SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GARFINKLE DAVID (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CORECIVIC, INC. 10 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD (Street) NASHVILLE TN 37215 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CoreCivic, Inc. [ CXW ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/16/2017
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/16/2017		M		10,000(1)	A	$9.13(1)	94,106	D
Common Stock	10/16/2017		S		10,000	D	$26.0093(2)	84,106	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.13(1)	10/16/2017		S			10,000(1)	02/18/2013(3)	02/18/2019	Common Stock	10,000	$0.00	84,106	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. As adjusted to reflect an increase in the number of shares underlying the option and a decrease in the per share exercise price of such option as a result of the special dividend paid to stockholders of record on April 19, 2013 in connection with the Issuer's REIT conversion.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.85 to $26.13, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

3. Twenty-five percent (25%) of options granted became exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary of the option grant date. Date Exercisable reflects the first date 100% of each option grant was exercisable (i.e., the fourth anniversary of the option grant date).

Remarks:

Exercise of employee stock options and sale of stock acquired upon exercise pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

	/s/ Cameron Hopewell, Attorney-in-Fact	10/16/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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