UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 10-KցցANNUALREPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024ORտTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934Commission File Number 001-16109CORECIVIC, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)MARYLAND62-1763875(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)5501 VIRGINIA WAYBRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE37027(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (615) 263-3000SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchangeon which registeredCommon Stock, par value $.01 per shareCXWNew York Stock ExchangeSECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YesցNoտIndicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. YesտNoցIndicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) hasbeen subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesցNoտ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuantto Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit suchfiles). YesցNoտ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, 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 filerցAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filerտSmaller reporting companyEmerging growth companyտ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complyingwith any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.տ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness ofits internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered publicaccounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.ց If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrantincluded in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.տ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b)տ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). The aggregate market value of the shares of the registrant's Common Stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $1,401,617,393 as ofJune 30, 2024 based on the closing price of such shares on the New York Stock Exchange on that day. The number of shares of theregistrant's Common Stock outstanding on February 14, 2025 was 108,864,211. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, currently scheduled to be held onMay 15, 2025, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. CORECIVIC, INC.FORM 10-KFor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I 1.Business....................................................................................................................................................7Overview .............................................................................................................................................7Operating Procedures and Offender Services for Correctional, Detention, and Residential ReentryFacilities .......................................................................................................................................9Business Development ........................................................................................................................142024 Accomplishments .......................................................................................