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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.9


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of March
17th, 2000, by and between THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION, a Florida corporation, its
successor or successors (the "COMPANY"), and RICHARD R. WACKENHUT (the
"EXECUTIVE").

         The Executive is presently an executive officer of the Company and the
parties wish to continue their employment relationship in the future on the
terms of this Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

1.       EMPLOYMENT.

         a.       RETENTION. The Company agrees to employ the Executive as Chief
                  Executive Officer of the Company, and the Executive agrees to
                  accept such employment and serve in such position, subject to
                  the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

         b.       EMPLOYMENT TERM. The period during which the Executive shall
                  serve as an Executive of the Company shall commence on the
                  date hereof and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
                  herein and unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided,
                  shall expire on the tenth anniversary of the date hereof (the
                  "Employment Term"); provided, however, that the Employment
                  Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one
                  year period on each anniversary date of this Agreement, in
                  perpetuity, such that the number of years remaining under the
                  Employment Term as of each such anniversary date shall be ten
                  years, unless either party shall deliver a written notice to
                  the other party during any thirty-day period ending on any
                  anniversary date of this Agreement advising the other party
                  that the Employment Term shall not continue be extended for
                  one additional year.

         c.       DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. During the Employment Term, the
                  Executive shall have such authority and responsibility and
                  perform such duties as may be assigned to him from time to
                  time at the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company
                  (the "Board") and in the absence of such assignment, such
                  duties customary to office of Chief Executive Officer as are
                  necessary to the business and operations of the Company.

2.       LOYALTY. Executive agrees that during the Employment Term, he will
         devote his full time and attention during regular business hours to the
         business and affairs of the Company. It shall not be a violation of
         this Agreement for the Executive to (i) serve on corporate, civil or
         charitable boards or committees, (ii) deliver lectures, fulfill
         speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions and (iii)
         manage personal investment so long as such activities do not
         significantly interfere with the performance of the Executive's duties
         in accordance with this Agreement.


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3.       COMPENSATION. During the Employment Term, the Company agrees to pay,
         and Executive agrees to accept, the amounts set forth below:

         a.       BASE SALARY; BONUS. As compensation for all future services
                  rendered by Executive in performance of his future duties or
                  obligations under this Agreement, Company shall pay Executive
                  an annual base salary of one million fifty thousand dollars
                  ($1,050,000) (the "Base Salary"). Such base salary shall be
                  increased (but not decreased) from time to time in the sole
                  discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the
                  Board. Such base salary shall be payable in equal
                  installments, no less frequently than monthly, pursuant to the
                  Company's customary payroll policies in force at the time of
                  payment, less any required or authorized withholding or
                  payroll deductions. In addition, the Executive shall be
                  eligible to receive, on an annual basis a bonus (the "Bonus")
                  in such amounts and subject to such targets and incentives as
                  set forth in the Designated Executive Officer Bonus Plan. In
                  no event shall any such Bonus be less than thirty five percent
                  (35%) of the Executive's Base Salary, subject to satisfaction
                  of applicable targets and incentives.

         b.       EXECUTIVE BENEFITS. In addition to receiving the Base Salary
                  provided for in Section a, Executive, in consideration for all
                  future services to be rendered, shall be entitled during the
                  Employment Term to participate in all retirement (subject to
                  any eligibility requirements with respect to any tax-qualified
                  retirement plans), deferred compensation, health, dental,
                  disability, life insurance and fringe benefits or programs now
                  or hereafter established by the Company which cover the
                  Company's executives or its employees (the "Executive
                  Benefits").

         c.       VACATION. Executive shall be entitled to receive six weeks of
                  paid vacation for each year during the Employment Term and
                  shall be entitled to receive paid holidays as enjoyed by all
                  other employees of the Company.

         d.       EXPENSES. The Company agrees to reimburse Executive for all
                  reasonable expenses incurred by him in providing services
                  under this Agreement in accordance with its policies and
                  practices regarding expense reimbursement then in effect.

         e.       AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE. Executive shall be entitled to receive
                  an automobile allowance in accordance with The Wackenhut
                  Corporation Executive Automobile Policy (the " Executive
                  Automobile Policy") as in effect on the date hereof. Both the
                  Company and Executive shall be responsible for paying the
                  costs related to Executive's automobile in accordance with the
                  terms of the Executive Automobile Policy.

         f.       CLUB MEMBERSHIP. The Company will provide Executive with a
                  corporate membership to a country club mutually acceptable to
                  Executive and to the Company, including initiation fees and
                  monthly dues.

