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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CoreCivic, Inc.
and Additional Subsidiary Guarantor Registrants
(See Table of Additional Registrants Below)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland | ​ | ​ | 62-1763875
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | ​ | ​ | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

5501 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(615) 263-3000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Damon T. Hininger
President and Chief Executive Officer
5501 Virginia Way,
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
(615) 263-3000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
F. Mitchell Walker, Jr., Esq.
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 742-6200
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ☒
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If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective on filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☒
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer | ​ | ​ | ☒ | ​ | ​ | Accelerated filer | ​ | ​ | ☐
Non-accelerated filer | ​ | ​ | ☐ | ​ | ​ | Smaller reporting company | ​ | ​ | ☐
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Emerging growth company | ​ | ​ | ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
(As Guarantors of the Debt Securities)

Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in its Charter or Organizational Document* | ​ | ​ | State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization | ​ | ​ | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
ACS Corrections of Texas, L.L.C. | ​ | ​ | Texas | ​ | ​ | 20-5795570
Avalon Corpus Christi Transitional Center, LLC | ​ | ​ | Texas | ​ | ​ | 46-1415383
Avalon Correctional Services, LLC | ​ | ​ | Nevada | ​ | ​ | 13-3592263
Avalon Transitional Center Dallas, LLC | ​ | ​ | Texas | ​ | ​ | 27-4613742
Avalon Tulsa, L.L.C. | ​ | ​ | Oklahoma | ​ | ​ | 20-4745035
Carver Transitional Center, L.L.C. | ​ | ​ | Oklahoma | ​ | ​ | 26-2901939
CCA Health Services, LLC | ​ | ​ | Tennessee | ​ | ​ | 90-0432377
CCA International, LLC | ​ | ​ | Delaware | ​ | ​ | 62-1310460
CCA South Texas, LLC | ​ | ​ | Maryland | ​ | ​ | 47-1965310
CoreCivic, LLC | ​ | ​ | Delaware | ​ | ​ | 47-5295412
CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC | ​ | ​ | Tennessee | ​ | ​ | 62-1806755
CoreCivic Western Operations, LLC | ​ | ​ | Delaware | ​ | ​ | 92-2505007
Correctional Alternatives, LLC | ​ | ​ | California | ​ | ​ | 33-0584728
Correctional Management, LLC | ​ | ​ | Colorado | ​ | ​ | 84-0970372
EP Horizon Management, LLC | ​ | ​ | Texas | ​ | ​ | 26-3366300
Fort Worth Transitional Center, L.L.C. | ​ | ​ | Oklahoma | ​ | ​ | 26-4351322
Green Level Realty LLC | ​ | ​ | Colorado | ​ | ​ | 26-1190571
Innovative Government Solutions, LLC | ​ | ​ | Maryland | ​ | ​ | 82-3594170
National Offender Management Systems, LLC | ​ | ​ | Colorado | ​ | ​ | 45-4477086
Prison Realty Management, LLC | ​ | ​ | Tennessee | ​ | ​ | 62-1696286
Recovery Monitoring Solutions, LLC | ​ | ​ | Texas | ​ | ​ | 75-2615494
Rocky Mountain Offender Management Systems, LLC | ​ | ​ | Colorado | ​ | ​ | 84-1591279
Southern Corrections Systems of Wyoming, L.L.C. | ​ | ​ | Oklahoma | ​ | ​ | 06-1812920
Technical and Business Institute of America, LLC | ​ | ​ | Tennessee | ​ | ​ | 38-2999108
Thrivur Health, LLC | ​ | ​ | Colorado | ​ | ​ | 93-2042731
Time to Change, LLC | ​ | ​ | Colorado | ​ | ​ | 47-0868662
TransCor America, LLC(1) | ​ | ​ | Tennessee | ​ | ​ | 62-1806099
Turley Residential Center, L.L.C. | ​ | ​ | Oklahoma | ​ | ​ | 26-2988217

* | Except where otherwise noted, the address, including zip code, of the principal executive offices of each subsidiary guarantor listed above is c/o CoreCivic, Inc., 5501 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, and the telephone number, including area code, is (615) 263-3000. The guarantors may change from time to time as reflected in subsequent amendments to this Registration Statement.

(1) | The address, including zip code, of the principal executive office of TransCor America, LLC is 646 Melrose Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37211, and the telephone number, including area code, is (615) 251-7008.

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PROSPECTUS
CORECIVIC, INC.
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Guarantees of Debt Securities
Warrants
Units
We may offer and sell the securities identified above from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities.
Each time we offer and sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the amounts, prices and terms of the securities. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement before you invest in any of our securities.
We may offer and sell the securities described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, or through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information. No securities may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.
INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE THE “RISK FACTORS” ON PAGE 6 OF THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY SIMILAR SECTION CONTAINED IN THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT CONCERNING FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CXW.” On March 1, 2024, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $14.99 per share.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is March 4, 2024.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS | ​ | ​ | 1
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE | ​ | ​ | 2
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | ​ | ​ | 3
THE COMPANY | ​ | ​ | 5
RISK FACTORS | ​ | ​ | 6
USE OF PROCEEDS | ​ | ​ | 7
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK | ​ | ​ | 8
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES | ​ | ​ | 12
DESCRIPTION OF GUARANTEES | ​ | ​ | 19
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER SECURITIES | ​ | ​ | 20
GLOBAL SECURITIES | ​ | ​ | 21
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION | ​ | ​ | 25
LEGAL MATTERS | ​ | ​ | 27
EXPERTS | ​ | ​ | 27

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), using a “shelf” registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, we may sell securities from time to time and in one or more offerings as described in this prospectus. Each time that we offer and sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the securities being offered and sold and the specific terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the prospectus supplement. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any information that others may give you. We are not making, nor will we make, an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus is accurate as of the date on its respective cover, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
When we refer to “CoreCivic,” “we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company” in this prospectus, we mean CoreCivic, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise specified. When we refer to “you,” we mean the holders of the applicable series of securities.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Available Information
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov.
You can also access our SEC filings through the Investor Relations page of our website at www.corecivic.com. Information on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. Forms of the indenture and other documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement through the SEC’s website, as provided above.
Incorporation by Reference
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information that we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important business and financial information to you by referring you to information and documents that we have filed with the SEC. Any information that we refer to in this manner is considered part of this prospectus. Any information that we file with the SEC after this prospectus will automatically update and supersede the corresponding information contained in this prospectus or in documents filed earlier with the SEC.
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:

• | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2024;

• | information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 for our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 28, 2023; and

• | the description of our common stock set forth in Exhibit 4.16 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2024.

