-paid-bonuses-despite-failings Managers at G4S-run Medway youth jail paid bonuses despite failings], ''The Guardian'', Eric Allison & Simon Hattenstone, 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=G4S-Run Youth Jail Criticised over Degrading Treatment of Detainees|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/20/misconduct-youth-jail-rainsbrook-ofsted-g4s|access-date=23 March 2016|work= The Guardian |date=20 May 2016}}</ref> allegations of police telephone data manipulation,<ref name="Guardian_Fake999">{{cite news|last1=Travis|first1=Alan|title=G4S Police Control Room Staff Suspended over Claims of Bogus 999 Calls|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/23/g4s-police-control-room-staff-suspended-claims-bogus-999-calls-lincolnshire-force|access-date=28 May 2016|work= The Guardian |date=23 May 2016}}</ref> its troubled nine-year employment of [[Orlando, Florida]] terrorist Omar Mateen,<ref>{{cite news|first1=Sheryl Gay|last1=Stolberg|first2=Richard|last2=Pérez-Peña|author-link2=Richard Pérez-Peña|title=Orlando Shooting Survivors Cope with the Trauma of Good Fortune|work= The New York Times |date= 14 June 2016|access-date= 21 June 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/us/orlando-shooting.html|quote=The slaughter early Sunday left 49 victims dead, in addition to the gunman, and 53 wounded ...More than 30 of the wounded remained in hospitals on Tuesday, including at least six who were in critical condition.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Orlando Shooting Victims Arrived by 'Truckloads,' Doctor Says | work = [[Chicago Tribune]] |date= 14 June 2016 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-orlando-nightclub-shooting-20160614-story.html |access-date= 21 June 2016 |quote=The slaughter early Sunday left 49 victims dead, in addition to the gunman, and 53 wounded ...More than 30 of the wounded remained in hospitals on Tuesday, including at least six who were in critical condition.}}</ref> the escape of [[Thabo Bester]] from [[Mangaung Prison]] in South Africa,<ref>{{cite news |title= Did the Facebook rapist die in his cell? Or did he escape from prison? | work = [[GroundUp (news agency)]] |date= 15 April 2023 |url=https://www.groundup.org.za/article/did-the-facebook-rapist-die-in-his-cell-or-did-he-escape-from-prison/ |access-date= 13 April 2023}}</ref> and the 2016 riot at [[Birmingham Prison]] in Birmingham, England.<ref name="parliament">{{Cite news |last=Travis |first=Alan |last2=editor |first2=Alan Travis Home affairs |date=2016-12-19 |title=G4S must pay for cost of Birmingham prison riot, says Liz Truss |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/19/g4s-must-pay-for-cost-of-birmingham-prison-riot-says-liz-truss |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="Haddad"/> | ||
G4S has also been a target of the [[Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions]] movement for its involvement in Israel. In June 2023, it was reported that G4S would be divesting completely from Israel in response to years of campaigning pressure and “reputational damage”.<ref name=RPSFG>{{cite news |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230602-report-private-security-firm-g4s-to-divest-from-israel/ |title=Report: Private security firm G4S to divest from Israel |publisher=Middle East Monitor}}</ref> G4S’ parent company, [[Allied Universal]], was also said to have divested from Israel.<ref name=RPSFG/> | G4S has also been a target of the [[Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions]] movement for its involvement in Israel. In June 2023, it was reported that G4S would be divesting completely from Israel in response to years of campaigning pressure and “reputational damage”.<ref name=RPSFG>{{cite news |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230602-report-private-security-firm-g4s-to-divest-from-israel/ |title=Report: Private security firm G4S to divest from Israel |publisher=Middle East Monitor}}</ref> G4S’ parent company, [[Allied Universal]], was also said to have divested from Israel.<ref name=RPSFG/> | ||