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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;</U>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>



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

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Maryland</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>62-1763875</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>10 Burton Hills Boulevard</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Nashville, Tennessee</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>37215</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Corrections Corporation of America<BR>
Non-Employee Directors&#146; Compensation 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 colspan="3" align="center">75,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="center">33.935</TD>
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    <TD align="right">$</TD>
    <TD align="center">2,545,125</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">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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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">Part I<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">Part II<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">ITEM 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">ITEM 4. Description Of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">ITEM 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">ITEM 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">ITEM 8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">ITEM 9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g88609exv5w1.txt">EX-5.1 OPINION OF BASS, BERRY & SIMS PLC</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Explanatory Note</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement covers an aggregate of 75,000 shares of the
common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Corrections
Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), to be issued
pursuant to the Corrections Corporation of
America Non-Employee Directors&#146; Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Following its
approval by the Compensation Committee of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors and
by the Company&#146;s full Board of Directors, on May&nbsp;15, 2003 the Company&#146;s
stockholders considered and approved the Company&#146;s adoption of the Plan.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Part I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information called for in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 is not being filed with
or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;).

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Part II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;12, 2004.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended March&nbsp;31, 2004, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2004.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in its Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;6, 1999 (Commission
File No.&nbsp;000-25245).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, except as specified below, any filings made by the Company
with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), after the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof
from the date of filing of
such documents. Information furnished under Items 9 and 12 of the Company&#146;s
Current Reports on Form 8-K is not incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Common Stock registered hereby is included in a class of securities
registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI of the Company&#146;s charter (as amended to date) provides that, to
the maximum extent that Maryland law from time to time permits limitation of
liability of directors or officers of corporations, no person who at any time
was or is a director or officer of the Company shall be personally liable to
the Company or its stockholders for money damages.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Maryland law, the charter provision limiting the liability of
directors and officers may not limit their liability to the Company or its
stockholders (i)&nbsp;to the extent it is proved that the person actually received
an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services for the
amount of the benefit of profit actually received, or (ii)&nbsp;to the extent that a
judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a
proceeding based on a finding that the person&#146;s action, or failure to act, was
the result of active and deliberate dishonesty.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the &#147;MGCL&#148;)
generally permits indemnification of any director made a party to any
proceeding by reason of service as a director unless it is established that:
(i)&nbsp;the act or omission of such person was material to the matter giving rise
to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active
and deliberate dishonesty; (ii)&nbsp;such person actually received an improper
personal benefit in money, property or services; or (iii)&nbsp;in the case of any
criminal proceedings, such person had reasonable cause to believe that the act
or mission was unlawful. The indemnity may be against judgments, penalties,
fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually
incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding; but, if
the proceeding is one by, or in the right of, the corporation, indemnification
is not permitted with respect to any proceeding in which the director or
officer has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The termination of
any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, or an entry of an order of
probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the director
or officer did not meet the requisite standard of conduct required for
permitted indemnification. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order
or settlement, however, does not create a presumption that the director or
officer failed to meet the requisite standard of conduct for permitted
indemnification.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the proceeding is one charging improper personal benefit to the
director or officer, whether or not involving action in the director&#146;s or
officer&#146;s official capacity, indemnification of the director or officer is not
permitted if the director or officer was adjudged to be liable on the
basis that personal benefit was improperly received.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under section 2-418(a) of the MGCL, the Company is required to indemnify a
director for reasonable expenses incurred if such individual has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any proceeding arising
out of such individual&#146;s official capacity.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Maryland law, unless the corporation&#146;s charter provides otherwise,
officers shall be indemnified to the extent directors are required or entitled
to be indemnified.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, under Maryland law, the Company is required to indemnify a
director in any proceeding arising out of such individual&#146;s official capacity
if a court of appropriate jurisdiction determines such individual is entitled
to indemnification.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Company&#146;s bylaws (as amended to date), the Company shall
indemnify a director or officer to the extent permitted by Maryland law as
described herein.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Company&#146;s bylaws and consistent with Maryland law, the Company
shall pay or reimburse, in advance of final disposition of a proceeding,
reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer, if such individual in
writing affirms in good faith that he or she has satisfied
the applicable standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and agrees to
repay amounts paid to such individual if it is ultimately determined that such
standard is not met. Under the Company&#146;s bylaws, the Company may also provide
to directors or officers additional indemnification or payment or reimbursement
of expenses to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law for directors of
Maryland corporations.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification under the provisions of Maryland law is not deemed
exclusive of any other rights, by indemnification or otherwise, to which a
director may be entitled under the charter, bylaws, any resolution of
stockholders or directors, any agreement or otherwise.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to indemnify its employees and
agents to the same extent as its directors.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance to
insure against losses arising from claims made against its directors and
officers, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such policies.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 8. Exhibits.</B>

