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144
0001244522
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001070985
CoreCivic, Inc.
001-16109
5501 VIRGINIA WAY
BRENTWOOD
TN
37027
615-263-3000
GARFINKLE DAVID
Officer
Common
Wells Fargo Advisors
One North Jefferson
St. Louis
MO
63103
50000
1204993.63
110270512
11/11/2024
NYSE
Common
02/24/2010
RSU'S
Issuer
N
615
02/24/2010
N/A
Common
02/26/2018
RSU'S
Issuer
N
8322
02/26/2018
N/A
Common
02/24/2020
RSU'S
Issuer
N
2767
02/24/2020
N/A
Common
02/18/2022
RSU'S
Issuer
N
20770
02/18/2022
N/A
Common
03/30/2022
RSU'S
Issuer
N
17526
03/30/2022
N/A
N
David Garfinkle
5501 Virginia Way
Brentwood
TN
37027
Corecivic, Inc.
08/23/2024
25000
337571.37
The sale occurred on 11/11/2024 due to SEC being closed for Veterans Day, the form 144 was filed on 11/12/2024
11/11/2024
David Garfinkle