We are also incorporating by reference any future filings that we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after this prospectus and prior to the completion or termination of any offering pursuant to this prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information that we furnish under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits under Item 9.01, is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Each document referred to above is available over the Internet on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.corecivic.com. We will also furnish without charge to you, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents described above, except for exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. Requests should be directed to:
CoreCivic, Inc.
5501 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
Attention: Investor Relations
(615) 263-3000
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain, and any related prospectus supplements, other offering materials and documents deemed to be incorporated by reference herein or therein may contain, statements as to our beliefs and expectations of the outcome of future events that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained herein, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans, and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “projects,” “will,” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with:

• | changes in government policy, legislation and regulations that affect utilization of the private sector for corrections, detention, and residential reentry services, in general, or our business, in particular, including, but not limited to, the continued utilization of our correctional and detention facilities by the federal government, including as a consequence of the U.S. Department of Justice not renewing contracts as a result of President Biden's Executive Order on Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities impacting utilization primarily by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service and the impact of any changes to immigration reform and sentencing laws (we do not, under longstanding policy, lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for, or duration of, an individual’s incarceration or detention);

• | our ability to obtain and maintain correctional, detention, and residential reentry facility management contracts because of reasons including, but not limited to, sufficient governmental appropriations, contract compliance, negative publicity and effects of inmate disturbances;

• | changes in the privatization of the corrections and detention industry, the acceptance of our services, the timing of the opening of new facilities and the commencement of new management contracts (including the extent and pace at which new contracts are utilized), as well as our ability to utilize available beds;

• | general economic and market conditions, including, but not limited to, the impact governmental budgets can have on our contract renewals and renegotiations, per diem rates, and occupancy;

• | fluctuations in our operating results because of, among other things, changes in occupancy levels; competition; contract renegotiations or terminations; inflation and other increases in costs of operations, including a continuing rise in labor costs; fluctuations in interest rates and risks of operations;

• | the impact resulting from the termination of Title 42, the federal government’s policy to deny entry at the United States southern border to asylum-seekers and anyone crossing the southern border without proper documentation or authority in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus and related variants;

• | our ability to successfully identify and consummate future development and acquisition opportunities and realize projected returns resulting therefrom;

• | government budget uncertainty, the impact of the debt ceiling and the potential for government shutdowns and changing budget priorities;

• | our ability to have met and maintained qualification for taxation as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for the years we elected REIT status; and

• | the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.

Any or all of our forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any related prospectus supplements may turn out to be inaccurate. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, and financial needs. Our statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks,
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uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks, uncertainties, and assumptions described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this prospectus and any related prospectus supplements, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in any other reports we file with the SEC from time to time.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus or the date of the incorporated document, as the case may be. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. We caution readers that the important factors referenced above may not contain all of the factors that are important to each reader.
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THE COMPANY
We are a diversified government solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. Through three segments, CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties, we provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. We have been a flexible and dependable partner for government for 40 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good.
We are the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States. As of December 31, 2023, through our CoreCivic Safety segment, we operated 43 correctional and detention facilities, 39 of which we owned, with a total design capacity of approximately 65,000 beds. Through our CoreCivic Community segment, we owned and operated 23 residential reentry centers with a total design capacity of approximately 5,000 beds. In addition, through our CoreCivic Properties segment, we owned 6 properties, with a total design capacity of approximately 10,000 beds. For year ended December 31, 2023, our Safety, Community and Properties segments accounted for 84.7%, 5.2%, and 10.1% of total segment net operating income, respectively.
In addition to providing fundamental residential services, our correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, faith-based services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment. These services are intended to help reduce recidivism and to prepare offenders for their successful reentry into society upon their release. We also provide or make available to offenders certain health care (including medical, dental, and mental health services), food services, and work and recreational programs.
We are a Maryland corporation formed in 1983. Our principal executive offices are located at 5501 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027, and our telephone number at that location is (615) 263-3000.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risk. Before you decide whether to purchase any of our securities, in addition to the other information, documents, or reports included in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering materials, you should carefully consider the risk factors in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in any prospectus supplement as well as our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K we file after the date of this prospectus, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act. For more information, see the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.” These risks could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition and could result in a partial or complete loss of your investment.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds of any offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, repayment of debt, repurchases of outstanding shares of common stock, dividends, acquisitions, investments, working capital, investments in our subsidiaries, and capital expenditures. Net proceeds may be temporarily invested prior to use. We may also deposit the net proceeds with banks.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
CoreCivic, Inc. (“CoreCivic,” “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) is incorporated in the state of Maryland. The following description of our capital stock is a summary and does not purport to be complete. The description of our capital stock is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to (i) our Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, together with our Articles of Amendment of the Company (collectively, the “Charter”) and (ii) our Eleventh Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which are incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.1, Exhibit 3.2 and Exhibit 3.3, respectively, to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We encourage you to read the Charter, the Bylaws and the applicable provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) for additional information.
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of:

• | 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”); and

• | 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

All outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and nonassessable. There are no outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.
Description of Common Stock
Voting Rights. Each holder of our Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share of Common Stock on all matters to be voted on by our stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any proposal to amend provisions of our Charter setting forth the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualification, or terms or conditions of redemption of a class or series of Preferred Stock, if the proposed amendment would not alter the contract rights of the Common Stock.
Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge, sell all or substantially all its assets, engage in a share exchange, or convert into a different type of entity, unless the transaction is declared advisable by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. A Maryland corporation, however, may provide in its charter for approval of such matters by a lesser percentage, but not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our Charter provides for approval of such matters by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast.
Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be called by our president, chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), a majority of our Board or a committee of our Board that has been duly designated by the Board and whose powers and authority include the power to call such meetings and must be called by our secretary on a written request of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting.
Dividends and Rights Upon Liquidation. After the provisions with respect to preferential dividends of any class or series of Preferred Stock, if any, shall have been satisfied, then, and not otherwise, all Common Stock will participate equally in dividends payable to holders of shares of Common Stock when and as declared by the Board at their discretion out of funds legally available therefor. In the event of voluntary or involuntary dissolution or liquidation of the Company, after distribution in full of the preferential amounts, if any, to be distributed to the holders of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock shall, subject to the additional rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock, be entitled to receive all of the remaining assets of the Company, tangible and intangible, of whatever kind available for distribution to stockholders.
Other Rights and Preferences. Holders of our Common Stock have no preemptive rights, no cumulative voting rights and no redemption, sinking fund or conversion provisions.
Maryland Business Combination Law
Under the MGCL, certain “business combinations” (including certain issuances of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any person who beneficially owns ten percent or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, or an affiliate or associate of the corporation who beneficially
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owned ten percent or more of the voting power at any time within the preceding two years, in each case referred to as an “interested stockholder,” or an affiliate thereof, are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These business combinations include a merger, consolidation, share exchange and, in circumstances specified in the MGCL, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities. After the five-year moratorium, any such business combination must be approved by 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation and by two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with, which, or with whose affiliate, the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder. The super-majority vote requirements do not apply if, among other conditions, the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price (as defined in the MGCL) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares of common stock. The business combination provisions of the MGCL do not apply to business combinations that are approved or exempted by the board of directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These provisions of the MGCL may delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control of us that might involve a premium price for the Common Stock or otherwise be in the best interests of the stockholders.
Maryland Control Share Acquisitions Law
The MGCL provides that holders of “control shares” of a Maryland corporation acquired in a “control share acquisition” have no voting rights except to the extent approved by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding shares of stock of which voting power can be exercised or directed by the acquiror, by officers of the corporation or by employees who are directors of the corporation. “Control shares” are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other such shares of stock previously acquired by the acquiror or in respect of which the acquiror is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquiror to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power; (1) one-tenth or more but less than one-third, (2) one-third or more but less than a majority, or (3) a majority or more of all voting power. Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A “control share acquisition” means the acquisition of issued and outstanding control shares, subject to certain exceptions.
A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition, upon satisfaction of certain conditions (including an undertaking to pay expenses), may compel the board of directors of the corporation to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting. If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an acquiring person statement as required by the statute, then, subject to certain conditions and limitations, the corporation may redeem any and all of the control shares (except those for which voting rights have previously been approved) for fair value determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of the last control share acquisition by the acquiror or of any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of such shares are considered and not approved. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a stockholders meeting and the acquiror becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights, meaning that they may require the corporation to repurchase their shares for their appraised value as determined pursuant to the MGCL. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of such appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquiror in the control share acquisition.
“Control share acquisition” does not include (1) shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction, or (2) acquisitions exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation, adopted at any time before the acquisition of the shares.
As permitted by the MGCL, our Bylaws contain a provision exempting us from the control share acquisition statute. That Bylaw provision states that the control share statute shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of our stock. Our Board may, without the consent of any of our stockholders, amend or eliminate this Bylaw provision at any time, which means that we would then become subject to the Maryland control share acquisition statute. If we become subject to the Maryland control share acquisition statute, these provisions of the MGCL may delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control of us that might involve a premium price
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for the Common Stock or otherwise be in the best interests of the stockholders, and there can be no assurance that such provision will not be amended or eliminated by our Board at any time in the future.
Subtitle 8
Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act, as amended, and with at least three independent directors to elect to be subject, by provision in its charter or bylaws or by a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in its charter or bylaws, to any or all of five provisions:

• | a classified board,

• | a two-thirds vote requirement for removing a director,

• | a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by vote of the directors,

• | a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office and (if the board is classified) for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred, and

• | a majority requirement for the calling of a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders.

Through a provision in our Bylaws unrelated to Subtitle 8, we already provide that a special meeting of stockholders will be called on the request of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of votes entitled to be cast. Our Charter provides that the number of our directors shall be determined by resolution of the Board.
A Maryland corporation may by its charter or by a resolution of its board of directors be prohibited from electing to be subject to the provisions of Subtitle 8. We are not subject to that prohibition. If we were to elect into any or all of these provisions of Subtitle 8 of the MGCL, it could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control of us that might involve a premium price for the Common Stock or otherwise be in the best interest of the stockholders.
Amendment of Organizational Documents
Except for amendments that are permitted to be made without stockholder approval, our Charter may be amended, after approval by our Board, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by stockholders on the matter. Our Bylaws may be amended in any manner not inconsistent with the Charter by a majority vote of our directors present at a Board meeting. In addition, stockholders may amend our Bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by stockholders on the matter; provided, however, that stockholders may not amend the provisions of the Bylaws relating to indemnification of directors and officers or the limitations in the Bylaws on the stockholders’ ability to amend the Bylaws, in either case without the approval of the Board.
Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock
Our Charter currently references certain restrictions on the ownership and transfer of our Common Stock which, among other purposes, were intended to assist us in complying with applicable Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended requirements. However, as a result of our revocation of our real estate investment trust election, effective as January 1, 2021, the Board determined that these restrictions are no longer applicable as of such date.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock is Equiniti Trust Company, LLC.
National Securities Exchange
The Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “CXW”.
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Description of Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share.
Our Charter authorizes our Board, without stockholder action, to authorize the issuance of one or more series of Preferred Stock with such preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications or other provisions as may be fixed by the Board.
Voting Rights. The holders of Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights and shall have no rights to receive notice of any meetings, except as required by law, or as expressly provided for in our Charter.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. We will also indicate in the supplement to what extent the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities.
We may issue debt securities either separately, or together with, or upon the conversion or exercise of or in exchange for, other securities described in this prospectus. Debt securities may be our senior, senior subordinated or subordinated obligations and, unless otherwise specified in a supplement to this prospectus, the debt securities will be our direct, unsecured obligations and may be issued in one or more series.
The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as trustee. We have summarized select portions of the indenture below. The summary is not complete. The form of the indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement and you should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. In the summary below, we have included references to the section numbers of the indenture so that you can easily locate these provisions. Capitalized terms used in this summary and not defined elsewhere in this prospectus have the meanings specified in the indenture.
As used in this section only, “CoreCivic,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to CoreCivic, Inc. excluding our subsidiaries, unless expressly stated or the context otherwise requires.
General
The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a resolution of our board of directors, in an officer’s certificate or by a supplemental indenture. (Section 2.2). The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series (including any pricing supplement or term sheet).
We can issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium, or at a discount. (Section 2.1). We will set forth in a prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement or term sheet) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable:

• | the title and ranking of the debt securities (including the terms of any subordination provisions);

• | the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which we will sell the debt securities;

• | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;

• | the date or dates on which the principal of the securities of the series is payable;

• | the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or the method used to determine the rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the debt securities will bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;

• | the place or places where principal of, and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be payable (and the method of such payment), where the securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to us in respect of the debt securities may be delivered;

• | the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities;

• | any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and in the terms and conditions upon which securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

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• | the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase debt securities at the option of the holders of debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of these repurchase obligations;

• | the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

• | whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities;

• | the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount;

• | the currency of denomination of the debt securities, which may be United States Dollars or any foreign currency, and if such currency of denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;

• | the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of, premium and interest on the debt securities will be made;

• | if payments of principal of, premium or interest on the debt securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to these payments will be determined;

• | the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities will be determined, if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index;

• | any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities;

• | any addition to, deletion of or change in the Events of Default described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities and any change in the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;

• | any addition to, deletion of or change in the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;

• | any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the debt securities;

• | the provisions, if any, relating to conversion or exchange of any debt securities of such series, including if applicable, the conversion or exchange price and period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion or exchange price and provisions affecting conversion or exchange;

• | any other terms of the debt securities, which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to that series, including any terms that may be required under applicable law or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the securities; and

• | whether any of our direct or indirect subsidiaries will guarantee the debt securities of that series, including the terms of subordination, if any, of such guarantees. (Section 2.2).

We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the federal income tax considerations and other special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, or if the principal of and any premium and interest on any series of debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, general tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies or foreign currency unit or units in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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Transfer and Exchange
Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) or a nominee of the Depositary (we will refer to any debt security represented by a global debt security as a “book-entry debt security”), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a “certificated debt security”) as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth under the heading “Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System” below, book-entry debt securities will not be issuable in certificated form.
Certificated Debt Securities. You may transfer or exchange certificated debt securities at any office we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. (Section 2.4). No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of certificated debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange. (Section 2.7).
You may effect the transfer of certificated debt securities and the right to receive the principal of, premium and interest on certificated debt securities only by surrendering the certificate representing those certificated debt securities and either reissuance by us or the trustee of the certificate to the new holder or the issuance by us or the trustee of a new certificate to the new holder.
Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System. Each global debt security representing book-entry debt securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary. Please see “Global Securities.”
Covenants
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement any restrictive covenants applicable to any issue of debt securities. (Article IV).
No Protection in the Event of a Change of Control
Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions which may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change in control) which could adversely affect holders of debt securities.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
We may not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to any person (a “successor person”) unless:

• | we are the surviving corporation or the successor person (if other than CoreCivic) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes our obligations on the debt securities and under the indenture; and

• | immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.

Notwithstanding the above, any of our subsidiaries may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties to us. (Section 5.1).
Events of Default
“Event of Default” means with respect to any series of debt securities, any of the following:

• | default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of the payment is deposited by us with the trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of the 30-day period);

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• | default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty by us in the indenture (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after we receive written notice from the trustee or CoreCivic and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series as provided in the indenture;

• | if a series of debt securities is subject to guarantee, such guarantee shall for any reason cease to be, or shall for any reason be asserted in writing by the applicable guarantor or us not to be, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent contemplated or permitted by the indenture;

• | certain voluntary or involuntary events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of CoreCivic; or

• | any other Event of Default provided with respect to debt securities of that series that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement. (Section 6.1).

