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CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED: JUNE 30, 2004

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-16109

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


MARYLAND (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		62-1763875 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


10 BURTON HILLS BLVD., NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (Address of principal executive offices)		37215 (Zip Code)

(615) 263-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x No o

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each class of common stock as of August 3, 2004:
35,193,320 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share.

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

INDEX


	PAGE
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
a) Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003		1
b) Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003		2
c) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003		3
d) Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2004		4
e) Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2003		5
f) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		23
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		41
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		42
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		43
Item 2. Changes in Securities; Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		43
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities		43
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		43
Item 5. Other Information		44
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		45
SIGNATURES		46
EX-10.1 RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
EX-31.1 SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION
EX-31.2 SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION
EX-32.1 SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION
EX-32.2 SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)


	June 30,			December 31,
	2004			2003
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	50,137		$	84,231
Restricted cash		12,876			12,823
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,646 and $1,999, respectively		158,489			136,465
Deferred tax assets		46,092			50,473
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		14,532			8,028
Current assets of discontinued operations		—			1,158

Total current assets		282,126			293,178
Property and equipment, net		1,630,612			1,586,979
Investment in direct financing lease		17,426			17,751
Goodwill		15,563			15,563
Deferred tax assets		—			6,739
Other assets		32,492			38,818

Total assets	$	1,978,219		$	1,959,028

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	168,685		$	156,806
Income tax payable		489			913
Current portion of long-term debt		2,529			1,146
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		—			761

Total current liabilities		171,703			159,626
Long-term debt, net of current portion		1,000,676			1,002,282
Deferred tax liabilities		6,002			—
Other liabilities		21,799			21,655

Total liabilities		1,200,180			1,183,563

Commitments and contingencies
Preferred stock – $0.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized:
Series A – 300 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2003 stated at liquidation preference of $25.00 per share		—			7,500
Series B – 962 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2003 stated at liquidation preference of $24.46 per share		—			23,528
Common stock – $0.01 par value; 80,000 shares authorized; 35,185 and 35,020 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively		352			350
Additional paid-in capital		1,446,455			1,441,742
Deferred compensation		(2,324	)		(1,479	)
Retained deficit		(666,444	)		(695,590	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		—			(586	)

Total stockholders’ equity		778,039			775,465

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,978,219		$	1,959,028

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)


	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2004			2003			2004			2003
REVENUE:
Management and other	$	288,424		$	253,213		$	566,254		$	502,594
Rental		955			929			1,903			1,852

		289,379			254,142			568,157			504,446

EXPENSES:
Operating		220,368			190,294			432,852			375,801
General and administrative		12,053			10,010			23,022			19,547
Depreciation and amortization		13,185			13,036			26,055			25,949

		245,606			213,340			481,929			421,297

OPERATING INCOME		43,773			40,802			86,228			83,149

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:
Equity in (earnings) loss of joint venture		150			(46	)		300			44
Interest expense, net		17,337			19,659			34,978			37,381
Expenses associated with debt refinancing and recapitalization transactions		76			4,135			101			4,135
Change in fair value of derivative instruments		—			(2,900	)		—			(2,900	)
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets		(1	)		1			41			(15	)
Unrealized foreign currency transaction (gain) loss		60			(277	)		(86	)		(150	)

		17,622			20,572			35,334			38,495

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		26,151			20,230			50,894			44,654
Income tax benefit (expense)		(10,818	)		—			(20,715	)		170

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		15,333			20,230			30,179			44,824
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		91			—			429			(1,692	)

NET INCOME		15,424			20,230			30,608			43,132
Distributions to preferred stockholders		(648	)		(8,090	)		(1,462	)		(13,570	)

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$	14,776		$	12,140		$	29,146		$	29,562

BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.42		$	0.38		$	0.82		$	1.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			0.01			(0.06	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.42		$	0.38		$	0.83		$	0.99

DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.38		$	0.34		$	0.73		$	0.94
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—			—			0.01			(0.05	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.38		$	0.34		$	0.74		$	0.89

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)


	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2004			2003
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	30,608		$	43,132
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		26,055			27,023
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other non-cash interest		3,674			3,618
Expenses associated with debt refinancing and recapitalization transactions		101			4,135
Deferred income taxes		17,122			—
Equity in loss of joint venture		300			44
Gain on disposal of assets		(117	)		(10	)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments		—			(2,900	)
Unrealized foreign currency transaction gain		(86	)		(150	)
Other non-cash items		2,845			1,343
Changes in assets and liabilities, net:
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets		(27,789	)		5,473
Income tax receivable		—			32,439
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		6,966			(13,627	)
Income tax payable		(424	)		(138	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		59,255			100,382

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Expenditures for facility acquisitions, expansions and development		(41,918	)		(47,912	)
Expenditures for other capital improvements		(24,508	)		(12,920	)
Increase in restricted cash		(26	)		(5,823	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		259			21
(Increase) decrease in other assets		4,789			(336	)
Payments received on direct financing lease and notes receivable receivable		288			701

Net cash used in investing activities		(61,116	)		(66,269	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of debt		—			280,000
Scheduled principal payments		(78	)		(6,617	)
Other principal payments		—			(140,185	)
Payment of debt issuance and other refinancing and related costs		(993	)		(10,824	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—			124,800
Stock issuance costs		—			(7,787	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants		1,478			829
Purchase and retirement of common stock		—			(65,622	)
Purchase and redemption of preferred stock		(31,028	)		(191,984	)
Payment of dividends		(1,612	)		(11,665	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(32,233	)		(29,055	)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(34,094	)		5,058
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period		84,231			65,406

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	50,137		$	70,464

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized of $2,700 in 2004	$	33,335		$	45,703

Income taxes	$	2,648		$	1,501

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)


																		Accumulated
	Series A			Series B					Additional									Other
	Preferred			Preferred			Common		Paid-in			Deferred			Retained			Comprehensive
	Stock			Stock			Stock		Capital			Compensation			Deficit			Income (Loss)			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2003	$	7,500		$	23,528		$	350	$	1,441,742		$	(1,479	)	$	(695,590	)	$	(586	)	$	775,465

Comprehensive income:
Net income		—			—			—		—			—			30,608			—			30,608
Change in fair value of interest rate cap		—			—			—		—			—			—			586			586

Total comprehensive income		—			—			—		—			—			30,608			586			31,194

Distributions to preferred stockholders		—			—			—		—			—			(1,462	)		—			(1,462	)
Redemption of preferred stock		(7,500	)		(23,528	)		—		—			—			—			—			(31,028	)
Stock issuance		—			—			—		16			—			—			—			16
Income tax benefit of equity compensation		—			—			—		1,678			—			—			—			1,678
Amortization of deferred compensation, net of forfeitures		—			—			—		(32	)		730			—			—			698
Restricted stock grant		—			—			1		1,574			(1,575	)		—			—			—
Stock options exercised		—			—			1		1,477			—			—			—			1,478

Balance as of June 30, 2004	$	—		$	—		$	352	$	1,446,455		$	(2,324	)	$	(666,444	)	$	—		$	778,039

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)


																			Accumulated
	Series A			Series B						Additional									Other
	Preferred			Preferred			Common			Paid-in			Deferred			Retained			Comprehensive
	Stock			Stock			Stock			Capital			Compensation			Deficit			Income (Loss)			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2002	$	107,500		$	107,831		$	280		$	1,343,066		$	(1,604	)	$	(822,111	)	$	(964	)	$	733,998

Comprehensive income:
Net income		—			—			—			—			—			43,132			—			43,132
Change in fair value of interest rate cap		—			—			—			—			—			—			16			16

Total comprehensive income		—			—			—			—			—			43,132			16			43,148

Distributions to preferred stockholders		—			7,086			—			—			—			(13,570	)		—			(6,484	)
Issuance of common stock, net		—			—			64			116,965			—			—			—			117,029
Retirement of series B preferred stock		—			(347	)		—			—			—			—			—			(347	)
Redemption of preferred stock		(100,000	)		(91,637	)		—			—			—			—			—			(191,637	)
Conversion of subordinated notes		—			—			34			39,512			—			—			—			39,546
Repurchase of common stock		—			—			(34	)		(65,588	)		—			—			—			(65,622	)
Warrants exercised		—			—			1			—			—			—			—			1
State stockholder litigation settlement		—			—			3			3,051			—			—			—			3,054
Amortization of deferred compensation, net of forfeitures		—			—			—			(17	)		813			—			—			796
Restricted stock grant		—			—			1			1,531			(1,532	)		—			—			—
Stock options exercised		—			—			1			827			—			—			—			828

Balance as of June 30, 2003	$	7,500		$	22,933		$	350		$	1,439,347		$	(2,323	)	$	(792,549	)	$	(948	)	$	674,310

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2004

1.		ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

		As of June 30, 2004, Corrections Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), owned 41 correctional, detention and juvenile facilities, three of which are leased to other operators, and one additional facility which is currently under construction and is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2004. As of June 30, 2004, the Company operated 65 facilities, including 38 facilities that it owned, with a total design capacity of approximately 66,000 beds in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

		The Company specializes in owning, operating and managing prisons and other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. In addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to inmates, the Company’s facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, religious services, life skills and employment training and substance abuse treatment. These services are intended to reduce recidivism and to prepare inmates for their successful re-entry into society upon their release. The Company also provides health care (including medical, dental and psychiatric services), food services and work and recreational programs.

		The Company’s website address is www.correctionscorp.com. The Company makes its Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, and Section 16 reports under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, available on its website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after these reports are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

2.		BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

		The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company without audit and, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for the unaudited interim periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be obtained for the full fiscal year. Reference is made to the audited financial statements of the Company included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the “2003 Form 10-K”) with respect to certain significant accounting and financial reporting policies as well as other pertinent information of the Company.

3.		RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

		In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research

		Bulletin No. 51” (“FIN 46”). FIN 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or in which equity investors do not bear the residual economic risks. FIN 46 is effective for all entities other than special purpose entities no later than the end of the first period that ends after March 15, 2004. The Company has no investments in special purpose entities. The Company adopted FIN 46 effective January 1, 2004.

		The Company has determined that its joint venture, Agecroft Prison Management, Ltd. (“APM”), is a variable interest entity, of which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. APM has a management contract for a correctional facility located in Salford, England. All gains and losses under the joint venture are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. During 2000, the Company extended a working capital loan to APM, which, as of June 30, 2004, totaled $6.1 million, including accrued interest. The outstanding working capital loan represents the Company’s maximum exposure to loss in connection with APM. APM has not been, and in accordance with FIN 46 is not expected to be, consolidated with the Company’s financial statements.

4.		GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

		As a result of the termination during the first quarter of 2003 of the Company’s contracts to manage the Okeechobee Juvenile Offender Correctional Center and the Lawrenceville Correctional Center, as further described below, the Company recognized goodwill impairment charges of $268,000 and $340,000, respectively, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” These charges are included in loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2003.

		The components of the Company’s amortized intangible assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):


	June 30, 2004						December 31, 2003
	Gross Carrying			Accumulated			Gross Carrying			Accumulated
	Amount			Amortization			Amount			Amortization
Contract acquisition costs	$	873		$	(830	)	$	873		$	(820	)
Customer list		765			(164	)		765			(110	)
Contract values		(35,688	)		16,015			(35,688	)		15,336

Total	$	(34,050	)	$	15,021		$	(34,050	)	$	14,406

Contract acquisition costs and the customer list are included in other non-current assets, and contract values are included in other non-current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Amortization income, net of amortization expense, for intangible assets and liabilities during the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 was $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, while amortization income, net of amortization expense, for intangible assets and liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 was $1.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Estimated amortization income, net of amortization expense, for the remainder of 2004 and the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):


2004 (remainder)	$	1,692
2005		4,223
2006		4,552
2007		4,552
2008		4,552
2009		3,095

5.		ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

		On December 31, 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS 148”). SFAS 148 amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), to provide alternative methods of transition to SFAS 123’s fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. SFAS 148 also amends the disclosure provisions of SFAS 123 and APB Opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting” to require disclosure of the effects on an entity’s income and earnings per share in annual and interim financial statements. While SFAS 148 does not amend SFAS 123 to require companies to account for employee stock options using the fair value method, the disclosure provisions of SFAS 148 are applicable to all companies with stock-based employee compensation, regardless of whether they account for the compensation using the fair value method of SFAS 123 or the intrinsic value method of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”).

		At June 30, 2004, the Company had equity incentive plans, which are described more fully in the 2003 Form 10-K. The Company accounts for those plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB 25. No employee compensation cost for the Company’s stock options is reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to stock-based employee compensation (in thousands, except per share data).


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2004		2003		2004		2003
	(in thousands, except per share data)
As Reported:
Income from continuing operations after preferred stock distributions	$	14,685	$	12,140	$	28,717	$	31,254
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		91		—		429		(1,692	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	14,776	$	12,140	$	29,146	$	29,562

Pro Forma:
Income from continuing operations after preferred stock distributions	$	13,222	$	10,168	$	26,176	$	27,816
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		91		—		429		(1,692	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	13,313	$	10,168	$	26,605	$	26,124

As Reported:
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.42	$	0.38	$	0.82	$	1.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—		—		0.01		(0.06	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.42	$	0.38	$	0.83	$	0.99

As Reported:
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.73	$	0.94
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—		—		0.01		(0.05	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.74	$	0.89

Pro Forma:
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.38	$	0.32	$	0.75	$	0.94
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—		—		0.01		(0.06	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.38	$	0.32	$	0.76	$	0.88

Pro Forma:
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.34	$	0.29	$	0.67	$	0.84
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—		—		0.01		(0.05	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.34	$	0.29	$	0.68	$	0.79

		The effect of applying SFAS 123 for disclosing compensation costs under such pronouncement may not be representative of the effects on reported net income (loss) available to common stockholders for future years.

		Refer to Note 9 for further information regarding additional stock-based compensation awarded during 2004 and 2003.

