SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FERGUSON JOHN D (Last) (First) (Middle) 10 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD (Street) NASHVILLE TN 37215 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA [ CXW ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/12/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
CXW Common Stock	05/12/2010		M		1,082	A	$5.7	45,072(1)	D
CXW Common Stock	05/12/2010		F(2)		587	D	$20.36	44,485	D
CXW Common Stock	05/12/2010		G		495	A	$0.00	654,174	I	Ferguson Revocable Living Trust
CXW Common Stock								16,052	I	Ferguson Family Trust
CXW Common Stock								137,661	I	Ferguson Financial, LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.7	05/13/2010		M			1,082	02/14/2005	02/14/2012	CXW Common Stock	1,082	$5.7	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 3,430 shares beneficially owned through company 401(k) benefit plan, as updated to reflect the most recent plan statement for the reporting person.

2. Shares withheld by the company to pay the exercise price and tax withholding in connection with option exercise.

Remarks:

	Scott Craddock, Attorney in Fact	05/14/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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