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

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">5.1*
</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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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 Non-Employee Directors&#146;
Compensation Plan (previously filed as Appendix&nbsp;C to the Company&#146;s
definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company&#146;s 2003 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-16109), filed with
the Commission on April&nbsp;11, 2003 and incorporated herein by this
reference).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Filed herewith</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 9. Undertakings.</B>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the undersigned registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of the employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURES



<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>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ John D. Ferguson</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">John D. Ferguson</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>


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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 width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Signature</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Date</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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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>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John D. Ferguson
<HR size="1" noshade>
John D. Ferguson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
Irving E. Lingo, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ William F. Andrews
<HR size="1" noshade>
William F. Andrews
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the
Board and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ Donna M. Alvarado
<HR size="1" noshade>
Donna M. Alvarado
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ Lucius E. Burch, III
<HR size="1" noshade>
Lucius E. Burch, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ John D. Correnti
<HR size="1" noshade>
John D. Correnti
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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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>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John R. Horne
<HR size="1" noshade>
John R. Horne
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ C. Michael Jacobi
<HR size="1" noshade>
C. Michael Jacobi
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ Charles L. Overby
<HR size="1" noshade>
Charles L. Overby
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ John R. Prann, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade>
John R. Prann, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ Joseph V. Russell
<HR size="1" noshade>
Joseph V. Russell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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">/s/ Henri L. Wedell
<HR size="1" noshade>
Henri L. Wedell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">May&nbsp;13, 2004</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.1
</DIV></TD>
    <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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">3.2
</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>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">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>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">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>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">5.1*
</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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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 Non-Employee Directors&#146;
Compensation Plan (previously filed as Appendix&nbsp;C to the Company&#146;s
definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company&#146;s 2003 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-16109), filed with
the Commission on April&nbsp;11, 2003 and incorporated herein by this
reference).</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <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">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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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
62-1763875
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10 Burton Hills Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee
37215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Corrections Corporation of America
Non-Employee Directors' Compensation 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
Proposed maximum
maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered
share (1)
offering price (1)
registration fee
Common Stock
75,000 shares
$
33.935
$
2,545,125
$
323
(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
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
ITEM 4. Description Of Securities.
ITEM 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
ITEM 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
ITEM 8. Exhibits.
ITEM 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 OPINION OF BASS, BERRY & SIMS PLC
EX-23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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Explanatory Note
This Registration Statement covers an aggregate of 75,000 shares of the
common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Corrections
Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), to be issued
pursuant to the Corrections Corporation of
America Non-Employee Directors' Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Following its
approval by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors and
by the Company's full Board of Directors, on May 15, 2003 the Company's
stockholders considered and approved the Company's adoption of the Plan.
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for in Part I of Form S-8 is not being filed with
or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission").
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March 12, 2004.
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended March 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on May 10, 2004.
(c) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 6, 1999 (Commission
File No. 000-25245).
In addition, except as specified below, any filings made by the Company
with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the
date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof
from the date of filing of
such documents. Information furnished under Items 9 and 12 of the Company's
