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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
on May&nbsp;14, 2004



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>



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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Maryland</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>62-1763875</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>10 Burton Hills Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>37215</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Corrections Corporation of America<BR>
Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>John D. Ferguson<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Corrections Corporation of America<BR>
10 Burton Hills Boulevard<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37215</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(615)&nbsp;263-3000</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>



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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">1,500,000 shares
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33.935</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50,902,500
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6,450</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s
common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;10, 2004.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration of Additional Securities</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, $.01
par value, of Corrections Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (the
&#147;Registrant&#148;), for the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive
Plan.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-69352)
previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on September&nbsp;13, 2001 is hereby incorporated by reference.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Charter of the Company (previously filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed
with the Commission on April&nbsp;17, 2001 and incorporated herein by
this reference).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of the Company
effecting the reverse stock split of the Company&#146;s Common Stock and
a related reduction in the stated capital stock of the Company
(previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report
on Form&nbsp;10-Q (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed with the
Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2001 and incorporated herein by this
reference).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (previously filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-96721), filed with the
Commission on December&nbsp;30, 2002 and incorporated herein by this
reference).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Provisions defining the rights of stockholders of the Company are
found in Article&nbsp;V of the Amended and Restated Charter of the
Company, as amended (included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto), and
Article&nbsp;II of the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
(included as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 hereto).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen of certificate representing the Company&#146;s Common Stock
(previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001 (Commission File no.
001-16109), filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;22, 2002 and
incorporated herein by this reference).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC regarding the validity of the
additional shares of Common Stock being registered.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Corrections Corporation of America&#146;s Amended and Restated 2000
Stock Incentive Plan (previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.20 to the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December
31, 2003 (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-16109), filed with the Commission
on March&nbsp;12, 2004 and incorporated herein by this reference).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 13th day
of May, 2004.

