CoreCivic, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 24, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA (CXW)
CIK: 0001070985
Period of Report: 2011-02-22

Reporting Person: FERGUSON JOHN D (Director, Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-02-22	CXW Common Stock	S	20000	$24.7296	Disposed	333145	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
CXW Common Stock	137661	Indirect
CXW Common Stock	1052	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 3,411 shares beneficially owned through company 401(k) benefit plan, as updated to reflect the most recent plan statement for the reporting person, and 8,674 shares of restricted stock subject to time and performance based vesting conditions.

F2: Includes 144,174 shares held in the Ferguson Revocable Living Trust (the "Living Trust"). Shares held in the Ferguson Revocable Living Trust have been determined to be direct holdings for purposes hereof and will be reported as such going forward. On or about February 18, 2010, 600,000 shares of CXW common stock were transferred to an account in the reporting person's name from an account in the name of the Living Trust in connection with the establishment and execution of 10b5-1 trading plans for the sale of such shares. Sales under such plans were reported beginning on February 22, 2010 as sales from indirect Living Trust holdings. Based on the determination noted above, the sale reported on this Form 4 and any subsequent remaining sales under the applicable trading plans will be reported as sales from the reporting person's direct holdings.