UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2005 (March 8, 2005)

Corrections Corporation of America

10 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(615) 263-3000

Not Applicable

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Table of Contents

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 8, 2005, Corrections Corporation of America (the “Company”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lehman Brothers Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers listed therein (the “Initial Purchasers”), to sell $375.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% senior notes due 2013 (the “Notes”) in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes are expected to be resold by the Initial Purchasers to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers is expected to be completed on March 23, 2005. The Purchase Agreement contains customary terms and conditions.

The aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Notes is expected to be $366.8 million after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discount and estimated offering expenses. The Company plans to use the net proceeds of the offering to purchase any and all of the Company’s $250.0 million 9.875% senior notes due 2009 that are tendered pursuant to a tender offer announced yesterday (the “Tender Offer”) and to prepay at least $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s existing term loans under the Company’s senior secured credit facility.

Certain of the Initial Purchasers or their affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, certain commercial banking, financial advisory, and investment banking services in the ordinary course of business for the Company, its subsidiaries and certain of its affiliates, for which they receive customary fees and commissions. Lehman Brothers Inc. is the sole lead arranger, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., an affiliate of Lehman Brothers Inc., is administrative agent, and affiliates of Lehman Brothers Inc. are lenders under the Company’s senior secured credit facility, a portion of which is being prepaid with the proceeds from the offering. Lehman Brothers Inc. is also the dealer-manager and solicitation agent for the Tender Offer.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Agreement of a Registrant.

The information under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On March 9, 2005, the Company announced the pricing of the Notes in the Private Placement. The announcement is set forth in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.