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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Collins Brian D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA [CXW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief HR Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/20/2013 (Street) NASHVILLE, TN 37215 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price CXW Common Stock 05/17/2013   M   13,409 A $ 22.57 58,335 (1) D   CXW Common Stock 05/17/2013   M   16,008 A $ 22.72 74,343 (1) D   CXW Common Stock 05/17/2013   M   5,845 A $ 22.34 80,188 (1) D   CXW Common Stock 05/17/2013   S   35,262 D $ 39.193 44,926 (1) D   CXW Common Stock 05/20/2013   A(2)   3,408 A $ 0 48,334 (3) D   CXW Common Stock 05/20/2013   J(4)   3,114 A $ 0 51,448 (3) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.57

05/17/2013

M

13,409

02/16/2010

02/16/2017

CXW Common Stock

13,409

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.72

05/17/2013

M

16,008

02/20/2011

02/20/2018

CXW Common Stock

16,008

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.34

05/17/2013

M

5,845

03/16/2013

03/16/2022

CXW Common Stock

5,845

$ 0

49,375

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Collins Brian D 10 BURTON HILLS BLVD NASHVILLE, TN 37215			EVP & Chief HR Officer

Signatures

Scott L. Craddock, Attorney in Fact		05/22/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 19892 restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of issuer common stock.
(2)	Represents dividend equivalent rights accrued on restricted stock units awarded to the reporting person on 02/21/2013 in conjunction with the issuer's payment of a special dividend on May 20, 2013 of $6.63 per share of common stock. The dividend equivalent rights will be converted into, and paid in the form of, shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with the vesting of the underlying restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate and shall be subject to the same vesting and other restrictions as the original award.
(3)	Includes 23300 restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of issuer common stock.
(4)	On May 20, 2013, the Issuer paid a special dividend to stockholders of record on April 19, 2013. As a result of the special dividend, the reporting person received 3114 shares of common stock on May 20, 2013.

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