POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned's hereby makes, constitutes
and appoints David M. Garfinkle, Scott L. Craddock and Karin S. Demler as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as
hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned to:

(1)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
Including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC:

(2)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Corrections Corporation of America, a Maryland
corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any other
forms or reports the undersgned may required to file in connection with
undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the
Company:

(3)	do and perform any and all for and on behalf of the undersigned  which may
be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 and 5 or
other form or report, and timely file such form or report with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and

(4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, ore legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pusuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.


	The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessay, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratiying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3,4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 27th day of April, 2010.




                                            /s/ Steve E. Groom
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                                              Steve E. Groom
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