CoreCivic Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.42 Per Share

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. CXW (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share to be paid on April 17, 2017, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 3, 2017. 

About CoreCivic

The Company is a diversified government solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and detention management, innovative and cost-saving government real estate solutions, and a growing network of residential reentry centers to help address America's recidivism crisis. We are a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and the nation's largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities. The Company has been a flexible and dependable partner for government for more than 30 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. Learn more at http://www.corecivic.com/.

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