6.		FACILITY OPERATIONS

		In November 2003, the Company announced that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, awarded the Company new contracts to manage six state correctional facilities, as part

		of a procurement re-bid process. The management contracts, all of which became effective January 15, 2004, consist of four jails and two correctional facilities. Based on the TDCJ recommendation, the Company also retained its contract to manage the Bartlett State Jail, but was not awarded the contract to continue managing the Sanders Estes Unit located in Venus, Texas, which expired January 15, 2004.

		On March 4, 2004, the Company announced that it entered into an agreement with the State of Arizona to manage up to 1,200 Arizona inmates at the Company’s Diamondback Correctional Facility located in Watonga, Oklahoma. The initial contract term ended June 30, 2004, corresponding with Arizona’s fiscal year, and was renewed for one year on July 1, 2004. The contract allows for two more one-year extension options.

		On March 23, 2004, the Company announced the completion of a contractual agreement with Mississippi’s Delta Correctional Authority to resume operations of the state-owned Delta Correctional Facility located in Greenwood, Mississippi. The Company formerly managed the medium security correctional facility for the Delta Correctional Authority since its opening in 1996, until the State closed the facility in 2002, due to excess capacity in the State’s corrections system. The new contract is for one year, with one two-year extension option. The Company began receiving inmates from the State of Mississippi at the facility on April 1, 2004. In addition, after completing the contractual agreement with the Delta Correctional Authority, the Company entered into an additional contract to manage inmates from Leflore County, Mississippi. This one-year contract provides for housing for up to 160 male inmates and up to 60 female inmates, and is renewable annually. As of June 30, 2004, the facility housed 950 and 93 inmates from the State of Mississippi and Leflore County, respectively.

		On April 7, 2004, the Company announced that it resumed operations at its Northeast Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio. The Company expects to manage federal prisoners from United States federal court districts that are experiencing a lack of detention space and/or high detention costs. The Company began receiving inmates at the facility on April 6, 2004. As of June 30, 2004, the Company housed 113 federal prisoners at this facility.

		On May 10, 2004, the Company announced the completion of a contractual agreement to house inmates from the State of Hawaii at its owned and operated Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, located in Tutwiler, Mississippi. The new agreement expires on June 30, 2006. The current contracts to house Hawaiian inmates in the Company’s owned and operated Diamondback Correctional Facility and the Florence Correctional Facility, located in Florence, Arizona, have also been extended for an additional two years. Effective August 15, 2004, the combined contracts guarantee a minimum monthly average of 1,500 inmates to be housed at these three facilities. As of June 30, 2004, the Company housed 1,516 Hawaiian inmates at these three facilities.

		On June 1, 2004, the Company announced the completion of a contractual agreement to house up to 128 maximum security inmates from the State of Colorado at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility. The terms of the contract include a one-year agreement effective through June 30, 2005, with four one-year renewal options. As of June 30, 2004, the Company housed 121 State of Colorado inmates at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility.

		On July 1, 2004, the Company announced the completion of a contractual agreement with the State of Washington Department of Corrections. The Company will manage male, medium-

		security inmates at its owned and operated Crowley County Correctional Facility located in Olney Springs, Colorado and at its owned and operated Prairie Correctional Facility located in Appleton, Minnesota. The Company expects to receive an initial population of approximately 300 Washington inmates. The terms of the contract include an initial one-year period through June 30, 2005, with an unspecified number of renewal options.

		Due to poor operating performance at the Southern Nevada Women’s Correctional Center located in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 20, 2004, the Company provided notice to the Nevada Department of Corrections that the Company does not intend to renew its contract to manage the facility upon the expiration of the contract in October 2004.

7.		DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

		The results of operations, net of taxes, and the assets and liabilities of a juvenile facility located in Okeechobee, Florida, and a facility located in Lawrenceville, Virginia, each as further described below, have been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” for all periods presented.

		During the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company was notified by the State of Florida of its intention to not renew the Company’s contract to manage the Okeechobee Juvenile Offender Correctional Center upon the expiration of a short-term extension to the existing management contract, which expired in December 2002. Upon expiration of the short-term extension, which occurred March 1, 2003, operation of the facility was transferred to the State of Florida.

		On March 18, 2003, the Company was notified by the Department of Corrections of the Commonwealth of Virginia of its intention to not renew the Company’s contract to manage the Lawrenceville Correctional Center upon the expiration of the contract, which occurred on March 22, 2003. Results for the second quarter of 2004 include residual activity from the operation of this facility, including primarily proceeds received from the sale of fully depreciated equipment.

		During the first quarter of 2004, the Company received $0.6 million in proceeds from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a settlement for repairs the Company previously made to a facility the Company formerly operated in Ponce, Puerto Rico. These proceeds, net of taxes, are also presented as discontinued operations.

		The following table summarizes the results of operations for these facilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 (amounts in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended					For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2004			2003		2004			2003
REVENUE:
Managed-only	$	—		$	—	$	564		$	5,366

EXPENSES:
Managed-only		8			—		8			5,979
Depreciation and amortization		—			—		—			1,074

		8			—		8			7,053

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		(8	)		—		556			(1,687	)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets		160			—		160			(5	)

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES		152			—		716			(1,692	)
Income tax expense		(61	)		—		(287	)		—

INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES	$	91		$	—	$	429		$	(1,692	)

The assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are as follows (in thousands):


	December 31, 2003
ASSETS
Accounts receivable	$	1,158

Total current assets	$	1,158

LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	761

Total current liabilities	$	761

8.		DEBT

		Debt outstanding as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 consists of the following (in thousands):


	June 30, 2004			December 31, 2003
Senior Bank Credit Facility, with quarterly principal payments of varying amounts with unpaid balance due in March 2008; interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The interest rate was 3.50% at June 30, 2004.	$	270,813		$	270,813
9.875% Senior Notes, principal due at maturity in May 2009; interest payable semi-annually in May and November at 9.875%.		250,000			250,000
7.5% Senior Notes, principal due at maturity in May 2011; interest payable semi-annually in May and November at 7.5%.		250,000			250,000
7.5% Senior Notes, principal due at maturity in May 2011; interest payable semi-annually in May and November at 7.5% These notes were issued with a $2.3 million premium, of which $2.0 million and $2.1 million was unamortized at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.		201,984			202,129
4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes, principal due at maturity in February 2007 with call provisions beginning in March 2005; interest payable quarterly at 4.0%.		30,000			30,000
Other		408			486

		1,003,205			1,003,428
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(2,529	)		(1,146	)

	$	1,000,676		$	1,002,282

		Senior Bank Credit Facility. The Company’s senior secured bank credit facility (the “Senior Bank Credit Facility”) is comprised of a $275.0 million term loan expiring March 31, 2008 (the “Term Loan C Facility”) and a $125.0 million revolving loan (the “Revolving Loan”), which includes a $75.0 million subfacility for letters of credit, that expires on March 31, 2006. On June 4, 2004, the Company executed an amendment to the Senior Bank Credit Facility that allowed the Company to reduce the applicable interest rate spread on the term loan portion of the facility by 50 basis points (0.50%), and to increase the Company’s capital expenditure capacity. The Term Loan C Facility, now referred to as the Term Loan D Facility, bears interest at a base rate plus 1.25%, or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.25%, at the Company’s option, and had an outstanding balance of $270.8 million at June 30, 2004. The Revolving Loan bears interest at a base rate plus 2.5%, or LIBOR plus 3.5%, at the Company’s option, and had no amounts outstanding at June 30, 2004. The applicable margin for the Revolving Loan is subject to adjustment based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee on the difference between committed amounts and amounts actually utilized under the Revolving Loan equal to 0.50% per year subject to adjustment based on the Company’s leverage ratio.

		The Senior Bank Credit Facility is secured by liens on a substantial portion of the net book value of the Company’s fixed assets (inclusive of its domestic subsidiaries), and pledges of all of the capital stock of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries. The loans and other obligations under the facility are guaranteed by each of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and secured

		by a pledge of up to 65% of the capital stock of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. Prepayments of loans outstanding under the Senior Bank Credit Facility are permitted at any time without premium or penalty, upon the giving of proper notice.

		The credit agreement governing the Senior Bank Credit Facility requires the Company to meet certain financial covenants, including, without limitation, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, leverage ratios and a minimum interest coverage ratio. In addition, the Senior Bank Credit Facility contains certain covenants which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, investments, payment of dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, capital expenditures, mergers and consolidations, prepayments and modifications of other indebtedness, liens and encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. In addition, the Senior Bank Credit Facility is subject to certain cross-default provisions with terms of the Company’s other indebtedness.

		$250 Million 9.875% Senior Notes. Interest on the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 9.875% unsecured senior notes (the “9.875% Senior Notes”) accrues at the stated rate and is payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year. The 9.875% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on May 1, 2009. At any time on or before May 1, 2005, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings, as long as 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes remains outstanding after the redemption. The Company may redeem all or a portion of the 9.875% Senior Notes on or after May 1, 2006. Redemption prices are set forth in the indenture governing the 9.875% Senior Notes. The 9.875% Senior Notes are guaranteed on an unsecured basis by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries.

		$250 Million 7.5% Senior Notes. Interest on the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.5% unsecured senior notes (the “$250 Million 7.5% Senior Notes”) accrues at the stated rate and is payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year. The $250 Million 7.5% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on May 1, 2011. At any time on or before May 1, 2006, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings, as long as 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes remains outstanding after the redemption. The Company may redeem all or a portion of the notes on or after May 1, 2007. Redemption prices are set forth in the indenture governing the $250 Million 7.5% Senior Notes. The $250 Million 7.5% Senior Notes are guaranteed on an unsecured basis by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries.

		$200 Million 7.5% Senior Notes. Interest on the $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.5% unsecured senior notes (the “$200 Million 7.5% Senior Notes”) accrues at the stated rate and is payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year. However, the notes were issued at a price of 101.125% of the principal amount of the notes, resulting in a premium of $2.25 million, which is amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the term of the notes. The $200 Million 7.5% Senior Notes were issued under the existing indenture and supplemental indenture governing the $250 Million 7.5% Senior Notes.

		$30 Million Convertible Subordinated Notes. As of June 30, 2004, the Company had outstanding an aggregate of $30.0 million of convertible subordinated notes due February 28, 2007 (the “$30.0 Million Convertible Subordinated Notes”). The conversion price for the notes had been established at $10.68, subject to adjustment in the future upon the occurrence of certain events, including the payment of dividends and the issuance of stock at below market

		prices by the Company. The distribution of shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the settlement of all outstanding stockholder litigation against the Company caused an adjustment to the conversion price of the notes. As a result of the stockholder litigation adjustment, which was finalized on May 16, 2003, the $30.0 Million Convertible Subordinated Notes will be convertible into 3.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to further adjustment in the future upon the occurrence of certain events, which translates into a current conversion price of $8.92.

		At any time after February 28, 2005, the Company may generally require the holder to convert all or a portion of the notes if the average market price of the Company’s common stock meets or exceeds 150% of the notes’ conversion price for 45 consecutive trading days. The Company may not prepay the indebtedness evidenced by the notes at any time prior to their maturity; provided, however, that in the event of a change of control or other similar event, the notes are subject to mandatory prepayment in full at the option of the holder. The current terms of the Company’s senior indebtedness, however, would prevent such a prepayment.

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

		During 2004 and 2003, the Company issued 52,600 shares and 94,500 shares of restricted common stock, respectively, to certain of the Company’s wardens. Each grant was valued at $1.6 million on the date of the award. All of the shares granted during 2003 vest during 2006, while all of the shares granted during 2004 vest during 2007. During the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, the Company expensed $252,000 and $127,000, while during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, the Company expensed $425,000 and $168,000, net of forfeitures, relating to the restricted common stock. As of June 30, 2004, 143,600 of these shares of restricted stock remained outstanding and subject to vesting.

		During the first quarter of 2004, the Company completed the redemption of the remaining 300,000 shares of its 8.0% series A preferred stock at the stated rate of $25.00 per share plus accrued dividends through the redemption date.

		During the second quarter of 2004, the Company completed the redemption of the remaining 961,916 shares of its 12.0% series B preferred stock at the stated rate of $24.46 per share plus accrued dividends through the redemption date.

10.

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” (“SFAS 128”), basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. For the Company, diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income, as adjusted, by the weighted average number of common shares after considering the additional dilution related to convertible subordinated notes, shares issued under the settlement terms of the Company’s stockholder litigation, restricted common stock plans and stock options and warrants.

A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic earnings per share computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted earnings per share computation is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2004		2003		2004		2003
NUMERATOR
Basic:
Income from continuing operations after preferred stock distributions	$	14,685	$	12,140	$	28,717	$	31,254
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		91		—		429		(1,692	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	14,776	$	12,140	$	29,146	$	29,562

Diluted:
Income from continuing operations after preferred stock distributions	$	14,685	$	12,140	$	28,717	$	31,254
Interest expense applicable to convertible notes, net of taxes		175		391		354		983

Diluted income from continuing operations after preferred stock distributions		14,860		12,531		29,071		32,237
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		91		—		429		(1,692	)

Diluted net income available to common stockholders	$	14,951	$	12,531	$	29,500	$	30,545

DENOMINATOR
Basic:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		35,016		31,840		34,991		29,788

Diluted:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		35,016		31,840		34,991		29,788
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and warrants		1,391		934		1,290		808
Stockholder litigation		—		153		—		231
Convertible notes		3,362		3,362		3,362		3,362
Restricted stock-based compensation		57		252		50		232

Weighted average shares and assumed conversions		39,826		36,541		39,693		34,421


	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2004		2003		2004		2003
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.42	$	0.38	$	0.82	$	1.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—		—		0.01		(0.06	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.42	$	0.38	$	0.83	$	0.99

DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.73	$	0.94
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		—		—		0.01		(0.05	)

Net income available to common stockholders	$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.74	$	0.89

		The Company’s previously outstanding $40.0 Million Convertible Subordinated Notes were convertible into 1.3 million and 2.3 million shares of common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, using the if-converted method, for the periods prior to their conversion during the second quarter of 2003. These incremental shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, as the effect of their inclusion was anti-dilutive.

