Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Hininger Damon T
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA [CXW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP, Customer Relations
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NASHVILLE, TN 37215		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
CXW Common Stock 11,480 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 03/25/2002(2) 03/25/2008 CXW Common Stock 1,976 $ 53.11 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/30/2005(3) 02/17/2014 CXW Common Stock 12,300 $ 9.99 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 12/30/2005(4) 02/16/2015 CXW Common Stock 11,250 $ 13.06 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 02/15/2007(5) 02/15/2016 CXW Common Stock 14,478 $ 14.27 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 02/16/2008(6) 02/16/2017 CXW Common Stock 11,408 $ 26.53 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hininger Damon T
10 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD
NASHVILLE, TN 37215		       Senior VP, Customer Relations  

Signatures

Scott L. Craddock, Attorney In Fact 09/10/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Consists of restricted shares subject to performance based vesting.
(2) Fully vested as of stated date.
(3) Options vested on stated date but are subject to certain re-sale restrictions pursuant to a Resale Restriction Agreement between the reporting person and the company, pursuant to which the remaining options will vest on the earlier of 02/17/2008 or termination of the reporting person's employment.
(4) Options vested on stated date but are subject to certain re-sale restrictions pursuant to a Resale Restriction Agreement between the reporting person and the company, pursuant to which the remaining options will vest (i) in equal increments on 02/16/2008 and 02/16/2009 or (ii) termination of the reporting person's employment, whichever is earlier.
(5) 4826 options currently exercisable; the remaining 14478 remain subject to vesting in equal increments over the next three years on the anniversary date of the grant (2/15/2006).
(6) Options vest over a four-year period on the anniversary date of the grant (02/16/2007) in equal increments.
 
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit 24 -- Power of Attorney

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