No Event of Default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to any other series of debt securities. (Section 6.1). The occurrence of certain Events of Default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain indebtedness of ours or our subsidiaries outstanding from time to time.
We will provide the trustee written notice of any Default or Event of Default within 30 days of becoming aware of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default, which notice will describe in reasonable detail the status of such Default or Event of Default and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof. (Section 6.1).
If an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, by a notice in writing to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal of (or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all debt securities of that series. In the case of an Event of Default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may rescind and annul the acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to debt securities of that series, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. (Section 6.2). We refer you to the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
The indenture provides that the trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture unless the trustee receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any cost, liability or expense which might be incurred by it in performing such duty or exercising such right or power. (Section 7.1(e)). Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series. (Section 6.12).
No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy under the indenture, unless:

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• | the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and offered indemnity or security satisfactory to the trustee, to the trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days. (Section 6.7).

Notwithstanding any other provision in the indenture, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of, premium and any interest on that debt security on or after the due dates expressed in that debt security and to institute suit for the enforcement of payment. (Section 6.8).
The indenture requires us, within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year, to furnish to the trustee a statement as to compliance with the indenture. (Section 4.3). If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the securities of any series and if it is known to a responsible officer of the trustee, the trustee shall mail to each Securityholder of the securities of that series notice of a Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a responsible officer of the trustee has knowledge of such Default or Event of Default. The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any Default or Event of Default (except in payment on any debt securities of that series) with respect to debt securities of that series if the trustee determines in good faith that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities. (Section 7.5).
Modification and Waiver
We, the guarantors and the trustee may modify, amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities of any series without the consent of any holder of any debt security:

• | to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

• | to comply with covenants in the indenture described above under the heading “Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets”;

• | to provide for uncertificated securities in addition to or in place of certificated securities;

• | to add guarantees with respect to debt securities of any series or secure debt securities of any series;

• | to release any guarantor from any of its obligations under its guarantee of the indenture (to the extent permitted by the indenture);

• | to surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture;

• | to add covenants or events of default for the benefit of the holders of debt securities of any series;

• | to comply with the applicable procedures of the applicable depositary;

• | to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities;

• | to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of debt securities of any series as permitted by the indenture;

• | to allow any guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture or guarantee with respect to the applicable securities;

• | to effect the appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of any series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture to provide for or facilitate administration by more than one trustee; or

• | to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. (Section 9.1).

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We may also modify and amend the indenture with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modifications or amendments. We may not make any modification or amendment without the consent of the holders of each affected debt security then outstanding if that amendment will:

• | reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

• | reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any debt security;

• | reduce the principal of or premium on or change the fixed maturity of any debt security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation with respect to any series of debt securities;

• | reduce the principal amount of discount securities payable upon acceleration of maturity;

• | waive a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on any debt security (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

• | make the principal of or premium or interest on any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security;

• | release any guarantor from any of its obligations under its guarantee or the indenture, except as permitted by the indenture;

• | make any change to certain provisions of the indenture relating to, among other things, the right of holders of debt securities to receive payment of the principal of, premium and interest on those debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and to waivers or amendments; or

• | waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security. (Section 9.3).

Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series waive compliance by us or any guarantor of debt securities of that series with provisions of the indenture. (Section 9.2). The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or any interest on any debt security of that series; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from the acceleration. (Section 6.13).
Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances
Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we or the guarantors may be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (subject to certain exceptions). We will be so discharged upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. Dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money or U.S. government obligations in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities.
This discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion
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shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred. (Section 8.3).
Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, upon compliance with certain conditions:

• | we and the guarantors may omit to comply with the covenant described under the heading “Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets” and certain other covenants set forth in the indenture, as well as any additional covenants which may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement; and

• | any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of that series (“covenant defeasance”).

The conditions include:

• | we or the guarantor must irrevocably deposit with the trustee money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. Dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities; and

• | we or the guarantors must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred. (Section 8.4).

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees or Stockholders
None of our past, present or future directors, officers, employees or stockholders, as such, will have any liability for any of our obligations under the debt securities or the indenture or for any claim based on, or in respect or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a debt security, each holder waives and releases all such liability. This waiver and release is part of the consideration for the issue of the debt securities. However, this waiver and release may not be effective to waive liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws, and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities, including any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the indenture or the securities, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York. (Section 10.10).
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DESCRIPTION OF GUARANTEES
To the extent provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities offered and sold pursuant to this prospectus may be guaranteed by one or more guarantors. Each guarantee will be issued under a supplement to the applicable indenture. The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of guarantees will describe the terms of those guarantees, including the following, to the extent applicable:

• | the series of debt securities to which the guarantees apply;

• | whether the guarantees are secured or unsecured;

• | whether the guarantees are senior, senior subordinated or subordinated;

• | the terms under which the guarantees may be amended, modified, waived, released or otherwise terminated, if different from the provisions applicable to the guaranteed debt securities; and

• | any additional terms of the guarantees.

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER SECURITIES
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement a description of any warrants or units issued by us that may be offered and sold pursuant to this prospectus.
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GLOBAL SECURITIES
Book-Entry, Delivery and Form
Global Notes
We will issue any debt securities in the form of one or more global notes in definitive, fully registered, book-entry form. The global notes will be deposited with or on behalf of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.
DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear
Beneficial interests in the global notes will be represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may hold interests in the global notes through either DTC (in the United States), Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme, Luxembourg, which we refer to as Clearstream, or Euroclear Bank S.A./ N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, which we refer to as Euroclear, in Europe, either directly if they are participants in such systems or indirectly through organizations that are participants in such systems. Clearstream and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in Clearstream’s and Euroclear’s names on the books of their U.S. depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in customers’ securities accounts in the U.S. depositaries’ names on the books of DTC.
DTC has advised us that:

• | DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

• | DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC and facilitates the settlement among participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates.

• | Direct participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations, some of whom, and/or their representatives, own DTC.

• | DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries.

• | Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly.

• | The rules applicable to DTC and its direct and indirect participants are on file with the SEC.

Clearstream has advised us that it is incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg as a professional depositary. Clearstream holds securities for its customers and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its customers through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its customers, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream provides to its customers, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. As a professional depositary, Clearstream is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector. Clearstream customers are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations and may include the underwriters. Indirect access to Clearstream is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream customer either directly or indirectly.
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Euroclear has advised us that it was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of Euroclear and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear provides various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank S.A./ N.V., which we refer to as the Euroclear Operator. All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator. Euroclear participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers, and other professional financial intermediaries and may include the underwriters. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear participant, either directly or indirectly.
We understand that the Euroclear Operator is licensed by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission to carry out banking activities on a global basis. As a Belgian bank, it is regulated and examined by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission.
We have provided the descriptions of the operations and procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear in this prospectus solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of those organizations and are subject to change by them from time to time. None of us, the underwriters nor the trustee takes any responsibility for these operations or procedures, and you are urged to contact DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear or their participants directly to discuss these matters.
We expect that under procedures established by DTC:

• | upon deposit of the global notes with DTC or its custodian, DTC will credit on its internal system the accounts of direct participants designated by the underwriters with portions of the principal amounts of the global notes; and

• | ownership of the debt securities will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee, with respect to interests of direct participants, and the records of direct and indirect participants, with respect to interests of persons other than participants.