11.		COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

		Legal Proceedings

		General. The nature of the Company’s business results in claims and litigation alleging that it is liable for damages arising from the conduct of its employees, inmates or others. The Company maintains insurance to cover many of these claims which may mitigate the risk that any single claim would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, provided the claim is one for which coverage is available. The combination of self-insured retentions and deductible amounts means that, in the aggregate, the Company is subject to substantial self-insurance risk. In the opinion of management, other than those described below, there are no pending legal proceedings that would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Adversarial proceedings and litigation are, however, subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable decisions and rulings could occur which could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows for a period in which such decisions or rulings occur, or future periods.

		Litigation

		During the second quarter of 2002, the Company completed the settlement of certain claims made against it as the successor to U.S. Corrections Corporation (“USCC”), a privately-held owner and operator of correctional and detention facilities which was acquired by a predecessor of the Company in April 1998, by participants in USCC’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”). As a result of the settlement, the Company made a cash payment

		of $575,000 to the plaintiffs in the action. As described below, the Company is currently in litigation with USCC’s insurer seeking to recover all or a portion of this settlement amount. The USCC ESOP litigation entitled Horn v. McQueen, continued to proceed, however, against two other defendants, Milton Thompson and Robert McQueen, both of whom were stockholders and executive officers of USCC and trustees of the ESOP prior to the Company’s acquisition of USCC. In the Horn litigation, the ESOP participants allege numerous violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, including breaches of fiduciary duties to the ESOP by causing the ESOP to overpay for employer securities. The plaintiffs in the action are seeking damages in excess of $30.0 million plus prejudgment interest and attorneys’ fees, although expert testimony in the litigation has indicated actual damages of a significantly less amount. On July 29, 2002, the United States District Court of the Western District of Kentucky found that McQueen and Thompson had breached their fiduciary duties to the ESOP, but made no determination as to the amount of any damages. A report of a special master in 2004 has fixed damages at approximately $10.0 million (exclusive of interest, which could more than double the damages). The court has not yet acted on this report.

		In or about the second quarter of 2001, Northfield Insurance Co. (“Northfield”), the issuer of the liability insurance policy to USCC and its directors and officers, filed suit against McQueen, Thompson and the Company seeking a declaration that it did not owe coverage under the policy for any liabilities arising from the Horn litigation. Among other things, Northfield claimed that it did not receive timely notice of the litigation under the terms of the policy. McQueen and Thompson subsequently filed a cross-claim in the Northfield litigation against the Company, claiming that, as the result of the Company’s alleged failure to timely notify the insurance carrier of the Horn case on their behalf, they were entitled to indemnification or contribution from the Company for any loss incurred by them as a result of the Horn litigation if there were no insurance available to cover the loss, if any. On September 30, 2002, the Court in the Northfield litigation found that Northfield was not obligated to cover McQueen and Thompson or the Company. Though it did not resolve the cross-claim, the Court did note that there was no basis for excusing McQueen and Thompson from their independent obligation to provide timely notice to the carrier because of the Company’s alleged failure to provide timely notice to the carrier. McQueen and Thompson have since filed a state court action essentially duplicating their cross-claim in the federal case, and the Company has initiated claims against the lawyer who jointly represented the Company, McQueen and Thompson in the Horn litigation.

		The Company cannot currently predict whether it will be successful in recovering all or a portion of the amount it has paid in settlement of the Horn litigation. With respect to the cross-claim and the state court claims made by McQueen and Thompson, the Company believes that such cross-claim claims are without merit and that the Company will be able to defend itself successfully against such claims and/or any additional claims of such nature that may be brought in the future. In fact, on March 31, 2004 the Court granted the Company’s summary judgment motion with respect to most of the contentions made by McQueen and Thompson. The Company believes the two remaining theories of liability are also without merit. No assurance can be given, however, that the Company will prevail.

		On April 21, 2003, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego against the Company styled Sanchez v. Corrections Corporation of America. The lawsuit was brought by a former employee on his own behalf and on behalf of other former and currently similarly-situated employees. Plaintiff alleged that the Company

		did not comply with certain wage and hour laws and regulations primarily concerning meal periods and other specified breaks, which laws and regulations are imposed by the State of California pursuant to the California Labor Code and Business and Professions Code. Plaintiff was seeking damages on his behalf and the alleged class for such violations as well as certain penalties allegedly due and owing as a consequence of such alleged violations. Following service of the complaint and during the third quarter of 2003, the Company undertook certain investigations in response to the allegations and an answer to the complaint was filed. The Company has entered into a settlement agreement with the plaintiff, and during the second quarter of 2004, the court approved the settlement agreement and certified the class. The Company has funded the settlement, which did not have a material impact on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.

		Guarantees

		Hardeman County Correctional Facilities Corporation (“HCCFC”) is a nonprofit, mutual benefit corporation organized under the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act on November 17, 1995 to purchase, construct, improve, equip, finance, own and manage a detention facility located in Hardeman County, Tennessee. HCCFC was created as an instrumentality of Hardeman County to implement the County’s incarceration agreement with the State of Tennessee to house certain inmates.

		During 1997, HCCFC issued $72.7 million of revenue bonds, which were primarily used for the construction of a 2,016-bed medium security correctional facility. In addition, HCCFC entered into a construction and management agreement with the Company in order to assure the timely and coordinated acquisition, construction, development, marketing and operation of the correctional facility.

		HCCFC leases the correctional facility to Hardeman County in exchange for all revenue from the operation of the facility. HCCFC has, in turn, entered into a management agreement with the Company for the correctional facility.

		In connection with the issuance of the revenue bonds, the Company is obligated, under a debt service deficit agreement, to pay the trustee of the bond’s trust indenture (the “Trustee”) amounts necessary to pay any debt service deficits consisting of principal and interest requirements (outstanding principal balance of $59.7 million at June 30, 2004 plus future interest payments) if there is any default. In addition, in the event the State of Tennessee, which is currently utilizing the facility to house certain inmates, exercises its option to purchase the correctional facility, the Company is also obligated to pay the difference between principal and interest owed on the bonds on the date set for the redemption of the bonds and amounts paid by the State of Tennessee for the facility plus all other funds on deposit with the Trustee and available for redemption of the bonds. Ownership of the facility reverts to the State of Tennessee in 2017 at no cost. Therefore, the Company does not currently believe the State of Tennessee will exercise its option to purchase the facility. At June 30, 2004, the outstanding principal balance of the bonds exceeded the purchase price option by $14.2 million. The Company also maintains a restricted cash account of $7.2 million as collateral against a guarantee it has provided for a forward purchase agreement related to the bond issuance.

		Income Tax Contingencies

		The Internal Revenue Service has recently commenced an audit of the Company’s federal income tax return for the taxable year ended December 31, 2002. Because the audit has only recently commenced, it is too early to predict the outcome of such audit.

12.		INCOME TAXES

		Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). SFAS 109 generally requires the Company to record deferred income taxes for the tax effect of differences between book and tax bases of its assets and liabilities.

		Deferred income taxes reflect the available net operating losses and the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Realization of the future tax benefits related to deferred tax assets is dependent on many factors, including the Company’s past earnings history, expected future earnings, the character and jurisdiction of such earnings, unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably resolved, would adversely affect utilization of its deferred tax assets, carryback and carryforward periods, and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of realization of a deferred tax asset.

		Prior to December 31, 2003, the Company did not recognize an income tax provision because it had not consistently demonstrated an ability to utilize its tax net operating losses within the carryforward period and therefore, applied a valuation allowance to reserve substantially all of its net deferred tax assets. However, at December 31, 2003, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that substantially all of its deferred tax assets would be realized. As a result, in accordance with SFAS 109, the valuation allowance applied to such deferred tax assets was reversed. Accordingly, during the first quarter of 2004 the Company began providing a provision for income taxes at a rate on income before taxes equal to the combined federal and state effective tax rates, which the Company currently estimates to be approximately 40% using current tax rates.

13.		SEGMENT REPORTING

		As of June 30, 2004, the Company owned and managed 38 correctional and detention facilities, and managed 27 correctional and detention facilities it did not own. Management views the Company’s operating results in two reportable segments: owned and managed correctional and detention facilities and managed-only correctional and detention facilities. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2003 Form 10-K. Owned and managed facilities include the operating results of those facilities owned and managed by the Company. Managed-only facilities include the operating results of those facilities owned by a third party and managed by the Company. The Company measures the operating performance of each facility within the above two reportable segments, without differentiation, based on facility contribution. The Company defines facility contribution as a facility’s operating income or loss from operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Since each of the Company’s facilities within the two reportable segments exhibit similar economic characteristics, provide similar

		services to governmental agencies, and operate under a similar set of operating procedures and regulatory guidelines, the facilities within the identified segments have been aggregated and reported as one reportable segment.

		The revenue and facility contribution for the reportable segments and a reconciliation to the Company’s operating income is as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2004			2003			2004			2003
Revenue:
Owned and managed	$	197,416		$	179,276		$	387,848		$	355,612
Managed-only		86,535			69,317			168,839			137,903

Total management revenue		283,951			248,593			556,687			493,515

Operating expenses:
Owned and managed		140,047			128,717			276,998			253,515
Managed-only		73,440			56,680			142,190			112,761

Total operating expenses		213,487			185,397			419,188			366,276

Facility contribution:
Owned and managed		57,369			50,559			110,850			102,097
Managed-only		13,095			12,637			26,649			25,142

Total facility contribution		70,464			63,196			137,499			127,239

Other revenue (expense):
Rental and other revenue		5,428			5,549			11,470			10,931
Other operating expense		(6,881	)		(4,897	)		(13,664	)		(9,525	)
General and administrative		(12,053	)		(10,010	)		(23,022	)		(19,547	)
Depreciation and amortization		(13,185	)		(13,036	)		(26,055	)		(25,949	)

Operating income	$	43,773		$	40,802		$	86,228		$	83,149

The following table summarizes capital expenditures for the reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2004		2003		2004		2003
Capital expenditures:
Owned and managed	$	28,355	$	1,711	$	44,746	$	51,406
Managed-only		1,730		478		3,868		910
Corporate and other		10,511		5,555		22,675		8,514
Discontinued operations		—		—		—		2

Total capital expenditures	$	40,596	$	7,744	$	71,289	$	60,832

The assets for the reportable segments are as follows (in thousands):


	June 30, 2004		December 31, 2003
Assets:
Owned and managed	$	1,644,922	$	1,606,675
Managed-only		88,866		74,154
Corporate and other		244,431		277,041
Discontinued operations		—		1,158

Total assets	$	1,978,219	$	1,959,028

14.		SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE

		During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company issued $7.1 million of series B preferred stock in lieu of cash distributions to the holders of shares of series B preferred stock on the applicable record date. Also, during the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company issued 0.3 million shares of common stock in satisfaction of the state portion of stockholder litigation. As a result, accounts payable and accrued expenses were reduced by, and common stock and additional paid-in capital were increased by $3.1 million. In addition, the extinguishment of a $2.9 million subordinated promissory note resulted in a non-cash reduction to accounts payable and accrued expenses, with a corresponding increase to the change in fair value of derivative instruments. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company issued approximately 3.4 million shares of common stock in connection with the conversion of $40.0 million of convertible subordinated notes by the holders of such notes.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains statements as to our beliefs and expectations of the outcome of future events that are forward-looking statements as defined within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained herein, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “projects,” “will,” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with:

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fluctuations in operating results because of changes in occupancy levels, competition, increases in cost of operations, fluctuations in interest rates and risks of operations;

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changes in the privatization of the corrections and detention industry and the public acceptance of our services;

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our ability to obtain and maintain correctional facility management contracts, including as the result of sufficient governmental appropriations, and the timing of the opening of new facilities;

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our ability to obtain and maintain correctional facility management contracts, including as the result of inmate disturbances;

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increases in costs to develop or expand correctional facilities that exceed original estimates, or the inability to complete such projects on schedule as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond our control, such as weather, labor conditions, and material shortages, resulting in increased construction costs;

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changes in governmental policy and in legislation and regulation of the corrections and detention industry that adversely affect our business;

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the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us; and

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general economic and market conditions.

Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this quarterly report may turn out to be inaccurate. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks, uncertainties and assumptions described in risk factors disclosed in detail in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 12, 2004 (File No. 001-16109) (the “2003 Form 10-K”) and in other reports we file with the SEC from time to time. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are

expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this report and in the 2003 Form 10-K.

OVERVIEW

The Company

As of June 30, 2004, we owned 41 correctional, detention and juvenile facilities, three of which we leased to other operators, and one additional facility which is currently under construction and is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2004. As of June 30, 2004, we operated 65 facilities, including 38 facilities that we owned, with a total design capacity of approximately 66,000 beds in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

We specialize in owning, operating and managing prisons and other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. In addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to inmates, our facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and education programs, including basic education, religious services, life skills and employment training and substance abuse treatment. These services are intended to reduce recidivism and to prepare inmates for their successful re-entry into society upon their release. We also provide health care (including medical, dental and psychiatric services), food services and work and recreational programs.

Our website address is www.correctionscorp.com. We make our Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, and Section 16 reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), available on our website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after these reports are filed with or furnished to the SEC.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. As such, we are required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are reasonable based upon the information available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. A summary of our significant accounting policies is described in our 2003 Form 10-K. The significant accounting policies and estimates which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:

Asset impairments. As of June 30, 2004, we had $1.6 billion in long-lived assets. We evaluate the recoverability of the carrying values of our long-lived assets, other than goodwill, when events suggest that an impairment may have occurred. Such events primarily include, but are not limited to, the termination of a management contract or a significant decrease in inmate populations within a correctional facility we own or manage. In these circumstances, we utilize estimates of undiscounted cash flows to determine if an impairment exists. If an impairment exists, it is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset.

