CCA to Cease Operations of Certain Facilities

NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwired - Jun 12, 2013) - CCA (NYSE: CXW) (Corrections Corporation of America) announced today that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) elected not to renew its contracts for the CCA owned and operated 2,103-bed Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility and the 2,216-bed Dawson State Jail, owned by the state of Texas but operated by CCA. The TDCJ was legislatively required to close two facilities due to budget reductions. As a result, in August 2013, upon expiration of the contracts, CCA will cease operations of the Dawson facility and will idle the Mineral Wells facility.

Additionally, CCA announced it was not selected for the continued management of the 1,000-bed Wilkinson County Correctional Facility owned by the state of Mississippi. CCA will cease operations of the Wilkinson facility at the end of June 2013, upon expiration of the contract. The Wilkinson facility was operating at a loss.

CCA previously disclosed that it could lose the contracts for the continued management of these facilities, and its 2013 guidance is not affected by the loss of these contracts. Guidance does not include goodwill or other charges associated with the closure of these facilities. CCA expects to report such charges totaling approximately $3.5 million during the second quarter of 2013. 

About CCA
CCA is the nation's largest owner of partnership correction and detention facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States, behind only the federal government and three states. We currently operate 67 facilities, including 51 facilities that we own or control, with a total design capacity of approximately 92,500 beds in 20 states and the District of Columbia. CCA specializes in owning, operating and managing prisons and other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential services for governmental agencies. In addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to inmates, our facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, religious services, life skills and employment training and substance abuse treatment. 

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