The laws of some jurisdictions may require that purchasers of securities take physical delivery of those securities in definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer interests in the debt securities represented by a global note to those persons may be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold interests through participants, the ability of a person having an interest in debt securities represented by a global note to pledge or transfer those interests to persons or entities that do not participate in DTC’s system, or otherwise to take actions in respect of such interest, may be affected by the lack of a physical definitive security in respect of such interest.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a global note, DTC or that nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by that global note for all purposes under the indenture and under the debt securities. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global note will not be entitled to have debt securities represented by that global note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated notes and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the applicable indenture or under the debt securities for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the trustee. Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a global note must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if that holder is not a direct or indirect participant, on the procedures of the participant through which that holder owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of debt securities under the applicable indenture or a global note.
Neither we nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of debt securities by DTC, Clearstream or Euroclear, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of those organizations relating to the debt securities.
Payments on the debt securities represented by the global notes will be made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner thereof. We expect that DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment on the debt securities represented by a global note, will credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the global note as shown in the records of DTC or its
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nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the global note held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practice as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in the names of nominees for such customers. The participants will be responsible for those payments.
Distributions on the debt securities held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of its customers in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the U.S. depositary for Clearstream.
Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”). The Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear participants and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear participants.
Distributions on the debt securities held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of its participants in accordance with the Terms and Conditions, to the extent received by the U.S. depositary for Euroclear.
Clearance and Settlement Procedures
Initial settlement for the debt securities will be made in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC rules and will be settled in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between Clearstream customers and/or Euroclear participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear, as applicable, and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately available funds.
Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream customers or Euroclear participants, on the other, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by its U.S. depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to the U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving the debt securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream customers and Euroclear participants may not deliver instructions directly to their U.S. depositaries.
Because of time-zone differences, credits of the debt securities received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in the debt securities settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Clearstream customers or Euroclear participants on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of sales of the debt securities by or through a Clearstream customer or a Euroclear participant to a DTC participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Clearstream or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.
Although DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of the debt securities among participants of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time.
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Certificated Notes
Individual certificates in respect of any debt securities will not be issued in exchange for the global notes, except in very limited circumstances. We will issue or cause to be issued certificated notes to each person that DTC identifies as the beneficial owner of the debt securities represented by a global note upon surrender by DTC of the global note if:

• | DTC notifies us that it is no longer willing or able to act as a depositary for such global note or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and we have not appointed a successor depositary within 90 days of that notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered;

• | an event of default has occurred and is continuing, and DTC requests the issuance of certificated notes; or

• | we determine not to have the debt securities of such series represented by a global note.

Neither we nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC, its nominee or any direct or indirect participant in identifying the beneficial owners of the debt securities. We and the trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes, including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the certificated notes to be issued.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities being offered hereby in one or more of the following ways from time to time:

• | to or through underwriters;

• | in privately negotiated transactions;

• | directly to one or more purchasers;

• | through agents;

• | to or through dealers;

• | through a combination of any of these methods of sale; or

• | through any other methods described in a prospectus supplement.

If we use underwriters or dealers in the sale, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters or dealers for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including:

• | at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;

• | in “at the market offerings” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act;

• | at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or

• | at negotiated prices.

For each series of securities, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the terms of the offering of the securities, which may include:

• | the initial public offering price;

• | the method of distribution, including the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;

• | the purchase price of the securities;

• | our net proceeds from the sale of securities by us;

• | any underwriting discounts, agency fees, or other compensation payable to underwriters or agents;

• | any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or repaid to dealers; and

• | the securities exchanges on which the securities will be listed, if any.

If we use underwriters in the sale, they will buy the securities for their own account. The underwriters may then resell the securities in one or more transactions at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale or thereafter. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions. The underwriters may be obligated to purchase all the securities offered if they purchase any securities. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. In connection with an offering, underwriters and selling group members and their affiliates may engage in transactions to stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the securities in accordance with applicable law.
If we use dealers in the sale, we will sell securities to such dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell the securities in one or more transactions at a fixed offering price or at varying prices to be determined by such dealers at the time of resale. If we use agents in the sale, they may use their reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment. If we sell directly, no underwriters would be involved. We are not making an offer of securities in any jurisdiction that does not permit such an offer.
Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the securities distribution may be deemed to be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions or profit they receive when they resell the securities may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. We may have agreements with underwriters, dealers and agents to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with respect to payments that they may be required to make. Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us or our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their business.
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We may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers from certain institutions whereby the institutions contractually agree to purchase the securities from us on a future date at a specific price. This type of contract may be made only with institutions that we specifically approve. Such institutions could include banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies and educational and charitable institutions. The underwriters, dealers or agents will not be responsible for the validity or performance of these contracts.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will not list any securities (other than our common stock) on any exchange. The underwriters, if any, of the securities may make a market in the securities. If the underwriters make a market in the securities, such market making may be discontinued at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any securities.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP and McAfee & Taft will pass upon certain legal matters relating to the issuance and sale of the securities offered hereby on behalf of CoreCivic, Inc. and the subsidiary guarantors. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of CoreCivic, Inc. and Subsidiaries appearing in CoreCivic’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the effectiveness of CoreCivic and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are, and audited consolidated financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining to such consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the respective dates (to the extent covered by consents filed with the SEC) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by the registrant) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby.

SEC registration fee | ​ | ​ | $(1)
Trustee’s fees and expenses | ​ | ​ | $(2)
Printing expenses | ​ | ​ | $(2)
Legal fees and expenses | ​ | ​ | $(2)
Accounting fees and expenses | ​ | ​ | $(2)
Miscellaneous | ​ | ​ | $ (2)
Total | ​ | ​ | $(2)

(1) | Pursuant to Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the SEC registration fee will be paid at the time of any particular offering of securities under the registration statement, and is therefore not currently determinable.

(2) | The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the estimated aggregate amount of fees and expenses payable with respect to any offering of securities.

