NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW ) (the Company) announced today that it will release its 2018 second quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

A live broadcast of CoreCivic's conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. central time (11:00 a.m. eastern time) on Thursday, August 9, 2018, and will be accessible through the Company's website at www.corecivic.com under the “Events & Presentations” section of the "Investors" page.  An on-line replay of the call will be archived on our website promptly following the conference call.  In addition, there will be a telephonic replay available beginning at 1:00 p.m. central time (2:00 p.m. eastern time) on August 9, 2018, through 1:00 p.m. central time (2:00 p.m. eastern time) on August 17, 2018. To access the telephonic replay, dial 888-203-1112 in the U.S. and Canada.  International callers may dial +1 719-457-0820 and enter passcode 8313811.

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 corrections and detention management, 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. We also believe we are the largest private owner of real estate used by government agencies.  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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