Current Reports on Form 8-K is not incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
ITEM 4. Description Of Securities.
The Common Stock registered hereby is included in a class of securities
registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
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ITEM 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
ITEM 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Article VI of the Company's charter (as amended to date) provides that, to
the maximum extent that Maryland law from time to time permits limitation of
liability of directors or officers of corporations, no person who at any time
was or is a director or officer of the Company shall be personally liable to
the Company or its stockholders for money damages.
Under Maryland law, the charter provision limiting the liability of
directors and officers may not limit their liability to the Company or its
stockholders (i) to the extent it is proved that the person actually received
an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services for the
amount of the benefit of profit actually received, or (ii) to the extent that a
judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a
proceeding based on a finding that the person's action, or failure to act, was
the result of active and deliberate dishonesty.
Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the "MGCL")
generally permits indemnification of any director made a party to any
proceeding by reason of service as a director unless it is established that:
(i) the act or omission of such person was material to the matter giving rise
to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active
and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) such person actually received an improper
personal benefit in money, property or services; or (iii) in the case of any
criminal proceedings, such person had reasonable cause to believe that the act
or mission was unlawful. The indemnity may be against judgments, penalties,
fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually
incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding; but, if
the proceeding is one by, or in the right of, the corporation, indemnification
is not permitted with respect to any proceeding in which the director or
officer has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The termination of
any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, or an entry of an order of
probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the director
or officer did not meet the requisite standard of conduct required for
permitted indemnification. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order
or settlement, however, does not create a presumption that the director or
officer failed to meet the requisite standard of conduct for permitted
indemnification.
If the proceeding is one charging improper personal benefit to the
director or officer, whether or not involving action in the director's or
officer's official capacity, indemnification of the director or officer is not
permitted if the director or officer was adjudged to be liable on the
basis that personal benefit was improperly received.
Under section 2-418(a) of the MGCL, the Company is required to indemnify a
director for reasonable expenses incurred if such individual has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any proceeding arising
out of such individual's official capacity.
Under Maryland law, unless the corporation's charter provides otherwise,
officers shall be indemnified to the extent directors are required or entitled
to be indemnified.
In addition, under Maryland law, the Company is required to indemnify a
director in any proceeding arising out of such individual's official capacity
if a court of appropriate jurisdiction determines such individual is entitled
to indemnification.
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Under the Company's bylaws (as amended to date), the Company shall
indemnify a director or officer to the extent permitted by Maryland law as
described herein.
Under the Company's bylaws and consistent with Maryland law, the Company
shall pay or reimburse, in advance of final disposition of a proceeding,
reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer, if such individual in
writing affirms in good faith that he or she has satisfied
the applicable standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and agrees to
repay amounts paid to such individual if it is ultimately determined that such
standard is not met. Under the Company's bylaws, the Company may also provide
to directors or officers additional indemnification or payment or reimbursement
of expenses to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law for directors of
Maryland corporations.
Indemnification under the provisions of Maryland law is not deemed
exclusive of any other rights, by indemnification or otherwise, to which a
director may be entitled under the charter, bylaws, any resolution of
stockholders or directors, any agreement or otherwise.
The MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to indemnify its employees and
agents to the same extent as its directors.
The Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance to
insure against losses arising from claims made against its directors and
officers, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such policies.
ITEM 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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
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Exhibit
Number
Description
(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 Non-Employee Directors'
Compensation Plan (previously filed as Appendix C to the Company's
definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company's 2003 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (Commission File No. 001-16109), filed with
the Commission on April 11, 2003 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
ITEM 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;
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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the undersigned registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of the employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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. Wedell
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 Non-Employee Directors'
Compensation Plan (previously filed as Appendix C to the Company's
definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company's 2003 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (Commission File No. 001-16109), filed with
the Commission on April 11, 2003 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
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