"It is critical that our
nation's prison system be continually evaluated, with rigorous examination of
the effectiveness of its programs, careful review of abuses and potential
abuses, and creative assessment of new ideas.

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The importance of oversight in both preventing and learning from problems
in corrections is being underscored throughout the two-day hearing.
Prison and jail administrators, including the Secretary of the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Roderick Hickman, are testifying
about what correctional systems are doing to hold themselves accountable for
the safety of prisoners and staff.
Yeomans also will suggest ways of strengthening litigation as one important
way to hold systems accountable. However, if the Company is unable to obtain a new
agreement it intends to implement a phased closure of the Otter Creek
facility that will coincide with the return of Indiana inmates."

About the Company

CCA is the nation 's largest owner and operator of privatized
correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison
operators in the United States, behind only the federal government and
three states.

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Wall , who directs the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, offered his view
of the crux of the problem: "Prisons and jails are self-contained societies,
and inside there exists a natural imbalance of power .

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LOS ANGELES, Today the Commission on Safety and
Abuse in America's Prisons began its final hearing with testimony from
corrections professionals, prison monitors and litigators, former prisoners,
scholars, and others on the crucial role of oversight and accountability in
creating safe conditions in U.
"Our fourth and final hearing is focused on oversight and accountability,
because these two issues underlie everything else this Commission has
discussed since we began our work in March of last year," said former U. He had a history of heart
attacks, and she believes he did not receive the medication he needed. Greater accountability, however, will only occur
when people inside and outside the system recognize this challenge."
Other veteran corrections administrators testifying at the hearing
include: Harley Lappin, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons; Gwendolyn
Chunn , President of the American Correctional Association; Dora Schriro,
Corrections Director in Arizona; and Michael Ashe, Sheriff of Hampden County,
Massachusetts."

The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons is a diverse, 21-
member, non-partisan panel.
CCA is pursuing opportunities with a number of potential
customers, including the Kentucky Department of Corrections, to fill
the vacant space.
The Company specializes in owning, operating and managing prisons and
other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential and
prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies.

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" He believes
there is more accountability today in California corrections because of the
oversight his office provides. correctional facilities; their impact on the
incarcerated, the men and women who staff facilities, and society at large;
and how to make America's prisons and jails safer and more effective.

The Company is working with Indiana corrections
officials on plans to return the inmates to the Indiana corrections
system by the end of May 2005.

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T. Department of Justice agrees, but will caution
against relying on litigation as the only or primary form of oversight.

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Later today, California's Inspector General Matthew Cate will testify that
oversight and accountability are "two sides of the same coin. The
Company estimates the impact, resulting from the loss of the Indiana
inmates, will be approximately $0.05 per diluted share for 2005.

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William Yeomans, former supervisor at the Civil
Rights Division of the U.
For more information about the hearing and witnesses, go to
http://www.asp. "We appreciate the long-term,
positive relationship CCA has shared with Indiana, and we stand ready
to assist the State either within Indiana state borders or
out-of-state management should they have future need for a corrections
management partner.

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"The
questions 'who's watching' and 'who's responsible' are at the beginning and
end of dealing with all of the problems we've examined.

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Victoria
Wright told the Commissioners about her husband of 33 years, Jay, who was
convicted of a white-collar crime and died last August while serving his
three-year sentence in a California State prison.S.
"We are proud of the quality of operations our Otter Creek staff
have provided for the state of Indiana," said John D.

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Katzenbach . Since March 2005 it has been exploring the most
serious problems inside U. In
addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to
inmates, the Company's facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation
and educational programs, including basic education, religious
services, life skills and employment training and substance abuse
treatment.

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Since
her husband's death, she has been trying to piece together what happened.
In a written statement prepared in advance of his testimony tomorrow, A.
The Commission is also hearing testimony about the problem of gang
violence behind bars.prisoncommission.org/public_hearing_4. These services are intended to reduce recidivism and to
prepare inmates for their successful re-entry into society upon their
release.

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District Court for the Middle
District of Alabama will explain tomorrow why federal constitutional
litigation is necessary to ensure that prisoners are protected from abusive
prison and jail conditions.
The Commission has received support from elected officials, including
United States Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA). The Commission's efforts to
examine issues surrounding safety and abuse in America 's prisons are a
critical part of that necessary effort.----Corrections
Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) announced today that it has
received notification from the Indiana Department of Corrections of
its intent to return to Indiana approximately 620 male Indiana inmates
currently housed at the Company's Otter Creek Correctional Center in
Wheelwright, Kentucky. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and
uncertainties associated with: (i) fluctuations in the Company's
operating results because of, among other things, changes in occupancy
levels, competition, increases in cost of operations, fluctuations in
interest rates and risks of operations; (ii) changes in the
privatization of the corrections and detention industry, the public
acceptance of the Company's services and the timing of the opening of
and demand for new prison facilities; (iii) the Company's ability to
obtain and maintain correctional facility management contracts,
including as the result of sufficient governmental appropriations and
as the result of inmate disturbances; (iv) increases in costs to
construct or expand correctional facilities that exceed original
estimates, or the inability to complete such projects on schedule as a
result of various factors, many of which are beyond the Company's
control , such as weather, labor conditions and material shortages,
resulting in increased construction costs; and (v) general economic
and market conditions.
The Company takes no responsibility for updating the information
contained in this press release following the date hereof to reflect
events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the
occurrence of unanticipated events or for any changes or modifications
made to this press release or the information contained herein by any
third -parties, including, but not limited to, any wire or internet
services.

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Attorney General and Commission Co-Chair, Nicholas de B.
Judge Myron Thompson who serves on the U. The
Commission will release its final report and recommendations in the spring of
2006.

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NASHVILLE , Tenn.

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As corrections
professionals, we are always trying to address this so that society's
requirements for a penal system can be met at the same time we are trying to
protect and care for inmates. The Company also provides health care (including medical,
dental and psychiatric services), food services and work and
recreational programs.

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National Commission Examines Oversight of U.S. Prisons and Jails and Gang Activity Behind Bars

Oversight
mechanisms must operate outside of the department of corrections and must be
insulated from the legislature and executive branches of government.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements as to the Company's beliefs
and expectations of the outcome of future events that are
forward-looking statements as defined within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements
made.

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Testimony by Professor James Byrne of the University of
Massachusetts -Lowell helped to bridge the issues of gangs and oversight:
"Oversight is critical because as a society , we have to get past the 'out of
sight; out of mind' mentality where prisoners are concerned," making the point
that what happens inside prison -- including gang violence -- doesn't stay
inside prison but instead reaches into community. Other factors that could cause operating and
financial results to differ are described in the filings made from
time to time by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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For Cate, independence is crucial. The Commission is staffed by and funded through the Vera Institute of
Justice.

CCA to Phase-Out Operations at Otter Creek Correctional Center in Kentucky

The Company currently operates 64 facilities, including
39 company-owned facilities , with a total design capacity of
approximately 70,000 beds in 19 states and the District of Columbia .

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This morning, former prisoners and gang members
explained why people join prison gangs, the damage they cause, and how the
correctional environment needs to change in order to reduce the draw of gangs
for prisoners.S.

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prisons and jails, and on the nature and
prevalence of gang violence. Ferguson , CCA
President and Chief Executive Officer.