Goodwill impairments. As of June 30, 2004, we had $15.6 million of goodwill. We evaluate the carrying value of goodwill during the fourth quarter of each year, in connection with our annual budgeting process, and whenever circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be

recoverable. Such circumstances primarily include, but are not limited to, the termination of a management contract or a significant decrease in inmate populations within a reporting unit. We test for impairment by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying value. Fair value is determined using a collaboration of various common valuation techniques, including market multiples, discounted cash flows, and replacement cost methods. Each of these techniques requires considerable judgment and estimations which could change in the future.

Income taxes. Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). SFAS 109 generally requires us to record deferred income taxes for the tax effect of differences between book and tax bases of our assets and liabilities.

Deferred income taxes reflect the available net operating losses and the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Realization of the future tax benefits related to deferred tax assets is dependent on many factors, including our past earnings history, expected future earnings, the character and jurisdiction of such earnings, unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably resolved, would adversely affect utilization of our deferred tax assets, carryback and carryforward periods, and tax strategies that could potentially enhance the likelihood of realization of a deferred tax asset.

Prior to December 31, 2003, we did not recognize an income tax provision because we had not consistently demonstrated an ability to utilize our tax net operating losses within the carryforward period and therefore, applied a valuation allowance to reserve substantially all of our deferred tax assets. However, at December 31, 2003, we concluded that it was more likely than not that substantially all of our deferred tax assets would be realized. As a result, in accordance with SFAS 109, the valuation allowance applied to such deferred tax assets was reversed. Accordingly, during the first quarter of 2004 we began providing a provision for income taxes at a rate on income before taxes equal to the combined federal and state effective tax rates, which we currently estimate to be approximately 40% using current tax rates.

Self-funded insurance reserves. As of June 30, 2004, we had $33.6 million in accrued liabilities for employee health, workers’ compensation, and automobile insurance claims. We are significantly self-insured for employee health, worker’s compensation, and automobile liability insurance claims. As such, our insurance expense is largely dependent on claims experience and our ability to control our claims. We have consistently accrued the estimated liability for employee health insurance claims based on our history of claims experience and the time lag between the incident date and the date the cost is paid by us. We have accrued the estimated liability for workers’ compensation and automobile insurance claims based on a third-party actuarial valuation of the outstanding liabilities. These estimates could change in the future. It is possible that future cash flows and results of operations could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions, new developments, or by the effectiveness of our strategies.

Legal reserves. As of June 30, 2004, we had $21.1 million in accrued liabilities related to certain legal proceedings in which we are involved. We have accrued our estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of these claims based on a range of potential outcomes. In addition, we are subject to current and potential future legal proceedings for which little or no accrual has been reflected because our current assessment of the potential exposure is nominal. These estimates have been developed in consultation with our General Counsel’s office and, as appropriate, outside counsel

handling these matters, and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible that future cash flows and results of operations could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions, new developments, or by the effectiveness of our strategies.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our results of operations are impacted by, and the following table sets forth for the periods presented, the number of facilities we owned and managed, the number of facilities we managed but did not own, the number of facilities we leased to other operators, and the facilities we owned that were not yet in operation.


	Owned
	and		Managed
	Managed		Only			Leased		Incomplete		Total
Facilities as of December 31, 2002		37		23			3		1		64
Purchase of Crowley County Correctional Facility		1		—			—		—		1
Expiration of the management contract for the Okeechobee Juvenile Offender Correctional Center		—		(1	)		—		—		(1	)
Expiration of the management contract for the Lawrenceville Correctional Facility		—		(1	)		—		—		(1	)

Facilities as of December 31, 2003		38		21			3		1		63

Management contracts awarded by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, net		—		5			—		—		5
Management contract awarded for the Delta Correctional Facility		—		1			—		—		1

Facilities as of June 30, 2004		38		27			3		1		69

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 Compared to the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

We generated net income available to common stockholders of $14.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2004, compared with net income available to common stockholders of $12.1 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2003. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we generated net income available to common stockholders of $29.1 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared with net income available to common stockholders of $29.6 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, for the same period in the previous year.

Net income available to common stockholders was negatively impacted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 as compared to the same periods in 2003 due to the recognition of an income tax provision in accordance with SFAS 109 during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004, amounting to $10.8 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, and $20.7 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, respectively. During the same periods in the prior year, we provided a valuation

allowance to substantially reserve our deferred tax assets. As a result, no provision for federal income taxes was recognized during the first and second quarters of 2003.

Net income available to common stockholders during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 was favorably impacted by the refinancing and recapitalization transactions completed during the second and third quarters of 2003. These transactions included the issuance of 6.4 million shares of common stock at a price of $19.50 per share, along with the issuances of an aggregate $450.0 million principal amount of 7.5% senior notes. The proceeds from these issuances were used to (i) purchase 3.4 million shares of common stock issued upon the conversion of our $40.0 million convertible subordinated notes with a stated rate of 10.0% plus contingent interest accrued at 5.5% (and to pay accrued interest on the notes through the date of purchase) at a price of $19.50 per share, (ii) purchase 3.7 million shares of our 12% series B preferred stock that were tendered in a tender offer at a price of $26.00 per share, including all accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares, (iii) redeem 4.0 million shares of our 8% series A preferred stock at a price of $25.00 per share, plus accrued dividends to the redemption date, and (iv) pay-down a portion of our senior bank credit facility. In connection with the debt issuance during the third quarter of 2003, we also obtained an amendment to our senior bank credit facility that, among other changes, lowered the interest rate applicable to the outstanding balance on the facility. These refinancing and recapitalization transactions effectively reduced the average interest rates on a significant portion of our outstanding indebtedness, and substantially reduced the after-tax dividend obligations associated with our outstanding preferred stock. Partially offsetting the favorable impacts of the refinancing and recapitalization transactions, the Company recorded a non-cash gain of $2.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 associated with the extinguishment of a promissory note issued in connection with the stockholder litigation. In addition, financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 included a charge of $4.1 million for the refinancing and recapitalization transactions completed in the second quarter of 2003.

During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company completed the redemption of the remaining shares of both series A and series B preferred stock at the stated rates of $25.00 per share and $24.46 per share, respectively, plus accrued dividends to the redemption date, and obtained an additional amendment to the senior bank credit facility further lowering the interest rate spread applicable to the term loan portion of the facility.

Contributing to the net income for the three-month period in 2004, as compared to the same period in the previous year, was an increase in operating income of $3.0 million, from $40.8 million during the second quarter of 2003 to $43.8 million during the second quarter of 2004, due to an increase in occupancy levels as well as improved margins on our owned-and-managed facilities, partially offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses. Operating income increased $3.1 million, from $83.1 million to $86.2 million, during the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared with the six months ended June 30, 2003.

Facility Operations

A key performance indicator we use to measure the revenue and expenses associated with the operation of the facilities we own or manage is expressed in terms of a compensated man-day, and represents the revenue we generate and expenses we incur for one inmate for one calendar day. Revenue and expenses per compensated man-day are computed by dividing facility revenue and expenses by the total number of compensated man-days during the period. A compensated man-day represents a calendar day for which we are paid for the occupancy of an inmate. We believe the

measurement is useful because we are compensated for operating and managing facilities at an inmate per-diem rate based upon actual or minimum guaranteed occupancy levels. We also measure our ability to contain costs on a per-compensated man-day basis, which is largely dependent upon the number of inmates we accommodate. Further, per man-day measurements are also used to estimate our potential profitability based on certain occupancy levels relative to design capacity. Revenue and expenses per compensated man-day for all of the facilities we owned or managed, exclusive of those discontinued (see further discussion below regarding discontinued operations), were as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003:


	For the Three Months						For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2004			2003			2004			2003
Revenue per compensated man-day	$	49.14		$	51.08		$	48.98		$	50.93
Operating expenses per compensated man-day:
Fixed expense		27.67			28.40			27.67			28.15
Variable expense		9.27			9.69			9.21			9.65

Total		36.94			38.09			36.88			37.80

Operating margin per compensated man-day	$	12.20		$	12.99		$	12.10		$	13.13

Operating margin		24.8	%		25.4	%		24.7	%		25.8	%

Average compensated occupancy		95.8	%		91.1	%		95.7	%		91.3	%

Business from our federal customers, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or the BOP, the U.S. Marshals Service, or the USMS, and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the ICE, remains strong, while many of our state customers continue to experience budget difficulties. Our federal customers generated approximately 38% of our total management revenue for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 as compared to 38% and 37%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. While the budget difficulties experienced by our state customers present short-term challenges with respect to our per-diem rates resulting in pressure on our management revenue in future quarters, these governmental entities are also constrained with respect to funds available for prison construction. We believe the lack of new bed supply combined with state budget difficulties has contributed to the increase in our occupancy and has led several states, some of which have never utilized the private sector, to outsource their correctional needs to us. We currently expect these trends to continue.

Additionally, as expected, we experienced slight reductions in our revenue per compensated man-day and in our operating margins during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared with the same periods in 2003 as a result of recent contract awards for facilities we manage but do not own, which, as further described hereafter, provide per-diem rates and operating margins at lower levels than our owned and managed business. We entered into these contracts knowing our per-diem rates and operating margins would decrease slightly; however, the opportunity to both expand our level of service with existing customers and provide services to new customers with very little capital requirements outweighed the effects of the operating margin reductions. Our operating margins were also negatively impacted by the expenses incurred in connection with the start-up activities and staffing expenses at three facilities that were in the process of ramping up their occupancy during the second quarter of 2004. The combined operating losses for the three months ended June 30, 2004 were $3.9 million at our Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility and Delta Correctional Facility. Operating losses totaled $1.4 million at the Northeast Ohio and Tallahatchie facilities in the prior year three-month period as the Northeast

Ohio facility was substantially idle, while Tallahatchie had been ramping up operations in anticipation of receiving inmates from the State of Alabama, as further discussed hereafter.

Operating expenses totaled $220.4 million and $190.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, while operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 totaled $432.9 million and $375.8 million, respectively. Operating expenses consist of those expenses incurred in the operation and management of adult and juvenile correctional and detention facilities, and for our inmate transportation subsidiary.

Salaries and benefits represent the most significant component of fixed operating expenses. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, salaries and benefits expense increased $18.8 million and $36.4 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increase in salaries and benefits expense was primarily due to the commencement of operations during January 2004 at six correctional facilities located in Texas pursuant to management contracts awarded by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (“TDCJ”), as well as marginal increases in staffing levels at numerous facilities across the portfolio to meet rising inmate population needs. However, due to the increase in occupancy, actual salaries and benefits per compensated man-day declined $0.61 and $0.37 per compensated man-day during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior year, as we were able to leverage our salaries and benefits over a larger inmate population.

Variable operating expenses per compensated man-day decreased $0.42 and $0.44 per compensated man-day during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year. While we were successful in containing or reducing most types of variable expenses, the largest reduction in variable expenses per compensated man-day occurred in inmate medical. Under the terms of the new Texas management contracts, the TDCJ retained responsibility for all inmate medical requirements.

The operation of the facilities we own carries a higher degree of risk associated with a management contract than the operation of the facilities we manage but do not own because we incur significant capital expenditures to construct or acquire facilities we own. Additionally, correctional and detention facilities have a limited or no alternative use. Therefore, if a management contract is terminated on a facility we own, we continue to incur certain operating expenses, such as real estate taxes, utilities, and insurance, that we would not incur if a management contract was terminated for a managed-only facility. As a result, revenue per compensated man-day is typically higher for facilities we own and manage than for managed-only facilities. Because we incur higher expenses, such as repairs and maintenance, real estate taxes, and insurance, on the facilities we own and manage, our cost structure for facilities we own and manage is also higher than the cost structure for the managed-only facilities. The following tables display the revenue and expenses per compensated man-day for the facilities we own and manage and for the facilities we manage but do not own:


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2004			2003			2004			2003
Owned and Managed Facilities:
Revenue per compensated man-day	$	57.12		$	55.60		$	56.35		$	55.36
Operating expenses per compensated man-day:
Fixed expense		30.53			29.96			30.44			29.62
Variable expense		9.99			9.96			9.81			9.85

Total		40.52			39.92			40.25			39.47

Operating margin per compensated man-day	$	16.60		$	15.68		$	16.10		$	15.89

Operating margin		29.1	%		28.2	%		28.6	%		28.7	%

Average compensated occupancy		92.5	%		86.3	%		92.1	%		86.7	%

Managed Only Facilities:
Revenue per compensated man-day	$	37.26		$	42.20		$	37.67		$	42.22
Operating expenses per compensated man-day:
Fixed expense		23.42			25.34			23.41			25.27
Variable expense		8.21			9.17			8.31			9.25

Total		31.63			34.51			31.72			34.52

Operating margin per compensated man-day	$	5.63		$	7.69		$	5.95		$	7.70

Operating margin		15.1	%		18.2	%		15.8	%		18.2	%

Average compensated occupancy		101.2	%		102.1	%		101.8	%		102.0	%

The following discussions under “Owned and Managed Facilities” and “Managed-Only Facilities” address significant events that impacted our results of operations for the respective periods, and events that will affect our results of operations in the future.

Owned and Managed Facilities

On May 30, 2002, we were awarded a contract by the BOP to house 1,524 federal detainees at our McRae Correctional Facility located in McRae, Georgia. The three-year contract, awarded as part of the Criminal Alien Requirement Phase II Solicitation, or CAR II, also provides for seven one-year renewals. The contract with the BOP guarantees at least 95% occupancy on a take-or-pay basis, and commenced full operations in December 2002. During the three and six months June 30, 2003 this facility had an average physical occupancy of 64% and 47%, respectively, despite generating revenues at the guaranteed 95% rate. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, average physical occupancy was 111% which resulted in an increase in operating expenses despite only a modest increase in revenues for occupancy in excess of the guaranteed 95% rate, resulting in a decrease in operating margins during each of the first two quarters of 2004 compared with the same periods in 2003.