Item 15. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Registrants Incorporated or Organized in Maryland
CoreCivic, Inc.
CoreCivic, Inc. is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland. The MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. The Company’s charter provides that, to the maximum extent that Maryland law in effect from time to time permits limitation of liability of directors or officers of corporations, no person who at any time was or is a director or officer of the Company shall be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for money damages.
The MGCL requires a Maryland corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which the Company’s charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding in which the director or officer was successful. The MGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property, or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In addition, the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or an officer upon the corporation’s receipt of (1) a written affirmation by the director, officer or employee of his or her good faith belief that he/she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and (2) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Company if it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard of conduct was not met.
The Company’s bylaws provide that, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Company shall indemnify a director or officer, including any director or officer of the Company who
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serves at the express request of the Company as an officer or director of another corporation or other enterprise, who is made a party or witness to any proceeding by reason of such status against any loss, liability, judgment, penalty, fine, settlement or expense (including attorneys’ fees actually incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding). In addition, the Company’s bylaws provide that the Company shall pay or reimburse, in advance of final disposition of a proceeding, reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer made a party or witness to a proceeding by reason of such status, provided that the Company shall have received (1) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and (2) a written undertaking (which need not be secured) by or on such person’s behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Company if it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard of conduct was not met.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain of its officers. The indemnification agreements contractually obligate the Company to indemnify, and advance expenses on behalf of, persons party thereto in connection with claims, suits or proceedings arising as a result of such person’s service as a director or officer of the Company, in accordance with the terms of the indemnification agreements.
The Company also maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to insure against losses arising from claims made against its directors and certain of its officers, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such policies.
Maryland Limited Liability Company Guarantors
Each of CCA South Texas, LLC and Innovative Government Solutions, LLC (collectively the “Maryland LLC Guarantors”) is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Maryland. The Maryland Limited Liability Company Act provides, that, unless otherwise provided by law or unless otherwise agreed, a limited liability company has the power to indemnify and hold harmless any member, agent, or employee from and against any and all claims and demands, except in the case of action or failure to act by the member, agent, or employee which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, set forth in the limited liability company’s articles of organization or operating agreement.
The limited liability company operating agreements of the Maryland LLC Guarantors provide that the Maryland LLC Guarantors shall indemnify and hold harmless the member, any affiliate of the member, and any officer, director, employee, or agent of the Maryland LLC Guarantors, the member or any of its affiliates, from and against any claim, loss, damage, liability, or reasonable expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and costs of investigation and appeal) suffered or incurred by reason of, or arising from, the operations, business, or affairs of, or any action taken or failure to act on behalf of, the Maryland LLC Guarantors.
Tennessee Limited Liability Company Guarantors
Each of CCA Health Services, LLC, CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, Prison Realty Management, LLC, Technical and Business Institute of America, LLC and TransCor America, LLC (collectively, the “Tennessee LLC Guarantors”) are limited liability companies formed under the laws of the State of Tennessee. The Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act and the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act (collectively, the “Tennessee LLC Acts”) both provide that a limited liability company may indemnify officers of the limited liability company and, in the case of a member-managed limited liability company, members of the limited liability company made a party to a proceeding because of such individual’s capacity as a responsible person of the limited liability company against liability incurred in such proceeding if (1) the individual acted in good faith; (2) the individual reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the limited liability company, that such individual’s conduct was in the best interest of the limited liability company and, in all other cases, that such individual’s conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the limited liability company; and (3) in a criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe such individual’s conduct was unlawful. The Tennessee LLC Acts also generally provide that a limited liability company may not indemnify a responsible person in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the limited liability company in which the responsible person was adjudged liable to the limited liability company or in connection with certain proceedings in which such responsible person was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by such person. Additionally, limited liabilities companies are generally required under the Tennessee LLC Acts to indemnify a responsible person who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the person was a party because the person is or
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was a responsible person against reasonable expenses incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding. The Tennessee LLC Acts also generally permit a limited liability company to advance reasonable expenses incurred by a responsible person of such limited liability company who is a party to a proceeding in advance of the final disposition of that proceeding if (1) the responsible person furnishes to the limited liability company a written affirmation of good faith belief that the person has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and a written undertaking to repay the advance if the responsible person is determined not to be entitled to indemnification and (2) a determination is made on behalf of the limited liability company as required under the Tennessee LLC Acts, as applicable, that indemnification of such responsible person would not be precluded.
The Tennessee LLC Acts prohibit indemnification if a responsible person is adjudged liable (1) for a breach of the duty of loyalty to the limited liability company or its members; (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; or (3) for authorizing, as a manager or member of the limited liability company, a wrongful distribution prohibited by Section 48-237-101 of the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act or an unlawful distribution prohibited by Section 48-249-307 of the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, as applicable.
Under the Tennessee LLC Acts, a limited liability company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person who is or was a member, officer or other responsible person of the limited liability company against liability asserted against or incurred by such person in that capacity or arising from such person’s status as a member, officer or other responsible person, as applicable, whether or not the limited liability company would be permitted to indemnify such person against the same liability under the applicable provisions of the Tennessee LLC Acts.
The articles of organization and/or the operating agreements of CCA Health Services, LLC, CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, Prison Realty Management, LLC, Technical & Business Institute of America, LLC and TransCor America, LLC generally provide that such entities shall indemnify its members and officers to the fullest extent permitted by and in accordance with the Tennessee LLC Acts.
Delaware Limited Liability Company Guarantors
Each of CCA International, LLC, CoreCivic, LLC and CoreCivic Western Operations, LLC (collectively, the “Delaware LLC Guarantors”) are limited liability companies formed under the laws of the state of Delaware. The Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides that, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its limited liability company agreement (none of which are contained in the limited liability company agreement for the Delaware LLC Guarantors), a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.
The bylaws of the Company also provide that to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law the Company shall indemnify any director or officer of the Company who serves at the express request of the Company as an officer of another corporation or other enterprise, subject to the limitations set forth in the bylaws of the Company as previously described.
California Limited Liability Company Guarantor
Correctional Alternatives, LLC (“Correctional Alternatives”) is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the state of California. Section 17701.05(l) of the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (“CRULLCA”) provides, subject to any limitations contained in the articles of organization and to compliance with this title and any other applicable laws, a limited liability company shall have all the power of a natural person in carrying out its business activities to indemnify or hold harmless any person. Further, Section 17704.08(a) of the CRULLCA provides that a limited liability company shall reimburse for any payment made and indemnify for any debt, obligation, or other liability incurred by a member of a member-managed limited liability company or the manager of a manager-managed limited liability company in the course of the member’s or manager’s activities on behalf of the limited liability company, if, in making the payment or incurring the debt, obligation, or other liability, the member or manager complied with the fiduciary duties provided under Section 17704.09 of CRULLCA. However, Section 17701.10(g) of CRULLCA provides that a limited liability company’s operating agreement may alter or eliminate the indemnification for a member or manager provided by Section 17704.08(a) and may eliminate or limit a member’s or manager’s liability to the
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limited liability company and members for money damages, except for (1) a breach of the duty of loyalty, (2) a financial benefit received by the member or manager to which the member or manager is not entitled, (3) a member’s liability for excess distributions under Section 17704.06 of CRULLCA, (4) intentional infliction of harm on the limited liability company or a member, and (5) an intentional violation of criminal law.
CRULLCA also provides that a limited liability company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person against liability asserted against or incurred by that person even if, under Section 17701.10(g) of CRULLCA, the operating agreement could not eliminate or limit the person’s liability to the limited liability company for the conduct giving rise to the liability.
The limited liability company operating agreement of Correctional Alternatives provides that Correctional Alternatives shall indemnify and hold harmless the member, any affiliate of the member, and any officer, director, employee, or agent of Correctional Alternatives, the member or any of its affiliates, from and against any claim, loss, damage, liability, or reasonable expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and costs of investigation and appeal) suffered or incurred by any such indemnitee by reason of, or arising from, the operations, business, or affairs of, or any action taken or failure to act on behalf of, Correctional Alternatives. Additionally, neither the member, any affiliate of the member, nor any officer, director, employee or agent of Correctional Alternatives, the member or any of its affiliates shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to Correctional Alternatives or the member by reason of, or arising from, the operations or affairs of, or any action taken or failure to act on behalf of, Correctional Alternatives except for his, her or its gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Colorado Limited Liability Company Guarantors
Correctional Management, LLC, Green Level Realty LLC, National Offender Management Systems, LLC, Rocky Mountain Offender Management Systems, LLC, Time to Change, LLC and Thrivur Health, LLC are limited liability companies, each organized under the laws of the state of Colorado (collectively, the “Colorado LLC Guarantors”). The Colorado Limited Liability Company Act provides that a limited liability company shall reimburse a person who is or was member or manager for liabilities incurred by the person, in the ordinary course of the business of the limited liability company or for the preservation of its business or property, if such payments were made or liabilities incurred without violation of the person’s duties to the limited liability company. The operating agreements of each of the Colorado LLC Guarantors generally provide that each Colorado LLC Guarantor shall indemnify its member(s) for all costs, losses liabilities and damages paid by such member(s) in connection with the business of such Colorado LLC Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Oklahoma Limited Liability Company Guarantors
Avalon Tulsa, L.L.C., Carver Transitional Center, L.L.C., Fort Worth Transitional Center, L.L.C., Southern Corrections Systems of Wyoming, L.L.C., and Turley Residential Center, L.L.C. (the “Oklahoma LLC Guarantors”) are limited liability companies organized under the laws of the state of Oklahoma. Section 2003 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes provides that a limited liability company may indemnify and hold harmless any member, agent, or employee from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, except in the case of action or failure to act by the member, agent, or employee which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, in the articles of organization or operating agreement of the company. Section 2017 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes provides that the articles of organization or operating agreement may provide for indemnification of a member or manager for judgments, settlements, penalties, fines, or expenses incurred in any proceeding because the person is or was a member or manager, but no provision may limit or eliminate the liability of a manager for (i) any breach of the manager’s duty of loyalty to the company or its members, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) any transaction from which the manager derived an improper personal benefit. Section 2017 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes also provides that the articles of organization or operating agreement may define the scope of any duties owed by the members or managers to the company, if the limitation is not manifestly unreasonable, but a definition may not eliminate the duty of loyalty or the obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
The operating agreements of each of the Oklahoma LLC Guarantors provide that such limited liability company shall indemnify and hold harmless its member, any affiliate of the member, and any officer, director,
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employee, or agent of the company, the member or any of its affiliates (each an “Indemnitee”) from and against any claim, loss, damage, liability, or reasonable expense, (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and costs of investigation and appeal) suffered or incurred by any such Indemnitee by reason of, or arising from, the operations, business, or affairs of, or any action taken or failure to act on behalf of, the Oklahoma LLC Guarantors.
Nevada Limited Liability Company Guarantor
Avalon Correctional Services, LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Nevada. Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) 86.411 permits a limited liability company indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the company, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a manager, member, employee or agent of the company, or is or was serving at the request of the company as a manager, member, employee or agent of another limited-liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. Pursuant to NRS 86.441, the articles of organization, the operating agreement or a separate agreement made by a limited liability company may provide that the expenses of members and managers incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by the company as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the manager or member to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the member or manager is not entitled to be indemnified by the company. The provisions of NRS 86.441 do not affect any rights to advancement of expenses to which personnel of the company other than managers or members may be entitled under any contract or otherwise by law. Indemnification or advancement of expenses authorized in or ordered by a court pursuant to NRS 86.411 to 86.441, inclusive (1) does not exclude any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the articles of organization or any operating agreement, vote of members or disinterested managers, if any, or otherwise, for an action in the person’s official capacity or an action in another capacity while holding office, except that indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to NRS 86.421 or for the advancement of expenses made pursuant to NRS 86.441, may not be made to or on behalf of any member or manager if a final adjudication establishes that the member’s or the manager’s acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the cause of action; and (2) continues for a person who has ceased to be a member, manager, employee or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
The operating agreement of Avalon Correctional Services, LLC provides that the company shall indemnify and hold harmless its member(s), any affiliate of the member(s) and any officer, director, employee, or agent of Avalon Correctional Services, LLC, the member(s) or any of its affiliates, from and against any claim, loss, damage, liability, or reasonable expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and costs of investigation and appeal) suffered or incurred by reason of, or arising from, the operations, business, or affairs of, or any action taken or failure to act on behalf of, Avalon Correctional Services, LLC.
Texas Limited Liability Company Guarantors
ACS Corrections of Texas, L.L.C., Avalon Corpus Christi Transitional Center, LLC, Avalon Transitional Center Dallas, LLC, EP Horizon Management, LLC and Recovery Monitoring Solutions, LLC (the “Texas LLC Guarantors”) are limited liability companies organized under the laws of the State of Texas.
Chapter 101 of the Texas Business Organizations Code (“TBOC”) relates specifically to limited liability companies. Section 101.402 of the TBOC permits a limited liability company to indemnify members, managers, officers or assignees of membership interests in the company and to purchase or procure or establish and maintain liability insurance or another arrangement for such members, managers, officers and assignees of membership interests in the company, subject to such standards, and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its
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articles of organization or in its company agreement. Section 101.401 of the TBOC provides that the company agreement of a limited liability company may expand or restrict any duties, including fiduciary duties, and related liabilities that a member, manager, officer, or other person has to the company or to a member or manager of the company.
The operating agreements of the Texas LLC Guarantors provide for the indemnification of the Member (as defined in each of the operating agreements) and each of their officers, directors, employees and agents.