4.       TERMINATION FOR DEATH. In the event the Executive's employment is
         terminated due to his death, this Agreement shall automatically
         terminate as of the date of the death. At such time, the Company shall
         have the following obligations to the Executive's estate (but no other
         obligations to the Executive's estate pursuant to this Agreement): (i)
         the payment of


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         Executive's earned and unpaid base salary and (ii) the payment of the
         Special Termination Payment (as defined in Section 8 below). Such
         payments shall be made within 30 days after the date of the Executive's
         death

5.       TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY. In the event the Company terminates
         Executive's employment for any reason other than death, the Company
         shall pay the Special Termination Payment (as defined in Section 8
         below) to the Executive within ten days after said termination. In
         addition, (i) the Company shall continue to provide the Executive with
         the Executive Benefits (as described in Section 3.b) at no cost the
         Executive in no less than the same amounts and on the same terms and
         conditions that would have applied had he remained employed by the
         Company for the remainder of the Employment Term, (ii) all awards
         granted pursuant to The Wackenhut Corporation Employee Long-Term
         Incentive Stock Plan and any other unvested stock options or other
         interests the Executive holds in the Company's stock or the stock of a
         subsidiary of the Company shall become fully vested, all restrictions
         on restricted stock units shall lapse, and all performance targets with
         respect to performance units or shares will be deemed to have been met
         as of the date the Executive's employment is terminated, (iii) the
         Company shall transfer all of its interest in any automobile used by
         the Executive pursuant to the Executive Automobile Policy and shall pay
         the balance of any outstanding loans or leases on such automobile
         (whether such obligations are those of the Executive or the Company) so
         that the Executive owns the automobile outright (in the event such
         automobile is leased, the Company shall pay the residual cost of such
         lease), (iv) the Company shall pay to the Executive, within ten days
         after said termination, the present value of all cash payments pursuant
         to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Agreement entered
         into between the Company and the Executive (the "Deferred Compensation
         Agreement") as if the Executive had remained employed with the Company
         through the Retirement Date defined therein (the "Deferred Compensation
         Payoff"), and (v) the Company shall pay to the Executive, within 10
         days after said termination, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
         dollar value of vacation time that would have been credited to the
         Executive pursuant to the Company's Vacation Policy dated August 1,
         1997, Number HR 350 (the "Vacation Policy") if the Executive had
         remained employed by the Company through the "Anniversary Date" (as
         defined in the Vacation Policy) immediately following his termination
         of employment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
         number of days which elapsed from the Executive's Anniversary Date
         immediately preceding the date of termination through the date of such
         termination, and the numerator of which is 365, plus (b) the dollar
         value of vacation time which the Executive was entitled to have taken
         immediately prior to the Executive's termination, which was not in fact
         taken by the Executive; the dollar value of vacation time referred to
         above shall be equal to the amount which would have been paid to the
         Executive by the Company during such vacation time had the vacation
         time in fact been taken by the Executive immediately prior to the
         Executive's termination.The present value represented by the Deferred
         Compensation Payoff referred to above shall be calculated (i) using a
         discount rate equal to the lower of the rate provided for in Code
         Section 280G(d)(4), or six and one-half percent (6.5%), and (ii)
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6.       TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE WITHOUT GOOD REASON. Executive may terminate
         his employment hereunder without Good Reason (as defined below) at any
         time during the Employment Term (a "Resignation"). Upon such
         termination, the Company shall have no obligation to the Executive
         pursuant to this Agreement other than the payment of Executive's earned
         and unpaid base salary, and payment of expenses pursuant to Section 17
         below incurred by the Executive prior to such termination.