Due to a combination of rate increases and/or an increase in population at four of our facilities, including our 2,304-bed Central Arizona Detention Center, 1,600-bed Florence Correctional Center, 1,200-bed Crowley County Correctional Facility, and 866-bed D.C. Correctional Treatment Facility, primarily from the USMS, the ICE, the State of Colorado, and the District of Columbia, total management and other revenue increased during the three and six month period ended June 30, 2004 from the comparable period in 2003, by $8.9 and $17.2 million at these facilities. During July 2004, an inmate disturbance at the Crowley County Correctional Facility resulted in damage to the facility, requiring us to immediately transfer approximately 120 inmates to other of our facilities and approximately 65 inmates to facilities owned by the State of Colorado. Repair of the facility, which is expected to take four to six weeks, and revenues lost as a result of the transfer of inmates to the

State of Colorado, are expected to be mitigated by insurance. It is possible, however, that certain incremental costs resulting from the incident, and/or a portion of lost revenues, will not be recovered. Further, the timing of insurance recoveries may impact short-term results.

During the third quarter of 2003, we transferred all of the Wisconsin inmates housed at our 1,440- bed medium security North Fork Correctional Facility located in Sayre, Oklahoma to our 2,160-bed medium security Diamondback Correctional Facility located in Watonga, Oklahoma in order to satisfy a contractual provision mandated by the State of Wisconsin. As a result of the transfer, North Fork Correctional Facility will remain closed for an indefinite period of time. Accordingly, total management revenue decreased by $4.9 and $11.1 million at this facility during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared with the same periods in 2003. We are currently pursuing new management contracts and other opportunities to take advantage of the beds that became available at the North Fork Correctional Facility but can provide no assurance that we will be successful in doing so.

During the first six months of 2004, as expected, the State of Wisconsin reduced the number of inmates housed at both our Diamondback Correctional Facility and our Prairie Correctional Facility by opening various facilities owned by the State. As further discussed below, the available beds at Diamondback Correctional Facility, which resulted from the declining inmate population from the State of Wisconsin, have been filled with inmates from the State of Arizona. As of June 30, 2004, the State of Wisconsin housed 493 inmates at the Prairie Correctional Facility. We currently expect a further reduction in the population of Wisconsin inmates, which could have an adverse impact on future financial results. However, the timing and quantity of inmates to be removed remain uncertain.

On March 4, 2004, we announced that we entered into an agreement with the State of Arizona to manage up to 1,200 Arizona inmates at our Diamondback Correctional Facility. The initial contract term ended June 30, 2004, corresponding with Arizona’s fiscal year, and was renewed for one year on July 1, 2004. The contract allows for two more one-year extension options. The average number of inmates from the State of Arizona housed at this facility was 91 during the first quarter of 2004 and 1,095 during the second quarter of 2004.

On May 20, 2004, we announced the completion of new agreements with the states of Minnesota and North Dakota to house portions of those states’ inmates at the Prairie Correctional Facility. Under the Minnesota agreement, we will manage an unspecified number of medium-security, male inmates at the Prairie facility. The population may fluctuate based on the State’s needs and the space available at the Prairie facility. The terms of the contract include an initial one-year period through June 30, 2005, with two one-year renewal options. The North Dakota agreement, which became effective in March 2004, has an initial term through February 2005 with an indefinite number of annual renewal options. This contract, similar to the Minnesota agreement, does not indicate a specific inmate population to be managed by us and is also expected to vary based on the State’s needs and space availability. While inmates received pursuant to these contracts will partially offset the reduction in inmate populations from Wisconsin, in the near term we do not expect these inmate populations to reach the levels previously housed at this facility from Wisconsin. At June 30, 2004, we housed 100 Minnesota and 47 North Dakota inmates.

On April 7, 2004, we announced that we resumed operations at our 2,016-bed Northeast Ohio Correctional Center located in Youngstown, Ohio. We expect to manage federal prisoners from United States federal court districts that are experiencing a lack of detention space and/or high

detention costs. As of June 30, 2004, we housed 113 federal prisoners at this facility. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004, we incurred an operating loss of $1.5 and $3.5 million, respectively, at this facility due in part to start-up activities and for staffing expenses in preparation for the arrival of additional inmates at this facility. We expect this facility to become profitable in the second half of 2004 or early 2005. We also continue to pursue additional opportunities to utilize the remaining available capacity at this facility. We believe that resuming operations at this facility, which contains 1,900 available beds, puts us in a competitive position to win contract awards for the utilization of the facility. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be successful in utilizing the remaining available capacity.

During June 2003, we announced our first inmate management contract with the State of Alabama to house up to 1,440 medium security inmates in our Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, located in Tutwiler, Mississippi, under a temporary emergency agreement to provide the State of Alabama immediate relief of its overcrowded prison system. The facility began receiving inmates in July 2003. Prior to receiving inmates from the State of Alabama, this facility was substantially idle. During January 2004, we received notice from the Alabama Department of Corrections that it would withdraw its inmates housed at the facility. Although the Alabama Department of Corrections withdrew all of their inmates from this facility by mid-March 2004, staffing levels were not reduced significantly at the facility due to ongoing negotiations with several potential customers to utilize the beds that became available at this facility. The facility incurred an operating loss during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 of $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively, compared with an operating loss of $0.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, during the same periods in 2003.

On May 10, 2004, we announced the completion of a contractual agreement to house inmates from the State of Hawaii at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility. The new agreement expires on June 30, 2006. In addition, during July 2004 we extended our current contracts to house Hawaiian inmates in our owned and operated Diamondback Correctional Facility, and our Florence Correctional Facility, located in Florence, Arizona for two additional years. Effective August 15, 2004, the combined contracts will guarantee a minimum monthly average of 1,500 inmates to be housed at these three facilities. As of June 30, 2004, we housed 1,516 Hawaiian inmates at these three facilities.

In addition, on June 1, 2004, we announced the completion of a contractual agreement to house up to 128 maximum security inmates from the State of Colorado at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility. The terms of the contract include a one-year agreement effective through June 30, 2005, with four one-year renewal options. As of June 30, 2004, we housed 811 inmates from the States of Hawaii and Colorado at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility. We continue to pursue additional opportunities to utilize the remaining available capacity at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, but can provide no assurance that we will be successful.

On July 1, 2004, we announced the completion of a contractual agreement with the State of Washington Department of Corrections. We will manage male, medium-security inmates at our owned and operated Crowley County Correctional Facility located in Olney Springs, Colorado and at our owned and operated Prairie Correctional Facility. We expect to receive an initial population of approximately 300 Washington inmates. The terms of the contract include an initial one-year period through June 30, 2005, with an unspecified number of renewal options.

Managed-Only Facilities

In November 2003, we announced that the TDCJ awarded us new contracts to manage six state correctional facilities, as part of a procurement re-bid process. The management contracts, all of which became effective January 15, 2004, consist of four jails and two correctional facilities. Based on the TDCJ recommendation, we also retained our contract to manage the Bartlett State Jail, but were not awarded the contract to continue managing the Sanders Estes Unit located in Venus, Texas, which expired January 15, 2004. Total management revenue increased $11.7 million and $21.5 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, compared with the previous quarters of 2003, due to the operation of these facilities, net of a reduction in revenue for the management contract not renewed.

In addition to the aforementioned savings generated in inmate medical expenses across the portfolio, our total revenue per compensated man-day and total variable expenses per compensated man-day were further reduced for our managed-only facilities because we did not assume responsibility for medical services for inmates provided under terms of our new contracts with the TDCJ. Eliminating this responsibility results in a lower per-diem rate, but also reduces the risk that our profitability will be eroded in the future by increasing medical costs.

Due to poor operating performance at the state-owned 500-bed Southern Nevada Women’s Correctional Center located in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 20, 2004, we provided notice to the Nevada Department of Corrections that we do not intend to renew our contract to manage the facility upon the expiration of the contract in October 2004. The operating loss incurred at this facility was $0.3 million and $0.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively, compared to $0.1 million and $0.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively. This facility had an operating loss of $1.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2003.

On March 23, 2004, we announced the completion of a contractual agreement with Mississippi’s Delta Correctional Authority to resume operations of the state-owned 1,016-bed Delta Correctional Facility located in Greenwood, Mississippi. We formerly managed the medium security correctional facility for the Delta Correctional Authority since its opening in 1996, until the State closed the facility in 2002, due to excess capacity in the State’s corrections system. The new contract is for one year, with one two-year extension option. We began receiving inmates from the State of Mississippi at the facility on April 1, 2004. In addition, after completing the contractual agreement with the Delta Correctional Authority, we entered into an additional contract to manage inmates from Leflore County, Mississippi. This one-year contract provides for housing for up to 160 male inmates and up to 60 female inmates, and is renewable annually. As of June 30, 2004, we housed 950 and 93 inmates from the State of Mississippi and Leflore County, respectively.

General and administrative expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, general and administrative expenses totaled $12.1 million and $10.0 million, respectively, while general and administrative expenses totaled $23.0 million and $19.5 million, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of corporate management salaries and benefits, professional fees and other administrative expenses, and increased from the first half of 2003 primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits, including incentive compensation, combined with an increase in professional services, during 2004 compared with 2003.

We have expanded our infrastructure over the past several quarters to implement and support numerous technology initiatives, to maintain closer relationships with existing and potentially new customers in order to identify their needs, to focus on reducing facility operating expenses, and to comply with increasing corporate governance requirements, a significant portion of which is being incurred to comply with section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. While this is expected to result in an annual increase in general and administrative expense in 2004, we believe our expanded infrastructure and investments in technology will provide long-term benefits enabling us to provide enhanced quality service to our customers while creating scalable operating efficiencies.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net, is reported net of interest income and capitalized interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. Gross interest expense was $18.3 million and $20.3 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and gross interest expense was $36.9 million and $39.1 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. Gross interest expense is based on outstanding convertible subordinated notes payable balances, borrowings under our senior bank credit facility, our 9.875% senior notes, our 7.5% senior notes, and amortization of loan costs and unused facility fees. Although gross interest expense did not change significantly from the first half of 2003, our capital structure has changed significantly due to the aforementioned refinancing and recapitalization transactions completed during the second and third quarters of 2003, which also resulted in a reduction to our preferred stock distributions from the prior year.

Gross interest income was $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, gross interest income was $1.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Gross interest income is earned on cash collateral requirements, a direct financing lease, notes receivable and investments of cash and cash equivalents.

Capitalized interest was $1.5 million and $2.7 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively, and was associated with six construction and expansion projects and the installation of a new inmate management system. There was no capitalized interest in the comparable 2003 periods.

Expenses associated with debt refinancing and recapitalization transactions

Expenses associated with debt refinancing and recapitalization transactions were $76,000 and $101,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively. The charges in 2004 were associated with the redemption of the remaining series A preferred stock in the first quarter of 2004 and the redemption of the remaining series B preferred stock in the second quarter, as well as third party fees associated with the amendment to our senior bank credit facility obtained during the second quarter.

For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, costs of refinancing and recapitalization were $4.1 million. The charges in 2003 included $2.5 million of expenses associated with the tender offer for our series B preferred stock, the redemption of our series A preferred stock, and the write-off of existing deferred loan costs associated with the repayment of the term loan portions of our senior bank credit facility made with proceeds from our common stock and note offerings, and $0.1 million associated with the modifications to the terms of the $30.0 million of convertible subordinated notes.

In addition to these costs, in June 2003, pursuant to an offer to purchase the balance of the remaining 12% senior notes, holders of approximately $7.6 million principal amount of the notes tendered their notes at a price of 120% of par, resulting in a charge of approximately $1.5 million during the second quarter of 2003.

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

On May 16, 2003, approximately 0.3 million shares of common stock were issued, along with a $2.9 million subordinated promissory note, in connection with the final settlement of the state court portion of our stockholder litigation settlement. Under the terms of the promissory note, the note and accrued interest were extinguished in June 2003 once the average closing price of our common stock exceeded a “termination price” equal to $16.30 per share for fifteen consecutive trading days following the note’s issuance. The terms of the note, which allowed the principal balance to fluctuate dependent on the trading price of our common stock, created a derivative instrument that was valued and accounted for under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” Since we had previously reflected the maximum obligation of the contingency associated with the state portion of the stockholder litigation on the balance sheet, the extinguishment of the note in June 2003 resulted in a $2.9 million non-cash gain during the second quarter of 2003.

Income tax (expense) benefit

We incurred income tax expense of $10.8 million and $20.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively, while we generated an income tax benefit of approximately $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. As further discussed under “Critical Accounting Policies – Income Taxes,” prior to December 31, 2003, we had not consistently demonstrated an ability to utilize our tax net operating losses within the carryforward period and therefore, applied a valuation allowance to reserve substantially all of our net deferred tax assets. Thus, no income tax provision was recorded during these periods. However, at December 31, 2003, we concluded that it was more likely than not that substantially all of our deferred tax assets would be realized. As a result, in accordance with SFAS 109, the valuation allowance applied to such deferred tax assets was reversed. Accordingly, in the first quarter of 2004 we began providing a provision for income taxes at a rate on income before taxes equal to the combined federal and state effective tax rates, which we currently estimate to be approximately 40% using current tax rates.

Discontinued Operations

During the fourth quarter of 2002, we were notified by the State of Florida of its intention to not renew our contract to manage the 96-bed Okeechobee Juvenile Offender Correctional Center located in Okeechobee, Florida, upon the expiration of a short-term extension to the existing management contract, which expired in December 2002. Upon expiration of the short-term extension, which occurred March 1, 2003, operation of the facility was transferred to the State of Florida. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the facility generated total revenue of $0.8 million, and incurred total operating expenses of $0.7 million. Additionally, the expiration of the contract resulted in the impairment of all goodwill previously recorded in connection with this facility, which totaled $0.3 million, during the first quarter of 2003. These results are reported as discontinued operations.