Item 16. | Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit Number | ​ | ​ | Description
1.1* | ​ | ​ | Form of Underwriting Agreement.
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3.1 | ​ | ​ | Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed with the SEC on May 20, 2013 and incorporated herein by this reference).
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3.2 | ​ | ​ | Articles of Amendment of the Company (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed with the SEC on November 10, 2016 and incorporated herein by this reference).
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3.3 | ​ | ​ | Eleventh Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File no. 001-16109), filed with the SEC on December 15, 2023 and incorporated herein by this reference).
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4.1** | ​ | ​ | Form of Indenture.
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4.2 | ​ | ​ | Specimen of certificate representing shares of the Company’s Common Stock (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 10, 2016 and incorporated herein by this reference).
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4.3* | ​ | ​ | Form of Note.
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4.4* | ​ | ​ | Form of Warrant.
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4.5* | ​ | ​ | Form of Warrant Agreement.
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4.6* | ​ | ​ | Form of Guarantee of Debt Securities.
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4.7* | ​ | ​ | Form of Unit Agreement.
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5.1** | ​ | ​ | Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
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5.2** | ​ | ​ | Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, as to matters of Texas law.
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5.3** | ​ | ​ | Opinion of Miles & Stockbridge P.C., as to matters of Maryland law.
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5.4** | ​ | ​ | Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, as to matters of Nevada law.
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5.5** | ​ | ​ | Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, as to matters of Colorado law.
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5.6** | ​ | ​ | Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, as to matters of California law.
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5.7** | ​ | ​ | Opinion of McAfee & Taft, as to matters of Oklahoma law.
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23.1** | ​ | ​ | Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2).
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23.2** | ​ | ​ | Consent of Miles & Stockbridge P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.3).

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Exhibit Number | ​ | ​ | Description
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23.3** | ​ | ​ | Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (included in Exhibits 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6).
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23.4** | ​ | ​ | Consent of McAfee & Taft (included in Exhibit 5.7).
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23.5** | ​ | ​ | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
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24.1** | ​ | ​ | Powers of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature pages hereto).
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25.1** | ​ | ​ | Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as trustee under the indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 above.
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107** | ​ | ​ | Calculation of Registration Fee.