7.       TERMINATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON. If Executive terminates his
         employment for Good Reason (as defined below), the Company shall pay
         the Special Termination Payment (as defined in Section 8 below) to the
         Executive within ten days after said termination. In addition to the
         Special Termination Payment, upon such a termination, the Company shall
         pay or provide to the Executive all of the payments and benefits
         described in Section 5 in the same amounts and manner as provided in
         Section 5.

         a.       TERMINATION FOR GOOD REASON. Termination by Executive of his
                  employment for "Good Reason" shall mean a termination by
                  Executive upon:

                           (i) A material reduction is Executive's title or
                  responsibilities as set forth in Section 1;

                           (ii) A material breach or violation by the Company of
                  any provision of this Agreement;

                           (iii) Any reduction in Executive's Base Salary;

                           (iv) The Executive's Disability (as defined below);

                           (v) Any termination by the Executive which occurs
                  more than 18 months after the occurrence of a Change in
                  Control (as defined below);

                           (vi) A diminution in the Executive's eligibility to
                  participate in bonus, stock options, incentive awards and
                  other compensation plans or a diminution in Executive
                  Benefits; or

                           (vii) A change in the location of the Executive's
                  principal place of employment by the Company of more than 50
                  miles from the location which he was principally employed
                  immediately prior to a Change in Control.

         b.       CHANGE IN CONTROL. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change
                  in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first
                  day that any one or more of the following conditions shall
                  have been satisfied:

                           (i) any "person" as such term is used in Section
                  13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (the
                  "Exchange Act") (other than members of the Controlling
                  Shareholder Group, the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary
                  holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the
                  Company, or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the
                  shareholders of the Company in substantially the same
                  proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company), is or
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                  the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of
                  the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting
                  power of the Company's then outstanding securities;

                           (ii) the shareholders of the Company approve a merger
                  or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or
                  entity, OTHER THAN a merger or consolidation which would
                  result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
                  immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
                  remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
                  securities of the surviving entity) more than 80% of the
                  combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company
                  or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such
                  merger or consolidation; or

                           (iii) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan
                  of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the
                  sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all
                  of the Company's assets; or

                           (iv) the total combined voting power of the Company
                  (or any successor entity) represented by shares of voting
                  stock owned by members of the Controlling Shareholder Group is
                  reduced to 30 percent or less.

                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Change in
         Control be deemed to have occurred, with respect to the Executive, if
         the Executive is part of a purchasing group which consummates a
         transaction causing a Change in Control. The Executive shall be deemed
         "part of a purchasing group" for purposes of the preceding sentence if
         the Executive is a direct or indirect equity participant in the
         purchasing company or group.

                  The "Controlling Shareholder Group" includes (i) George R.
         Wackenhut, (ii) the spouse and lineal descendants of George R.
         Wackenhut, (iii) any trust whose only beneficiaries are persons
         described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), and (iv) Affiliates of
         the persons described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii). An
         "Affiliate" of a person includes only a corporation, limited liability
         company, partnership, or similar entity where all of the voting
         securities or ownership interests of said entity are directly owned by
         such person. A "person" includes any natural person and any
         corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other
         entity.

         c.       DISABILITY. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Disability"
                  shall occur if (i) Executive becomes incapacitated by bodily
                  injury or disease (including as a result of mental illness) so
                  as to be unable to perform the duties of his position for a
                  period in excess of 180 days in any twelve-month period or
                  (ii) a qualified independent physician determines that
                  Executive is mentally or physically disabled so as to be
                  unable to perform the duties of his position and such
                  condition is expected to be of a permanent duration.

                  The Executive's employment shall be deemed terminated for Good
         Reason upon delivery to the Company of a written notice by the
         Executive or his representative notifying the Company of such
         termination, and specifying why such termination is for Good Reason
         under this Agreement.


