CoreCivic, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

May 16, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA (CXW)
CIK: 0001070985
Period of Report: 2011-05-12

Reporting Person: MARSHALL THURGOOD JR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-12	CXW Common Stock	A	1898	$0.00	Acquired	9898	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-12	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$26.35	A	4868	Acquired	2021-05-12	CXW Common Stock (4868)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents partial exercise of vested portion of employee stock options that vests in equal increments beginning of February 12, 2004. After reported exercise, 1,125 shares are vested and the remaining 5,225 will vest in equal increments on February 12, 2006 and 2007

F2: Granted under the Company's 2008 Stock Incentive Plan upon the reelection of the reporting person to the Company's Board of Directors on May 12, 2011.

F3: Option will vest in full on the first anniversary date of the grant.