On March 18, 2003, we were notified by the Department of Corrections of the Commonwealth of Virginia of its intention to not renew our contract to manage the 1,500-bed Lawrenceville

Correctional Center located in Lawrenceville, Virginia, upon the expiration of the contract, which occurred on March 22, 2003. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the facility generated total revenue of $4.6 million, and incurred total operating expenses of $5.3 million. Additionally, the expiration of the contract resulted in the impairment of all goodwill previously recorded in connection with this facility, which totaled $0.3 million, during the first quarter of 2003. Results for the second quarter of 2004 include residual activity from the operation of this facility, including primarily proceeds received from the sale of fully depreciated equipment. These results are reported as discontinued operations.

During the first quarter of 2004, we received $0.6 million in proceeds from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a settlement for repairs we previously made to a facility we formerly operated in Ponce, Puerto Rico. These proceeds, net of taxes, are presented as discontinued operations for the six month period ended June 30, 2004.

Distributions to preferred stockholders

For the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, distributions to preferred stockholders totaled $0.6 million and $8.1 million, respectively, while distributions to preferred stockholders totaled $1.5 million and $13.6 million, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.

Following the completion of the common stock and notes offering in May 2003, we purchased approximately 3.7 million shares of series B preferred stock for approximately $97.4 million pursuant to the terms of a cash tender offer. The tender offer price for the series B preferred stock (inclusive of all accrued and unpaid dividends) was $26.00 per share. The tender premium payment of the difference between the tender price ($26.00) and the liquidation preference ($24.46) for the shares tendered was reported as a preferred stock distribution in the second quarter of 2003. The payment of the $1.54 tender premium resulted in approximately $5.8 million of preferred stock dividends in the second quarter of 2003. During the second quarter of 2004, we redeemed the remaining 1.0 million outstanding shares of our series B preferred stock at a price of $24.46 per share, plus accrued dividends to the redemption date.

Also during the second quarter of 2003, we redeemed 4.0 million, or approximately 93%, of our 4.3 million shares of outstanding series A preferred stock at a price of $25.00 per share plus accrued dividends to the redemption date as part of the recapitalization. During the first quarter of 2004, we redeemed the remaining 0.3 million outstanding shares of our series A preferred stock at a price of $25.00 per share, plus accrued dividends to the redemption date.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal capital requirements are for working capital, capital expenditures and debt service payments. Capital requirements may also include cash expenditures associated with our outstanding commitments and contingencies, as further discussed in the notes to the financial statements and as further described in our 2003 Form 10-K. Additionally, we may incur capital expenditures to expand the design capacity of certain of our facilities in order to retain management contracts, and to increase our inmate bed capacity for anticipated demand from current and future customers. We may acquire additional correctional facilities that we believe have favorable investment returns and increase value to our stockholders. We will also consider opportunities for growth, including potential acquisitions of businesses within our line of business and those that provide complementary services, provided we believe such opportunities will broaden our market share and/or increase the

services we can provide to our customers.

On September 10, 2003, we announced our intention to expand by 594 beds the Crowley County Correctional Facility located in Olney Springs, Colorado, a facility we acquired in January 2003. The anticipated cost of the expansion is approximately $22.7 million and is estimated to be completed during the third quarter of 2004. This expansion is being undertaken in anticipation of increasing demand from the States of Colorado and Wyoming, the current customers at this facility and new demand from the State of Washington. We also announced on September 10, 2003, our intention to complete construction of the Stewart County Correctional Facility located in Stewart County, Georgia. The anticipated cost to complete the Stewart facility is approximately $24.0 million, with completion estimated to occur during the fourth quarter of 2004. Construction on the 1,524-bed Stewart County Correctional Facility began in August 1999 and was suspended in May 2000. Our decision to complete construction of this facility is based on anticipated demand from several government customers having a need for inmate bed capacity in the Southeast region of the country. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be successful in utilizing the increased bed capacity resulting from these projects. Additionally, in October 2003, we announced the signing of a new contract with ICE for up to 905 detainees at our Houston Processing Center located in Houston, Texas. We also announced our intention to expand the facility by 494 beds from its current 411 beds to 905 beds. The anticipated cost of the expansion is approximately $29.0 million and is estimated to be completed during the first quarter of 2005. This expansion is being undertaken in order to accommodate additional detainee populations that are anticipated as a result of this contract, which contains a guarantee that ICE will utilize 679 beds at such time as the expansion is completed.

During January 2004, we announced our intention to expand the Florence Correctional Center located in Florence, Arizona by 224 beds. The anticipated cost of the expansion is approximately $7.2 million and is estimated to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2004. Upon completion of the expansion, the Florence Correctional Center will have a total design capacity of 1,824 beds. The facility currently houses federal inmates as well as inmates from Hawaii and Alaska. The expansion is being undertaken in anticipation of increasing demand from each of these customers. During January 2004, we also announced the signing of a new contract with the USMS to manage up to 800 inmates at our Leavenworth Detention Center located in Leavenworth, Kansas. To fulfill the requirements of this contract, we will expand this facility by 256 beds from its current design capacity of 483 beds increasing its total beds to 739 beds. The new contract provides a guarantee that the USMS will utilize 400 beds. The anticipated cost to expand the facility is approximately $10.7 million, with completion estimated to occur during the fourth quarter of 2004.

During April 2004, we commenced a 56-bed expansion project at our Crossroads Correctional Center. The expansion is being undertaken in order to accommodate additional inmates from the State of Montana. The anticipated cost of the expansion is approximately $0.6 million and is estimated to be completed during the third quarter of 2004.

The following table summarizes the aforementioned construction and expansion projects expected to be completed through the first quarter of 2005:


				Estimated remaining
				cost to complete as
	No. of		Estimated	of June 30, 2004
Facility	beds		completion date	(thousands)
Stewart County Correctional Facility Stewart County, GA		1,524	Fourth quarter 2004	$	4,904
Crowley County Correctional Facility Olney Springs, CO		594	Third quarter 2004		4,510
Crossroads Correctional Center Shelby, Montana		56	Third quarter 2004		136
Leavenworth Detention Center Leavenworth, KS		256	Fourth quarter 2004		5,349
Houston Processing Center Houston, TX		494	First quarter 2005		18,756
Florence Correctional Center Florence, AZ		224	Fourth quarter 2004		4,363

Total		3,148		$	38,018

We may also pursue additional expansion opportunities to satisfy the needs of an existing or potential customer or when the economics of an expansion are compelling.

Additionally, we believe investments in technology can enable us to operate safe and secure facilities with more efficient, highly skilled and better-trained staff, and to reduce turnover through the deployment of innovative technologies, many of which are unique and new to the corrections industry. These investments in technology are expected to provide long-term benefits enabling us to provide enhanced quality service to our customers while creating scalable operating efficiencies. Accordingly, we expect to incur approximately $12.2 million in information technology expenditures during the remainder of 2004, bringing the total estimated information technology expenditures to $21.4 million for 2004.

We expect to fund our capital expenditure requirements including our construction projects, as well as our information technology expenditures, working capital, and debt service requirements, with cash on hand, net cash provided by operations, and borrowings available under our revolving credit facility.

During the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, we were not required to pay income taxes, other than primarily for the alternative minimum tax and certain state taxes, due to the utilization of existing net operating loss carryforwards to offset our taxable income. During 2004 we expect to generate sufficient taxable income to utilize our remaining federal net operating loss carryforwards, except for certain annual limitations imposed under the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, we expect to begin paying federal income taxes during 2004, with an obligation to pay taxes throughout all of 2005.

As of June 30, 2004, our liquidity was provided by cash on hand of $50.1 million and $89.9 million available under our $125.0 million revolving credit facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, we generated $59.3 million and $100.4 million, respectively, in cash through operating activities, and as of June 30, 2004 we had net working capital of $110.4 million. We

currently expect to be able to meet our cash expenditure requirements for the next year utilizing these resources. In addition, we have an effective “shelf” registration statement under which we may issue up to $279.6 million in equity or debt securities, preferred stock and warrants. This registration statement provides us with the flexibility to issue additional equity or debt securities, preferred stock, and warrants from time to time when we determine that market conditions and the opportunity to utilize the proceeds from the issuance of such securities are favorable.

On June 4, 2004, we executed an amendment to our senior bank credit facility that allowed us to reduce the applicable interest rate spread on the term loan portion of the facility by 50 basis points (0.50%), and to increase our capital expenditure capacity. The Term Loan C Facility, now referred to as the Term Loan D Facility, bears interest at a base rate plus 1.25%, or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.25%, at our option.

As a result of our refinancing and recapitalization transactions completed over the past year, we have significantly reduced our exposure to variable rate debt, lowered our overall interest rates, re-paid all of our outstanding preferred stock (the dividends of which were not tax deductible), and extended our weighted average debt maturities. We have no debt maturities on outstanding indebtedness until 2007. The revolving portion of our senior bank credit facility, which has no amounts outstanding, matures March 31, 2006. Although we believe we will be able to refinance and extend the maturity of the senior bank credit facility upon maturity, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to refinance the facility on commercially reasonable or any other terms.

At June 30, 2004, our total weighted average effective interest rate was 7.50% and our total weighted average debt maturity was 5.4 years. We have historically been able to refinance debt when it has become due on terms which we believe to be commercially reasonable. While we currently expect to fund long-term liquidity requirements primarily through a combination of cash generated from continuing operations and with borrowings under the senior bank credit facility, there can be no assurance that we will be able to repay or refinance our indebtedness when due on commercially reasonable or any other terms.

Operating Activities

Our net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2004, was $59.3 million, compared with $100.4 million for the same period in the prior year. Cash provided by operating activities represents the year to date net income plus depreciation and amortization, changes in various components of working capital, and adjustments for various non-cash charges, including primarily deferred income taxes. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was due to the receipt of income tax refunds totaling $33.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2003 as well as the refinancing of our outstanding preferred stock with long-term debt. Distributions on preferred stock are included in financing activities while interest on outstanding indebtedness is included in operating activities on the statement of cash flows. Negative fluctuations in working capital during the first six months of 2004 compared with the first six months of 2003 also contributed to the decrease in cash provided by operating activities.

Investing Activities

Our cash flow used in investing activities was $61.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, and was primarily attributable to capital expenditures during the six month period of $66.4 million,

including capital expenditures of $41.9 million related to the six aforementioned facility expansion and development projects, as well as $9.2 million in information technology expenditures. Our cash flow used in investing activities was $66.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, and was primarily attributable to capital expenditures during the six month period of $60.8 million, which included capital expenditures of $47.5 million in connection with the purchase of the Crowley County Correctional Facility. In addition, during the first six months in the prior year cash was used to fund restricted cash for a capital improvements, replacements, and repairs reserve totaling $5.6 million for our San Diego Correctional Facility.

Financing Activities

Our cash flow used in financing activities was $32.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and was primarily attributable to the redemption of the remaining 0.3 million shares of series A preferred stock during March 2004, which totaled $7.5 million, and the redemption of the remaining 1.0 million shares of series B preferred stock during the second quarter of 2004, which totaled $23.5 million. Our cash flow used in financing activities was $29.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. During January of 2003, we financed the purchase of the Crowley County Correctional Facility through $30.0 million in borrowings under our senior bank credit facility pursuant to an expansion of a then-existing term portion of the credit facility. During May 2003, we completed the recapitalization transactions, which included the sale and issuance of $250.0 million of 7.5% senior notes and 6.4 million shares of common stock for $124.8 million. The proceeds received from the sale and issuance of the senior notes and the common stock were largely offset by the redemption of $192.0 million of our series A preferred stock and our series B preferred stock; the prepayment of $132.0 million on the then-existing term portion of the credit facility with proceeds from the recapitalization, cash on hand, and an income tax refund; the prepayment of $7.6 million aggregate principal of our then-outstanding 12% senior notes; the repurchase and subsequent retirement of 3.4 million shares of common stock for $65.6 million; and the payment of $10.8 million in costs primarily associated with the recapitalization transactions and prepayment of the 12% senior notes. We also paid $6.6 million in scheduled principal repayments during the first and second quarters of 2003. Additionally, during the first and second quarters of 2003 we paid cash dividends of $11.7 million on our preferred stock, including a tender premium of $5.8 million in connection with the completion of a tender offer for our series B preferred stock.

Contractual Obligations

The following schedule summarizes our contractual cash obligations by the indicated period as of June 30, 2004 (in thousands):


	Payments Due By Year Ended December 31,
	2004
	(remainder)		2005		2006		2007		2008		Thereafter		Total
Long-term debt	$	766	$	2,892	$	2,843	$	228,709	$	66,011	$	700,000	$	1,001,221
Houston Processing Center expansion		16,683		2,073		—		—		—		—		18,756
Leavenworth Detention Center expansion		5,349		—		—		—		—		—		5,349
Operating leases		311		272		—		—		—		—		583

Total contractual cash obligations	$	23,109	$	5,237	$	2,843	$	228,709	$	66,011	$	700,000	$	1,025,909

Under terms of a contract with the USMS, we have elected to expand our Leavenworth Detention Center in order to meet our commitment to provide housing for 256 inmates, and therefore have determined to treat the expansion as a contractual obligation for purposes of this disclosure. Although we currently have no intention to do so, we could fulfill this obligation by utilizing other available beds. Further, the cash obligations in the table above do not include future cash obligations for interest associated with our outstanding indebtedness. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we paid $36.0 million in interest, including capitalized interest. We had $35.1 million of letters of credit outstanding at June 30, 2004 primarily to support our requirement to repay fees under our workers’ compensation plan in the event we do not repay the fees due in accordance with the terms of the plan. The letters of credit are renewable annually. We did not have any draws under any outstanding letters of credit during the six months ended June 30, 2004 or 2003.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51,” or FIN 46. FIN 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or in which equity investors do not bear the residual economic risks. FIN 46 is effective for all entities other than special purpose entities no later than the end of the first period that ends after March 15, 2004. We have no investments in special purpose entities. We adopted FIN 46 effective January 1, 2004.

