Organization and Operations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Organization and Operations

Organization and Operations

1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

As of June 30, 2011, Corrections Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "CCA"), owned 47 correctional and detention facilities, two of which are leased to other operators. As of June 30, 2011, CCA operated 66 facilities, located in 20 states and the District of Columbia. CCA is also constructing an additional 1,124-bed correctional facility under a contract awarded by the Georgia Department of Corrections in Millen, Georgia that is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2012.

CCA specializes in owning, operating, and managing prisons and other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. In addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to inmates, CCA's facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, religious services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment. These services are intended to reduce recidivism and to prepare inmates for their successful re-entry into society upon their release. CCA also provides health care (including medical, dental and psychiatric services), food services, and work and recreational programs.