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8.       SPECIAL TERMINATION PAYMENT. For purposes of this Agreement, the
         "Special Termination Payment" shall mean an aggregate amount of money
         equal to the product of the number of years (including fractional
         years) remaining in the Employment Term (assuming that this Agreement
         had not been terminated), multiplied by the sum of the Executive's
         annual Base Salary as in effect at the time of the termination giving
         rise to the Special Termination Payment, or if greater, the annual Base
         Salary in effect for the calendar year prior to the date of
         termination, plus the greater of (i) the annual Bonus the Executive
         received during the preceding calendar year or (ii) the largest annual
         Bonus the Executive would have received if his employment had not been
         terminated in the calendar year in which his employment was terminated
         assuming that all targets and incentives are met (regardless of actual
         results and criteria). In the event that the Company does not pay the
         Special Termination Payment or the Gross-Up Payment (as defined below)
         by the due date specified in this Agreement, then the unpaid amount
         shall bear interest at the rate of 18 percent per annum, compounded
         monthly, until it is paid. In the event that the Special Termination
         Payment is made on account of the Executive's employment being
         terminated (i) by the Executive for Good Reason, pursuant to Section 7
         of this Agreement, or (ii) by the Company for any reason other than
         death, pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, then the Company shall
         continue to provide the Executive with the Executive Benefits (as
         described in Section 3.b) at no cost to the Executive in no less than
         the same amounts and on the same terms and conditions that would have
         applied had he remained employed by of the Company for the remainder of
         the Employment Term and such continuation should be considered to be an
         additional Special Termination Payment.

         a.       EQUALIZATION PAYMENT. If any of the Special Termination
                  Payment will be subject to the tax (the "Excise Tax") imposed
                  by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
                  amended (the "Code") (or any similar tax that may hereafter be
                  imposed), the Company shall pay to the Executive in cash an
                  additional amount (the "Gross-Up Payment") such that the net
                  amount retained by the Executive after deduction from the
                  Special Termination Payment and the Gross-Up Payment of any
                  Excise Tax imposed upon the Special Termination Payment and
                  any federal, state and local income tax and Excise Tax imposed
                  upon the Gross-Up Payment shall be equal to the original
                  amount of the Special Termination Payment, prior to deduction
                  of any Excise Tax imposed with respect to the Special
                  Termination Payment. The Gross-Up Payment is intended to place
                  the Executive in the same economic position he would have been
                  in if the Excise Tax did not apply. The Gross-Up Payment shall
                  be paid to the Executive in full, at the time the Special
                  Termination Payment is paid pursuant to Section 7 hereof. For
                  purposes of determining the Gross-Up Payment pursuant to this
                  Section 8.a, the Special Termination Payment shall also
                  include any amounts which would be considered "Parachute
                  Payments" (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the
                  Code) to the Executive, including, but not limited to, the
                  value of any Executive Benefits to be provided to the
                  Executive.

         b.       TAX RATES. For purposes of determining the amount of the
                  Gross-Up Payment, the Executive shall be deemed to pay Federal
                  income taxes at the highest marginal rate of Federal income
                  taxation in the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is
                  to be made, and state and local income taxes at the highest
                  marginal rate of taxation in the state and locality of the
                  Executive's residence on the date of termination, net


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                  of the maximum reduction in Federal income taxes which could
                  be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes.

