SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

During February 2022, CoreCivic issued approximately 2.1 million RSUs to certain of CoreCivic's employees and non-employee directors, with an aggregate value of $21.0 million.  Unless earlier vested under the terms of the RSU agreement, approximately 1.4 million RSUs were issued to officers and executive officers, a portion of which vest evenly on the first, second, and third anniversary of the award, and a portion of which are subject to vesting over a three-year period based upon satisfaction of certain annual performance criteria for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024, and which can be increased or decreased based on performance relative to the annual performance criteria, and further increased or decreased based on total shareholder return relative to a peer group.  Approximately 0.6 million RSUs issued to other employees vest evenly on the first, second, and third anniversary of the award.  Approximately 0.1 million RSUs issued to non-employee directors vest on the first anniversary of the award. Any RSUs that become vested will be settled in shares of CoreCivic's common stock.