* | To be filed by post-effective amendment, as applicable, or as an exhibit to a report filed under the Exchange Act, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.

** | Filed herewith.

Item 17. | Undertakings

(a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§ 230.424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Filing Fee Tables” or “Calculation of Registration Fee” table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§ 230.424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Filing Fee Tables” or “Calculation of Registration Fee” table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.

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effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) | Any other communications that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(d) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (“Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Securities Act.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on the 4th day of March, 2024.

| ​ | ​ | CoreCivic, Inc.
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | By: | ​ | ​ | /s/ Damon T. Hininger
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Damon T. Hininger President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David M. Garfinkle and Damon T. Hininger, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Damon T. Hininger | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Damon T. Hininger | ​
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ David M. Garfinkle | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
David M. Garfinkle | ​
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Mark A. Emkes | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Mark A. Emkes | ​
Chairman of the Board of Directors of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Donna M. Alvarado | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Donna M. Alvarado | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Robert J. Dennis | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Robert J. Dennis | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Stacia A. Hylton | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Stacia A. Hylton | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |

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/s/ Harley G. Lappin | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Harley G. Lappin | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Anne L. Mariucci | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Anne L. Mariucci | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Thurgood Marshall, Jr. | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Devin I. Murphy | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Devin I. Murphy | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ John R. Prann, Jr. | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
John R. Prann, Jr. Director of CoreCivic, Inc. | ​

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on the 4th day of March, 2024.

| ​ | ​ | Avalon Correctional Services, LLC CCA South Texas, LLC CoreCivic, LLC CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC CoreCivic Western Operations, LLC Correctional Alternatives, LLC Correctional Management, LLC Recovery Monitoring Solutions, LLC Time to Change, LLC
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
| ​ | ​ | By: CoreCivic, Inc. Its sole member
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
| ​ | ​ | By: | ​ | ​ | /s/ Damon T. Hininger | ​
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Damon T. Hininger President and Chief Executive Officer | ​

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David M. Garfinkle and Damon T. Hininger, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Damon T. Hininger | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Damon T. Hininger | ​
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ David M. Garfinkle | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
David M. Garfinkle | ​
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Mark A. Emkes | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Mark A. Emkes | ​
Chairman of the Board of Directors of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Donna M. Alvarado | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Donna M. Alvarado | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Robert J. Dennis | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Robert J. Dennis | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Stacia A. Hylton | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Stacia A. Hylton | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Harley G. Lappin | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Harley G. Lappin | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Anne L. Mariucci | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Anne L. Mariucci | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Thurgood Marshall, Jr. | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ Devin I. Murphy | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Devin I. Murphy | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ John R. Prann, Jr. | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
John R. Prann, Jr. | ​
Director of CoreCivic, Inc., the Sole Member of Registrant | ​ | ​ |

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on the 4th day of March, 2024.

| ​ | ​ | TransCor America, LLC
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | By: | ​ | ​ | /s/ Curtiss D. Sullivan
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Curtiss D. Sullivan Chief Manager and President

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David M. Garfinkle and Damon T. Hininger, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Curtiss D. Sullivan | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Curtiss D. Sullivan | ​
Chief Manager and President (Principal Executive Officer) | ​ | ​ |
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/s/ David M. Garfinkle | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
David M. Garfinkle | ​
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ​ | ​ |

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on the 4th day of March, 2024.

| ​ | ​ | Avalon Transitional Center Dallas, LLC CCA Health Services, LLC CCA International, LLC Innovative Government Solutions, LLC Prison Realty Management, LLC Technical and Business Institute of America, LLC
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
| ​ | ​ | By: CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, Its sole member
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
| ​ | ​ | By: | ​ | ​ | /s/ Damon T. Hininger | ​
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Damon T. Hininger Chief Executive Officer and President | ​

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David M. Garfinkle and Damon T. Hininger, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
ON BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING CO-REGISTRANTS:

| ​ | ​ | Avalon Transitional Center Dallas, LLC CCA Health Services, LLC CCA International, LLC Innovative Government Solutions, LLC Prison Realty Management, LLC Technical and Business Institute of America, LLC

/s/ Damon T. Hininger | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Damon T. Hininger | ​
Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) of CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, the sole member of the Registrant | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ |
/s/ David M. Garfinkle | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
David M. Garfinkle | ​
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, the sole member of the Registrant | ​ | ​ |

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on the 4th day of March, 2024.

| ​ | ​ | ACS Corrections of Texas, L.L.C. Avalon Corpus Christi Transitional Center, LLC Avalon Tulsa, L.L.C. Carver Transitional Center, L.L.C. EP Horizon Management, LLC Fort Worth Transitional Center, L.L.C. Southern Corrections Systems of Wyoming, L.L.C. Turley Residential Center, L.L.C.
| ​ | ​ |  | ​
| ​ | ​ | By: Avalon Correctional Services, LLC Its sole member
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
| ​ | ​ | By: | ​ | ​ | /s/ Damon T. Hininger | ​
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Damon T. Hininger Chief Executive Officer | ​

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David M. Garfinkle and Damon T. Hininger, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
ON BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING CO-REGISTRANTS:

| ​ | ​ | ACS Corrections of Texas L.L.C. Avalon Corpus Christi Transitional Center, LLC Avalon Tulsa, L.L.C. Carver Transitional Center, L.L.C. EP Horizon Management, LLC Fort Worth Transitional Center, L.L.C. Southern Corrections Systems of Wyoming, L.L.C. Turley Residential Center, L.L.C.

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/s/ Damon T. Hininger | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Damon T. Hininger | ​
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of Avalon Correctional Services, LLC, the sole member of the Registrant | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ |
/s/ David M. Garfinkle | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
David M. Garfinkle | ​
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of Avalon Correctional Services, LLC, the sole member of the Registrant | ​ | ​ |

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on the 4th day of March, 2024.

| ​ | ​ | Green Level Realty, LLC
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | By: Time to Change, LLC Its sole member
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | By: | ​ | ​ | /s/ Damon T. Hininger
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Damon T. Hininger Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David M. Garfinkle and Damon T. Hininger, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ Damon T. Hininger | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Damon T. Hininger | ​
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of Time to Change, LLC, the sole member of the Registrant | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ |
/s/ David M. Garfinkle | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
David M. Garfinkle | ​
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of Time to Change, LLC, the sole member of the Registrant | ​ | ​ |

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Brentwood, State of Tennessee, on the 4th day of March, 2024.

| ​ | ​ | National Offender Management Systems, LLC Rocky Mountain Offender Management Systems, LLC Thrivur Health, LLC
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| ​ | ​ | By: Recovery Monitoring Solutions, LLC Its sole member
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| ​ | ​ | By: | ​ | ​ | /s/ Terry Fain
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | Terry Fain
| ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | President and General Manager

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David M. Garfinkle and Damon T. Hininger, or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
ON BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING CO-REGISTRANTS:

| ​ | ​ | National Offender Management Systems, LLC Rocky Mountain Offender Management Systems, LLC Thrivur Health, LLC

/s/ Terry Fain | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
Terry Fain | ​
President and General Manager (Principal Executive Officer) of Recovery Monitoring Solutions, LLC, the sole member of the Registrant | ​
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/s/ David M. Garfinkle | ​ | ​ | March 4, 2024
David M. Garfinkle | ​
Executive Vice President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of Recovery Monitoring Solutions, LLC, the sole member of the Registrant | ​ | ​ |