         c.       TAX CALCULATION. Simultaneously with the Company's payment of
                  the Special Termination Payment, the Company shall deliver to
                  the Executive a written statement specifying the total amount
                  of the Special Termination Payment and the Gross-Up Payment,
                  together with all supporting calculations. If the Executive
                  disagrees with the Company's calculation of either of said
                  payments, the Executive shall submit to the Company, no later
                  than 30 days after receipt of the Company's calculations, a
                  written notice advising the Company of the disagreement and
                  setting forth his calculation of said payments. The
                  Executive's failure to submit such notice within such period
                  shall be conclusively deemed to be an agreement by the
                  Executive as to the amount of the Special Termination Payment
                  and the Gross-Up Payment. If the Company agrees with the
                  Executive's calculations, it shall pay any shortfall to the
                  Executive within 20 days after receipt of such a notice from
                  the Executive, together with interest thereon accruing at the
                  rate of 18 percent per annum, compounded monthly, from the
                  original due date of the Special Termination Payment through
                  the actual date of payment of said shortfall. If the Company
                  does not agree with the Executive's calculations, it shall
                  provide the Executive with a written notice within 20 days
                  after the receipt of the Executive's calculations advising the
                  Executive that the disagreement is to be referred to an
                  independent accounting firm for resolution. Such disagreement
                  shall be referred to an independent "Big 5" accounting firm
                  which is not the regular accounting firm of the Company and
                  which is agreed to by the Company and the Executive within 10
                  days after issuance of the Company's notice of disagreement
                  (if the parties cannot agree on the identity of the accounting
                  firm which is to resolve the dispute, the accounting firm
                  shall be selected by means of a coin toss conducted in Palm
                  Beach County, Florida by counsel to the Executive on the first
                  business day after such 10 day period in such manner as such
                  counsel may specify). The accounting firm shall review all
                  information provided to it by the parties and submit a written
                  report setting forth its calculation of the Special
                  Termination Payment and the Gross-Up Payment within 15 days
                  after submission of the matter to it, and such decision shall
                  be final and binding on all of the parties. The fees and
                  expenses charged by said accounting firm shall be paid by the
                  Company. If the amount of the Special Termination Payment or
                  Gross-Up Payment actually paid by the Company was less than
                  the amount calculated by the accounting firm, the Company
                  shall pay the shortfall to the Executive within 5 days after
                  the accounting firm submits its written report, together with
                  interest thereon accruing at the rate of 18 percent per annum,
                  compounded monthly, from the original due date of the Special
                  Termination Payment through the actual date of payment of said
                  shortfall.

         d.       SUBSEQUENT RECALCULATION. In the event the Internal Revenue
                  Service imposes an Excise Tax with respect to the Special
                  Termination Payment that is greater than the Excise Tax
                  calculated hereunder, the Company shall reimburse the
                  Executive for the full amount necessary to make the Executive
                  whole in accordance with the principles set forth above,
                  including any interest and penalties which may be imposed.


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9.       NO MITIGATION AND REEMPLOYMENT. Executive shall not be required to
         mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit contemplated by this
         Agreement upon his termination of employment (whether by seeking new
         employment or in any other manner), nor shall any such payment or
         benefit be reduced by any earnings or benefits that Executive may
         receive from any other source. Notwithstanding anything else in this
         Agreement to the contrary, subsequent reemployment of the Executive by
         the Company or any successor of the Company following a Change in
         Control will not cause the Executive to forfeit any payment or benefit
         contemplated by this Agreement upon his termination of employment

10.      RELEASE AND INDEMNITY. The Company hereby fully and forever releases,
         acquits, discharges and holds the Executive harmless from any and all,
         and all manner of, actions and causes of action, claims, suits, costs,
         debts, sums of money, claims and demands, presently known or unknown,
         whatsoever in law or equity or otherwise, which the Company ever had,
         now has or may now have, or will have in the future, by reason of any
         matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world and
         all times thereafter. The preceding sentence does not apply to any
         matters, events, actions, claims, damages or losses arising from, in
         connection with or relating to (i) any intentional illegal conduct of
         the Executive, or (ii) conduct of the Executive after the Executive
         ceases to be employed by the Company. The Company at all times shall
         indemnify, save harmless and reimburse the Executive, from and against
         any and all demands, claims, liabilities, losses, actions, suits or
         proceedings, or other expenses, fees, or charges of any character or
         nature, which the Executive may incur or with which they may be
         threatened with, arising from, in connection with, relating to or
         arising as a result of Executive's employment by the Company or any
         other relationship that the Executive has with the Company as an
         officer, director, agent shareholder or otherwise, including without
         limitation settlement costs and attorneys' fees and court costs at
         trial and appellate levels which the Executive may incur in connection
         with settling, defending against or resisting any of the foregoing. The
         Company shall pay to the Executive any amounts due with respect to said
         indemnity within 5 business days after the Executive issues a written
         demand therefor to the Company. The provisions of this section are an
         expansion of any rights that the Executive may have with respect to the
         subject matter, and no other agreement or arrangement which the Company
         may have that benefits the Executive with respect to the subject matter
         hereof shall be superseded or limited in any way as a result of the
         parties entering into this Agreement.

