RESTRUCTURING AND COST REDUCTION PLAN

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

RESTRUCTURING AND COST REDUCTION PLAN

13. RESTRUCTURING AND COST REDUCTION PLAN

During the third quarter of 2016, CoreCivic announced a restructuring of its corporate operations and implementation of a cost reduction plan, resulting in the elimination of approximately 12% of the corporate workforce at its headquarters. The restructuring realigns the corporate structure to more effectively serve facility operations and support the progression of CoreCivic’s business diversification strategy. CoreCivic reported a charge in the third quarter of 2016 of $4.0 million associated with this restructuring. This charge primarily consists of cash payments for severance and related benefits to terminated employees and a non-cash charge associated with the voluntary forfeiture by CoreCivic’s chief executive officer of an RSU award, as described in Note 12. The impact of these staffing reductions, together with the implementation of the cost reduction plan, are expected to result in annual expense savings of approximately $9.0 million, most of which are general and administrative expenses. A substantial portion of these expense savings commenced in the fourth quarter of 2016.