We have determined that our joint venture, Agecroft Prison Management, Ltd., or APM, is a variable interest entity, of which we are not the primary beneficiary. APM has a management contract for a correctional facility located in Salford, England. All gains and losses under the joint venture are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. During 2000, we extended a working capital loan to APM, which, as of June 30, 2004, totaled $6.1 million, including accrued interest. The outstanding working capital loan represents our maximum exposure to loss in connection with APM. APM has not been, and in accordance with FIN 46 is not expected to be, consolidated with our financial statements.

Inflation

We do not believe that inflation has had or will have a direct adverse effect on our operations. Many of our management contracts include provisions for inflationary indexing, which mitigates an adverse impact of inflation on net income. However, a substantial increase in personnel costs, workers’ compensation or food and medical expenses could have an adverse impact on our results of operations in the future to the extent that these expenses increase at a faster pace than the per diem or fixed rates we receive for our management services.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Our primary market risk exposures are to changes in U.S. interest rates and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the British pound. We are exposed to market risk related to our senior bank credit facility, which had an outstanding balance of $270.8 million as of June 30, 2004. The interest on our senior bank credit facility is subject to fluctuations in the market. If the interest rate for our outstanding indebtedness under the senior bank credit facility was

100 basis points higher or lower during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, our interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, would have been increased or decreased by approximately $0.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively.

As of June 30, 2004, we had outstanding $250.0 million of senior notes with a fixed interest rate of 9.875%, $450.0 million of senior notes with a fixed interest rate of 7.5%, and $30.0 million of convertible subordinated notes with a fixed interest rate of 4.0%. Because the interest rates with respect to these instruments are fixed, a hypothetical 10.0% increase or decrease in market interest rates would not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In order to satisfy a requirement of the senior bank credit facility, we purchased an interest rate cap agreement, capping LIBOR at 5.0% (prior to the applicable spread) on outstanding balances of $200.0 million through the expiration of the cap agreement on May 20, 2004, for a price of $1.0 million. We do not currently intend to enter into any additional interest rate protection agreements in the short-term.

We may, from time to time, invest our cash in a variety of short-term financial instruments. These instruments generally consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less. While these investments are subject to interest rate risk and will decline in value if market interest rates increase, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates would not materially affect the value of these investments.

Our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk relates to our construction, development and leasing of the Agecroft facility located in Salford, England, which we sold on April 10, 2001. We extended a working capital loan to the operator of this facility, of which we own 50% through a wholly-owned subsidiary. Such payments to us are denominated in British pounds rather than the U.S. dollar. As a result, we bear the risk of fluctuations in the relative exchange rate between the British pound and the U.S. dollar. At June 30, 2004, the receivable due to us and denominated in British pounds totaled 3.4 million British pounds. A hypothetical 10% increase in the relative exchange rate would have resulted in an increase of $0.6 million in the value of this receivable and a corresponding unrealized foreign currency transaction gain, and a hypothetical 10% decrease in the relative exchange rate would have resulted in a decrease of $0.6 million in the value of this receivable and a corresponding unrealized foreign currency transaction loss.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, our senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in causing material information relating to us (including our consolidated subsidiaries) to be recorded, processed, summarized and reported by management on a timely basis and to ensure that the quality and timeliness of our public disclosures complies with SEC disclosure obligations. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

See Note 11 to the financial statements included in Part I.

ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES; USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

The following table provides information about purchases by the Company during the quarter ended June 30, 2004 of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES


								(d) Maximum Number
						(c) Total Number of		(or Approximate Dollar
						Shares (or Units)		Value) of Shares (or
	(a) Total Number		(b) Average Price			Purchased as Part of		Units) that May Yet Be
	of Shares (or Units)		Paid per Share (or			Publicly Announced		Purchased Under the
Period	Purchased		Unit)			Plans or Programs		Plans or Programs
04/01/04 - 04/30/04		—		—			—		—
05/01/04 - 05/31/04		137,805	$	24.87	(1)		—		—
06/01/04 - 06/30/04		824,111	$	25.18	(1)		—		—

Total		961,916	$	25.13			—		—

(1)

The price paid per share for the redemption of the Company’s series B preferred stock was $24.46 plus accrued dividends through the payment date.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Company’s 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 13, 2004. A total of 33,491,652 shares of the Company’s common stock, constituting a quorum of those shares entitled to vote, were represented at the meeting by stockholders either present in person or by proxy.

At the Annual Meeting, the following twelve nominees for election as directors of the Company were elected without opposition pursuant to the vote totals indicated below, with no nominee for director receiving less than 32,651,533 votes, or 97.5% of the shares present at the meeting:


	Shares Voted
Name of Nominee	For		Against		Abstain
William F. Andrews		33,454,095		37,557		—
John D. Ferguson		33,453,846		37,806		—
Donna M. Alvarado		33,368,689		122,963		—
Lucius E. Burch, III		32,854,163		637,489		—
John D. Correnti		33,454,536		37,116		—
John R. Horne		33,454,487		37,165		—
C. Michael Jacobi		32,651,533		840,119		—
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.		33,454,221		37,431		—
Charles L. Overby		33,368,840		122,812		—
John R. Prann, Jr.		33,454,659		36,993		—
Joseph V. Russell		33,436,120		55,532		—
Henri L. Wedell		33,368,830		122,822		—

Each of the foregoing directors was elected to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Also at the Annual Meeting, on a motion to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to be the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004, 32,896,987 shares, or 98.2% of the shares outstanding on the record date for the Annual Meeting, voted in favor of the motion, 579,926 shares voted against the proposal and 14,739 shares abstained.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Audit Committee Matters.

Section 10A(i)(1) of the Exchange Act, as added by Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, requires that the Company’s Audit Committee (or one or more designated members of the Audit Committee who are independent directors of the Company’s board of directors) pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided to the Company by its external auditor, Ernst & Young LLP. Section 10A(i)(2) of the Exchange Act further requires that the Company disclose in its periodic reports required by Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act any non-audit services approved by the Audit Committee to be performed by Ernst & Young.

Consistent with the foregoing requirements, during the second quarter, the Company’s Audit Committee pre-approved new or recurring engagements of Ernst & Young for the following audit and audit-related services, as defined by the SEC: (1) the review of the Company’s financial statements for the second quarter of 2004 and (2) assistance with filing certain registration statements with the SEC. During the second quarter, the Company’s Audit Committee also pre-approved non-audit services to be provided by Ernst & Young comprised of tax compliance and consulting services.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

(a) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:


Exhibit
Number		Description of Exhibits
10.1		Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

31.1		Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1		Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2		Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

The following report on Form 8-K was furnished to the SEC during the period April 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004:

(1)

Filed May 5, 2004 (earliest event May 5, 2004) reporting in Item 12., the issuance of a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004.

The following report on Form 8-K was furnished to the SEC subsequent to June 30, 2004 and prior to the date of this report:

(1)

Filed August 5, 2004 (earliest event August 5, 2004) reporting in Item 12., the issuance of a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004.

The following report on Form 8-K was filed with the SEC subsequent to June 30, 2004 and prior to the date of this report:

(1)

Filed July 30, 2004 (earliest event July 30, 2004) reporting in Item 11., a temporary suspension of trading the Company’s securities for the Company’s directors and executive officers who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during a blackout period for participants in the Corrections Corporation of America 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


		CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Date: August 5, 2004

		/s/ John D. Ferguson

		John D. Ferguson
		President and Chief Executive Officer

		/s/ Irving E. Lingo, Jr.

		Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer, Assistant Secretary and Principal
		Accounting Officer



                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                FOURTH AMENDMENT
                 TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
                            DATED AS OF JUNE 4, 2004

      This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
(together with all Exhibits, Schedules and Annexes hereto, this "Amendment") is
among CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Maryland corporation (the
"Borrower"), the Lenders (as defined below), DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as
Syndication Agent, and SOCIETE GENERALE, as Documentation Agent, LEHMAN BROTHERS
INC., as Arranger, and LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as administrative agent for
the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent").

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

      WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"), the
Administrative Agent, Lehman Brothers Inc., as lead arranger and sole
book-running manager, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Warburg LLC, as
co-syndication agents, and Societe Generale, as documentation agent, have
entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3,
2002, as amended (together with all Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules thereto, the
"Credit Agreement"; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement); and

      WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend the Credit
Agreement to provide for the incurrence under the Credit Agreement of new
Tranche D Term Loans, which will refinance, in full, all remaining outstanding
Tranche C Term Loans and certain other amendments more specifically described
herein;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.    AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Credit Agreement is amended as
follows:

            (a)   The following new definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:

                  "Fourth Amendment": the Fourth Amendment to this Agreement,
            dated as of June 4, 2004.

                  "Fourth Amendment Effective Date": the "Amendment Effective
            Date", as defined in the Fourth Amendment.

                  "Tranche D Term Loan": as defined in Section 2.1.



                  "Tranche D Term Loan Commitment": as to any Tranche D Term
            Loan Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term
            Loan to the Borrower hereunder, in a principal amount not to exceed
            the amount set forth under the heading "Tranche D Term Loan
            Commitment" opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 1 to the Lender
            Addendum delivered by such Lender or in the Assignment and
            Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as
            the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms
            hereof; provided that the original aggregate amount of the Tranche D
            Term Loan Commitments is $270,812,500.

                  "Tranche D Term Loan Lender": each Lender that has a Tranche D
            Term Loan Commitment or which is the holder of a Tranche D Term
            Loan.

                  "Tranche D Term Loan Percentage": as to any Tranche D Term
            Loan Lender at any time, the percentage which the aggregate
            principal amount of such Lender's Tranche D Term Loans then
            outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the
            Tranche D Term Loans then outstanding.

            (b)   The definition of "Applicable Margin" contained in Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:

                  ""Applicable Margin": for each Type of Loan, the rate per
            annum set forth under the relevant column heading below:



                                     Base Rate          Eurodollar
                                       Loans              Loans
                                                    
Revolving Credit Loans and
  Swing Line Loans                     2.50%              3.50%
Tranche A Term Loans                   2.50%              3.50%
Tranche B Term Loans                   2.50%              3.50%
Tranche C Term Loans                   1.75%              2.75%
Tranche D Term Loans                   1.25%              2.25%


            provided, that (i) on and after the first Adjustment Date subsequent
            to the Restatement Effective Date, the Applicable Margin with
            respect to Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and Tranche A
            Term Loans will be determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid and (ii)
            on and after the first Adjustment Date subsequent to the Third
            Amendment Effective Date, the Applicable Margin with respect to
            Tranche C Term Loans will be determined pursuant to the Pricing
            Grid."

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            (c)   The definition of "Commitment" contained in Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the phrase "the Tranche D Term Loan
Commitment," immediately after the phrase "the Tranche C Term Loan Commitment,".

            (d)   The definition of "Consolidated Fixed Charges" contained in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to replace the term
"Tranche C Term Loans" with the term "Tranche D Term Loans".

            (e)   The definition of "Facility" contained in Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to re-letter clause (d) as clause (e) and
(ii) to insert the following new clause (d): "(d) the Tranche D Term Loan
Commitments and the Tranche D Term Loans made thereunder (the "Tranche D Term
Loan Facility"),".

            (f)   The definition of "Interest Period" contained in Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to replace the phrase "or the Tranche
C Term Loans" with the following phrase: ", the Tranche C Term Loans or the
Tranche D Term Loans".

            (g)   The definition of "Qualified Trust Indebtedness" contained in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to replace the term "
Tranche C Term Loans" with the term "Tranche D Term Loans".

            (h)   The definition of "Qualified Trust Preferred Stock" contained
in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to replace the term "
Tranche C Term Loans" with the term "Tranche D Term Loans".

            (i)   The definition of "Term Loan Facilities" contained in Section
1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to replace the word "and" with
"," and (ii) to insert "and the Tranche D Term Loan Facility" at the end
thereof.

            (j)   The definition of "Term Loan Lenders" contained in Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to replace the word "and" with ","
and (ii) to insert "and the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders" at the end thereof.

            (k)   The definition of "Term Loans" contained in Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to replace the word "and" with "," and
(ii) to insert "and the Tranche D Term Loans" at the end thereof.

            (l)   (i) The first sentence of Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended to replace the word "and" immediately preceding clause (c)
thereof with "," and to insert the following new clause (d) after the end
thereof: "and (d) subject to the terms and conditions of the Fourth Amendment,
each Tranche D Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make a term loan on the
Fourth Amendment Effective Date (a "Tranche D Term Loan") in an amount not to
exceed the amount of the Tranche D Term Loan Commitment of such Lender" and (ii)
the second sentence of Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:

            "In addition, provided that no Default of Event or Default shall
            have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall be entitled to
            request

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            an increase in the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments of up to
            $100,000,000 (reduced by the amount of any increase in the Total
            Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.4(c) after the
            Third Amendment Effective Date) in the aggregate at any time on or
            after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, with the written consent
            of the Administrative Agent but without any consent from the
            Lenders, except the Lenders providing all or part of the increased
            amount; and this Credit Agreement may be amended by an agreement
            between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, without the need
            for any further approval or consent from the Lenders or the other
            Agents, to the extent that the Administrative Agent determines to be
            necessary to effectuate such increase."