11.      NOTICES. Notices and all other communications contemplated by this
         Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
         given when received at the address specified herein. In the case of
         Executive, notices shall be delivered to him at the home address which
         he has most recently communicated to the Company in writing. In the
         case of the Company, notices shall be delivered to the Company's
         corporate headquarters, and all notices shall be directed to the
         attention of the Company's Secretary, with a copy to the Company's
         General Counsel.

12.      MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. This Agreement shall not be canceled,
         rescinded or revoked, nor may any provision of this Agreement be
         modified, waived or discharged unless the cancellation, rescission,
         revocation, modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing
         and signed by Executive and by the President or Chairman of the Board
         of the Company. No waiver by either party of any breach of, or of
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         of this Agreement by the other party shall be considered a waiver of
         any other condition or provision or of the same condition or provision
         at another time.

13.      COMPLETE AGREEMENT. No agreements or representations, oral or
         otherwise, express or implied, have been made by either party hereto
         which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. This Agreement
         supersedes all previous employment agreements entered into by Executive
         and the Company. Except as specifically provided in Sections 5, 7 and 9
         of this Agreement, this Agreement does not affect any deferred
         compensation agreements, nonqualified retirement plans or any other
         agreements (other than employment agreements) entered into by the
         parties.

14.      NO ASSIGNMENT. No right, benefit or interest hereunder, shall be
         subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance,
         charge, pledge, hypothecation, or set-off in respect of any claim, debt
         or obligation, or to execution, attachment, levy or similar process, or
         assignment by operation of law. Any attempt, voluntary or involuntary,
         to effect any action specified in the immediately preceding sentence
         shall, to the full extent permitted by law, be null, void and of no
         effect. This Agreement is binding on all successors of the Company,
         whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise, and all
         references to the Company shall also include references to any such
         successor.

15.      GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
         enforced in accordance with and subject to, the laws of the State of
         Florida applicable to Agreements made and to be performed entirely
         within such State, as to all matters governed by state law or, if
         controlling, by applicable federal law.

16.      SEVERABILITY. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or
         provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or
         enforceability of any other provision hereof, which shall remain in
         full force and effect.

17.      LITIGATION; VENUE. Any action at law or in equity under this Agreement
         shall be brought in the courts of Palm Beach County, Florida, and in no
         other court (whether or not jurisdiction can be established in another
         court). Each party hereto waives the right to argue that venue is not
         appropriate in the courts of Palm Beach County, Florida. THE PARTIES
         HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THAT
         THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY, THIS WAIVER BEING A MATERIAL
         INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

18.      EXPENSES. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all legal
         and/or accounting expenses he incurs in connection with the execution,
         delivery and enforcement of his rights under this Agreement.

19.      WITHHOLDING. All payments made pursuant to this Agreement will be
         subject to withholding of applicable taxes.

20.      COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
         counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all
         of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED                EXECUTIVE:
IN THE PRESENCE OF:


/s/ Patricia Delinois                        /s/ RICHARD R. WACKENHUT
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PRINT NAME OF WITNESS BELOW:                RICHARD R. WACKENHUT

Patricia Delinois                           Date:  3/17/00
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/s/ J.C. Tissot
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PRINT NAME OF WITNESS BELOW:

J.C. Tissot
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                                            THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION

/s/ Paul W. Miller                          By: /s/ Alan B. Berstein
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Paul W. Miller                                Name: Alan B. Berstein
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                                              Title: Executive Vice President
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                                               Date:    3/17/00
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/s/ Ultan P. McCabe
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Ultan P. McCabe
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