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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA</TD>
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By:
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John D. Ferguson<BR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Ferguson and Irving E. Lingo, Jr., and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  John D. Ferguson
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John D. Ferguson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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President and Chief<BR>
Executive Officer (Principal<BR>
Executive Officer) and Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
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Irving E. Lingo, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Executive Vice President and Chief<BR>
Financial Officer (Principal<BR>
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  William F. Andrews
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William F. Andrews</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Chairman of the<BR>
Board and Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Donna M. Alvarado
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Donna M. Alvarado</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Lucius E. Burch, III
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Lucius E. Burch, III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  John D. Correnti
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John D. Correnti</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  John R. Horne
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John R. Horne</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  C. Michael Jacobi
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C. Michael Jacobi</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Charles L. Overby
<HR size="1" noshade>
Charles L. Overby</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  John R. Prann, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
John R. Prann, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Joseph V. Russell
<HR size="1" noshade>
Joseph V. Russell</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/  Henri L. Wedellm
<HR size="1" noshade>
Henri L. Wedell</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May 13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Charter of the Company (previously filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed
with the Commission on April&nbsp;17, 2001 and incorporated herein by
this reference).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of the Company
effecting the reverse stock split of the Company&#146;s Common Stock and
a related reduction in the stated capital stock of the Company
(previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report
on Form&nbsp;10-Q (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed with the
Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2001 and incorporated herein by this
reference).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (previously filed
as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-96721), filed with the
Commission on December&nbsp;30, 2002 and incorporated herein by this
reference).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Provisions defining the rights of stockholders of the Company are
found in Article&nbsp;V of the Amended and Restated Charter of the
Company, as amended (included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto), and
Article&nbsp;II of the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
(included as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 hereto).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen of certificate representing the Company&#146;s Common Stock
(previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001 (Commission File no.
001-16109), filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;22, 2002 and
incorporated herein by this reference).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC regarding the validity of the
additional shares of Common Stock being registered.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Corrections Corporation of America&#146;s Amended and Restated 2000
Stock Incentive Plan (previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.20 to the
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December
31, 2003 (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-16109), filed with the Commission
on March&nbsp;12, 2004 and incorporated herein by this reference).</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA - FORM S-8
Table of Contents
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission
on May 14, 2004
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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 No.)
10 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
37215
(Zip Code)
Corrections Corporation of America
Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
John D. Ferguson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Corrections Corporation of America
10 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
(Name and address of agent for service)
(615) 263-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
share (1)
price (1)
registration fee
Common Stock
1,500,000 shares
$   33.935
$   50,902,500
$   6,450
(1)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee,
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's
common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10, 2004.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 OPINION OF BASS,BERRY & SIMS PLC
EX-23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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Registration of Additional Securities
This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, $.01
par value, of Corrections Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (the
"Registrant"), for the Registrant's Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive
Plan.
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
The Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-69352)
previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on September 13, 2001 is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 8.   Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Charter of the Company (previously filed as
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000 (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed
with the Commission on April 17, 2001 and incorporated herein by
this reference).
3.2
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of the Company
effecting the reverse stock split of the Company's Common Stock and
a related reduction in the stated capital stock of the Company
(previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed with the
Commission on August 13, 2001 and incorporated herein by this
reference).
3.3
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (previously filed
as Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-96721), filed with the
Commission on December 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by this
reference).
4.1
Provisions defining the rights of stockholders of the Company are
found in Article V of the Amended and Restated Charter of the
Company, as amended (included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto), and
Article II of the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
(included as Exhibit 3.3 hereto).
4.2
Specimen of certificate representing the Company's Common Stock
(previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (Commission File no.
001-16109), filed with the Commission on March 22, 2002 and
incorporated herein by this reference).
5.1*
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC regarding the validity of the
additional shares of Common Stock being registered.
10.1
Corrections Corporation of America's Amended and Restated 2000
Stock Incentive Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2003 (Commission File No. 001-16109), filed with the Commission
on March 12, 2004 and incorporated herein by this reference).
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Exhibit Number
Description
23.1*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
*
Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on this 13th day
of May, 2004.
CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
By:
/s/ John D. Ferguson
John D. Ferguson
President and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints John D. Ferguson and Irving E. Lingo, Jr., and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/  John D. Ferguson
John D. Ferguson
President and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer) and Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 13, 2004
/s/  William F. Andrews
William F. Andrews
Chairman of the
Board and Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  Donna M. Alvarado
Donna M. Alvarado
Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  Lucius E. Burch, III
Lucius E. Burch, III
Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  John D. Correnti
John D. Correnti
Director
May 13, 2004
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/  John R. Horne
John R. Horne
Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  C. Michael Jacobi
C. Michael Jacobi
Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  Charles L. Overby
Charles L. Overby
Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  John R. Prann, Jr.
John R. Prann, Jr.
Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  Joseph V. Russell
Joseph V. Russell
Director
May 13, 2004
/s/  Henri L. Wedellm
Henri L. Wedell
Director
May 13, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Charter of the Company (previously filed as
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000 (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed
with the Commission on April 17, 2001 and incorporated herein by
this reference).
3.2
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Charter of the Company
effecting the reverse stock split of the Company's Common Stock and
a related reduction in the stated capital stock of the Company
(previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed with the
Commission on August 13, 2001 and incorporated herein by this
reference).
3.3
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (previously filed
as Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-96721), filed with the
Commission on December 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by this
reference).
4.1
Provisions defining the rights of stockholders of the Company are
found in Article V of the Amended and Restated Charter of the
Company, as amended (included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto), and
Article II of the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
(included as Exhibit 3.3 hereto).
4.2
Specimen of certificate representing the Company's Common Stock
(previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (Commission File no.
001-16109), filed with the Commission on March 22, 2002 and
incorporated herein by this reference).
5.1*
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC regarding the validity of the
additional shares of Common Stock being registered.
10.1
Corrections Corporation of America's Amended and Restated 2000
Stock Incentive Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2003 (Commission File No. 001-16109), filed with the Commission
on March 12, 2004 and incorporated herein by this reference).
23.1*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
*
Filed herewith