CoreCivic, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

May 14, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA (CXW)
CIK: 0001070985
Period of Report: 2010-05-12

Reporting Person: FERGUSON JOHN D (Director, Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-05-12	CXW Common Stock	M	1082	$5.70	Acquired	45072	Direct
2010-05-12	CXW Common Stock	F	587	$20.36	Disposed	44485	Direct
2010-05-12	CXW Common Stock	G	495	$0.00	Acquired	654174	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-05-13	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.70	M	1082	Disposed	2012-02-14	CXW Common Stock (1082)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CXW Common Stock	16052	Indirect
CXW Common Stock	137661	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 3,430 shares beneficially owned through company 401(k) benefit plan, as updated to reflect the most recent plan statement for the reporting person.

F2: Shares withheld by the company to pay the exercise price and tax withholding in connection with option exercise.