DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Schedule of Debt Outstanding

Debt outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31,			December 31,
	2023			2022
Revolving Credit Facility maturing May 2026. Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The rate at March 31, 2023     was 7.9%.	$	10,000		$	—
Term Loan A maturing May 2026. Interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. The rate at March 31, 2023 and     December 31, 2022 was 8.0% and 7.5%, respectively. Unamortized     debt issuance costs amounted to $1.3 million and $1.4 million at     March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.		95,000			96,250
4.625% Senior Notes. The 4.625% Senior Notes were redeemed    on February 1, 2023, as further described below.		—			153,754
4.75% Senior Notes maturing October 2027. Unamortized debt     issuance costs amounted to $1.8 million and $1.9 million at     March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.		250,000			250,000
8.25% Senior Notes maturing April 2026. Unamortized debt     issuance costs amounted to $8.0 million and $8.7 million at     March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.		614,113			614,113
4.43% Lansing Correctional Facility Non-Recourse Mortgage Note     maturing January 2040. Unamortized debt issuance costs     amounted to $2.7 million and $2.8 million at March 31, 2023 and     December 31, 2022, respectively.		149,243			150,405
Total debt		1,118,356			1,264,522
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(13,804	)		(14,763	)
Net unamortized original issue premium		577			624
Current portion of long-term debt		(12,506	)		(165,525	)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,092,623		$	1,084,858

Schedule of Principal Payments

Scheduled principal payments as of March 31, 2023 for the remainder of 2023, the next five years, and thereafter were as follows (in thousands):

2023 (remainder)	$	9,359
2024		14,722
2025		17,698
2026		698,563
2027		256,855
2028		7,370
Thereafter		113,789
Total debt	$	1,118,356