            (m)   Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
insert the following new clause (iv):

            "(iv) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable
            Notice of Borrowing (which notice must be received by the
            Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, one
            Business Day prior to the anticipated Fourth Amendment Effective
            Date) requesting that the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders make the
            Tranche D Term Loans on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and
            specifying the amount to be borrowed. The Tranche D Term Loans made
            on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date shall initially be Base Rate
            Loans or Eurodollar Loans with the Interest Period determined in
            accordance with this Section 2.2(iv). Upon receipt of such notice
            the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Tranche D Term
            Loan Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time,
            on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date each Tranche D Term Loan
            Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the
            Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the
            Tranche D Term Loan to be made by such Lender (or notify the
            Administrative Agent to convert an equal aggregate principal amount
            of Tranche C Term Loans held by such Tranche D Term Loan Lender to
            Tranche D Term Loans). The Administrative Agent shall make available
            to the Borrower the aggregate of amounts made available to the
            Administrative Agent by the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders in like
            funds. Tranche D Term Loan Commitments in existence on the Fourth
            Amendment Effective Date and not funded on the Fourth Amendment
            Effective Date will terminate on such date. To the extent that
            Tranche C Term Loans are repaid with proceeds of Tranche D Term
            Loans, such Tranche C Term Loans shall be deemed to have been
            assigned and transferred to the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders (to be
            allocated amongst such Lenders at the Administrative Agent's
            discretion) and thereafter shall be outstanding as Tranche D Term

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            Loans held by the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders subject to and in
            accordance with all terms, conditions and provisions of this
            Agreement applicable to the Tranche D Term Loans. The Interest
            Period (and the respective Eurodollar Rate) in effect on the Fourth
            Amendment Effective Date in respect of the Tranche C Term Loans that
            are being converted to Tranche D Term Loans on the Fourth Amendment
            Effective Date (the "Current Interest Period") will continue to be
            in effect for such Tranche D Term Loans following the Fourth
            Amendment Effective Date and will end on the last day of the Current
            Interest Period, and for any Tranche D Term Loans funded on the
            Fourth Amendment Effective Date the initial Interest Period will end
            on the last day of the Current Interest Period and the Eurodollar
            Rate during such initial Interest Period will equal the Eurodollar
            Rate applicable to the converted Tranche D Term Loans during the
            Current Interest Period."

            (n)   Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
insert the following clause (d) at the end thereof:

                  "(d)  The Tranche D Term Loan of each Tranche D Term Loan
      Lender shall mature in 14 consecutive quarterly installments, commencing
      on December 31, 2004, each of which shall be in an amount equal to such
      Lender's Tranche D Term Loan Percentage multiplied by the amount set forth
      below opposite such installment (which amount shall be reduced as the
      result of the application of prepayments in accordance with Section 2.18):



Installment                                  Principal Amount
- -----------                                  ----------------
                                          
December 31, 2004                            $677,031
March 31, 2005                               $677,031
June 30, 2005                                $677,031
September 30, 2005                           $677,031
December 31, 2005                            $677,031
March 31, 2006                               $677,031
June 30, 2006                                $677,031
September 30, 2006                           $677,031
December 31, 2006                            $677,031
March 31, 2007                               $677,031
June 30, 2007                                $66,010,547
September 30, 2007                           $66,010,547
December 31, 2007                            $66,010,548
March 31, 2008                               $66,010,548


            (o)   Section 2.4(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
replace (i) the phrase "Tranche C Term Loan Commitments" with the phrase
"Tranche D Term Loan Commitments and (ii) the phrase "Third Amendment Effective
Date" with the phrase "Fourth Amendment Effective Date".

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            (p)   Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to
insert the phrase "Tranche D Term Loan Percentages," in clause (a) immediately
after the phrase "Tranche C Term Loan Percentages," and (ii) to insert the
following proviso immediately at the end of the third sentence of clause (b): "
and, provided further that, each payment (including each prepayment) of the
Tranche D Term Loans shall be applied to the installments of such Tranche D Term
Loans, first, in direct order of maturity for the four quarterly installments
due immediately after the date of such payment and, second, with respect to any
remainder, to the remaining installments thereof in inverse order of maturity".

            (q)   Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
insert the following sentence at the end thereof: "The proceeds of the Tranche D
Term Loans to be drawn on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date shall be used to
repay in full on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date the Tranche C Term Loans."

            (r)   Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
replace each occurrence of the term "Tranche C Term Loans" with the term "Term
Loans".

            (s)   Section 7.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
replace the clause "the sum of (x) $100,000,000 and" with the following text:
"the sum of (x) $125,000,000, with respect to fiscal year 2004, and
$175,000,000, with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter,
and".

            (t)   Exhibit G-1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
insert "[D]" after "[A] [B] [C]" throughout such Exhibit.

2.    CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS.

      The effectiveness of the amendments contained in Section 1 of this
Amendment are conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent (the date on which all such conditions have been satisfied being
referred to herein as the "Amendment Effective Date"):

            (a)   the Administrative Agent shall have received signed written
authorization from the requisite Lenders to execute this Amendment, and shall
have received counterparts of this Amendment signed by the Borrower and the
Agents, and counterparts of the consent of the Guarantors attached hereto as
Annex 1 (the "Consent") executed by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors;

            (b)   each of the representations and warranties in Section 3 below
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment
Effective Date;

            (c)   the Administrative Agent shall have received payment in
immediately available funds of all expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent
(including, without limitation, legal fees) for which invoices have been
presented on or before the Amendment Effective Date;

            (d)   the Administrative Agent shall have received the executed
legal opinions of each of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, Miles & Stockbridge and Kaye
Scholer LLP, counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, regarding customary
matters (including, without limitation, the

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enforceability of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended, against
all parties thereto, and no conflict with law or material agreements);

            (e)   the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) commitments
from banks and other financial institutions with respect to the Tranche D Term
Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $270,812,500 and (ii) as
applicable (x) a fully executed Lender Addendum with respect to each such bank
or other financial institution committing to fund such Tranche D Term Loans (and
pursuant to which on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date such bank or other
financial institution shall become a Tranche D Term Loan Lender, for all
purposes under the Credit Agreement) or (y) a fully executed Conversion Notice
in the form attached hereto as Annex 2 with respect to each Tranche C Term
Lender electing to convert its Tranche C Term Loans (and pursuant to which on
the Fourth Amendment Effective Date the outstanding principal amount of Tranche
C Term Loans held by such Lender shall convert into Tranche D Term Loans);

            (f)   the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that,
simultaneously with the borrowing of the Tranche D Term Loans on the Amendment
Effective Date, the Tranche C Term Loans will be repaid in full by the Borrower;
and

            (g)   the Administrative Agent shall have received such other
documents, instruments, certificates, opinions and approvals as it may
reasonably request.

3.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

      The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders as follows:

            (a)   Authority. The Borrower has the requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations
hereunder and under the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby). Each of the
Subsidiary Guarantors has the requisite corporate or other organizational power
and authority to execute and deliver the Consent. The execution, delivery and
performance (i) by the Borrower of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement (as
modified hereby) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (ii)
by the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Consent, in each case, have been duly
approved by all necessary corporate or other organizational action of such
Person, and no other corporate or other organizational proceedings on the part
of each such Person are necessary to consummate such transactions.

            (b)   Enforceability. This Amendment has been duly executed and
delivered by the Borrower. The Consent has been duly executed and delivered by
each of the Subsidiary Guarantors. Each of this Amendment, the Consent and,
after giving effect to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, (i) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party
party hereto and thereto, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with
its terms, except as may be limited by general equitable principles (whether
enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (ii) is in full
force and effect. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this
Amendment or of the Consent or the performance of the Credit Agreement (as
modified hereby), nor the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, will adversely affect the validity, perfection or priority of the
Administrative Agent's Lien on any of the Collateral or its ability to realize
thereon. This Amendment is effective to amend the

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Credit Agreement as provided therein (assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery of this Amendment (or the accompanying consent) by each Lender
party or consenting hereto).

            (c)   Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to this
Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents (other than any such representations and warranties
that, by their terms, are specifically made as of a date other than the date
hereof) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date
hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof.

            (d)   No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Amendment or the Consent, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, nor the performance of and compliance with the terms and
provisions hereof or of the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) by any Loan
Party will, at the time of such performance, (a) violate or conflict with any
provision of its articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other
organizational or governing documents of such Person, (b) violate, contravene or
materially conflict with any Requirement of Law or any other law, regulation
(including, without limitation, Regulation U or Regulation X), order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree or permit applicable to it, except for any
violation, contravention or conflict which could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) (i) violate, contravene or conflict with the
contractual provisions of, or cause an event of default under, any Loan Document
or (ii) violate, contravene or conflict with the contractual provisions of, or
cause an event of default under any other loan agreement, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, contract or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party
or by which it may be bound or (d) result in or require the creation of any Lien
(other than those contemplated in or created in connection with the Loan
Documents) upon or with respect to its properties. No consent or authorization
of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental
Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.

            (e)   No Default. Both before and after giving effect to this
Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, no event has occurred and is
continuing that constitutes a Default or Event of Default.

4.    REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON CREDIT AGREEMENT.

            (a)   Upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or
words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in
the other Loan Documents to "the Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or
words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment is a Loan
Document.

            (b)   Except as specifically modified above, the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents are and shall continue to be in full force and
effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Security Documents and all of the
Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all
Obligations under and as defined therein, in each case as modified hereby.

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            (c)   The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment
shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any
right, power or remedy of any Secured Party under any of the Loan Documents,
nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver or amendment of
any provision of any of the Loan Documents.

5.    COUNTERPARTS.

      This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

6.    SEVERABILITY.

      Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.

7.    GOVERNING LAW.

      This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York.

                            [Signature pages follow]

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date
first written above.

                                 CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA,
                                 as Borrower

                                 By:
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:

                                 LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
                                 as Administrative Agent

                                 By:
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:

                                 LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.,
                                 as Arranger

                                 By:
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:

                       [signatures continued on next page]



                                 DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as
                                 Syndication Agent

                                 By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                                 By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                                 SOCIETE GENERALE, as
                                 Documentation Agent

                                 By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:



                                                                         Annex 1

                              CONSENT OF GUARANTORS

Each of the undersigned is a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Obligations of the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement and hereby (a) consents to the foregoing
Amendment, (b) acknowledges that notwithstanding the execution and delivery of
the foregoing Amendment, the obligations of each of the undersigned Subsidiary
Guarantors are not impaired or affected and all guaranties given to the holders
of Obligations and all Liens granted as security for the Obligations continue in
full force and effect, and (c) confirms and ratifies its obligations under the
Guaranty and Security Agreement and each other Loan Document executed by it.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given
to such terms in the Amendment to which this Consent is attached or in the
Credit Agreement referred to therein, as applicable.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed and
delivered this Consent of Guarantors as of the [___] day of June, 2004.


                             CCA OF TENNESSEE, INC.
                             PRISON REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.
                             TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC.
                             CCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                             CCA PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, LLC
                             CCA PROPERTIES OF ARIZONA, LLC
                             CCA PROPERTIES OF TENNESSEE, LLC

                             By
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                             Name: John D. Ferguson
                             Title: Chief Executive Officer

                             CCA PROPERTIES OF TEXAS, L.P.

                             By
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                             Name: John D. Ferguson
                             Title: Chief Executive Officer, CCA Properties of
                                    America, LLC, as General Partner

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                             TRANSCOR AMERICA LLC

                             By
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                             Name: Todd J. Mullenger
                             Title: Vice President, Treasurer

                             RONALD LEE SUTTLES TRI-COUNTY EXTRADITION, INC.

                             By
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                             Name: Todd J. Mullenger
                             Title:   Vice President, Treasurer



                                                                         Annex 2

                                CONVERSION NOTICE

         Reference is made to (a) Credit Agreement dated as of May 3, 2002 (as
amended from time to time prior to the date hereof, the "Credit Agreement"),
among Corrections Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (the
"Borrower"), the banks and other financial institutions and entities from time
to time party thereto (the "Lenders") and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative
Agent") and (b) the proposed Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the
"Fourth Amendment"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are
used with the meanings attributed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

         The undersigned Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally elects to
convert $[______________] of the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche C
Term Loan held by such Lender into a Tranche D Term Loan (as defined in the
Fourth Amendment) in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Tranche C
Term Loan converted hereby, effective only if, and only as and when the Fourth
Amendment becomes effective in accordance with its terms.

         This Conversion Notice shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York.

         This Conversion Notice may be executed by the parties hereto on any
number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an
executed signature page hereof by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the Conversion
Notice to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized
officers as of this [__] day of June, 2004.

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                                 By:
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                                     Name:
                                     Title:



                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, John D. Ferguson, certify that:

      1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Corrections
            Corporation of America;

      2.    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
            untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
            necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
            under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
            to the period covered by this quarterly report;

      3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
            information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
            material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
            cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
            in this quarterly report;

      4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
            establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
            defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
            registrant and have:

            a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
                  our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
                  made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
                  during the period in which this quarterly report is being
                  prepared;

            b)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
                  our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                  controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
                  by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

            c)    disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
                  occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter
                  (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual
                  report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
                  to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
                  financial reporting; and

      5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
            based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
            financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
            committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
            the equivalent functions):

            a)    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
                  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial information; and

            b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 5, 2004

                                         /s/ John D. Ferguson
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         John D. Ferguson
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer



                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.2

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Irving E. Lingo, Jr., certify that:

      1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Corrections
            Corporation of America;

      2.    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
            untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
            necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
            under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
            to the period covered by this quarterly report;

      3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
            information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
            material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
            cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
            in this quarterly report;

      4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
            establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
            defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
            registrant and have:

            a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
                  our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
                  made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
                  during the period in which this quarterly report is being
                  prepared;

            b)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report
                  our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                  controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
                  by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

            c)    disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
                  occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter
                  (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual
                  report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
                  to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
                  financial reporting; and

      5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
            based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
            financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
            committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
            the equivalent functions):

            a)    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
                  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial information; and

            b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 5, 2004

                         /s/ Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                         Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
                         Executive  Vice  President,  Chief  Financial  Officer,
                         Assistant  Secretary  and Principal Accounting Officer



                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Corrections Corporation of America
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
John D. Ferguson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

                                          /s/ John D. Ferguson
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          John D. Ferguson
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer
                                          August 5, 2004



                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Corrections Corporation of America
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Irving E. Lingo, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

                                                  /s/ Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                  Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
                                                  Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                                  August 5, 2004