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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                      EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND
                            RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
                           DATED AS OF APRIL 18, 2005

            This EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
(together with all Exhibits, Schedules and Annexes hereto, this "Amendment") is
among CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Maryland corporation (the
"Borrower"), the Lenders (as defined below) and LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Administrative
Agent").

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

      A. The Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"), the
Administrative Agent, Lehman Brothers Inc., as lead arranger and sole
book-running manager, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Warburg LLC, as
co-syndication agents, and Societe Generale, as documentation agent, have
entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3,
2002 (together with all Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules thereto and as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Credit Agreement; terms defined in Section 1 hereof are used
herein as defined therein); and

      B. The Borrower desires to amend the Credit Agreement to (i) permit the
incurrence of additional Indebtedness to be used for the purpose of prepaying
the Tranche D Term Loans and paying fees, costs and expenses incurred in
connection therewith or relating thereto and (ii) either (x) reduce the
Applicable Margin on the Revolving Credit Loans or (y) permit an additional
revolving credit facility, and the Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit
Agreement upon the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT RELATING TO TRANCHE E TERM LOANS.

            (a) The following new definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:

                  "Eighth Amendment": the Eighth Amendment to this Agreement,
            dated as of April 18, 2005.

                  "Eighth Amendment Effective Date": the "Eighth Amendment
            Effective Date", as defined in the Eighth Amendment.

                  "Tranche E Term Loan": as defined in Section 2.1.

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                  "Tranche E Term Loan Commitment": as to any Tranche E Term
            Loan Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term
            Loan to the Borrower hereunder, in a principal amount not to exceed
            the amount set forth under the heading "Tranche E Term Loan
            Commitment" opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 1 to the Lender
            Addendum delivered by such Lender or in the Assignment and
            Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as
            the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms
            hereof; provided that the original aggregate amount of the Tranche E
            Term Loan Commitments is $140,000,000.

                  "Tranche E Term Loan Lender": each Lender that has a Tranche E
            Term Loan Commitment or which is the holder of a Tranche E Term
            Loan.

                  "Tranche E Term Loan Percentage": as to any Tranche E Term
            Loan Lender at any time, the percentage which the aggregate
            principal amount of such Lender's Tranche E Term Loans then
            outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the
            Tranche E Term Loans then outstanding.

            (b) The definition of "Applicable Margin" contained in Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following row at the
bottom of the table set forth therein:

<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>             <C>
Tranche E Term Loans                    0.75%           1.75%
</TABLE>

            (c) The definition of "Commitment" contained in Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the phrase "the Tranche E Term Loan
Commitment," immediately after the phrase "the Tranche D Term Loan Commitment,".

            (d) The definition of "Consolidated Fixed Charges" contained in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to replace the term
"Tranche D Term Loans" with the term "Tranche E Term Loans".

            (e) The definition of "Facility" contained in Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to re-letter clause (e) as clause (f) and
(ii) to insert the following new clause (e): "(e) the Tranche E Term Loan
Commitments and the Tranche E Term Loans made thereunder (the "Tranche E Term
Loan Facility"),".

            (f) The definition of "Interest Period" contained in Section 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to replace the phrase "or the Tranche D
Term Loans" with the following phrase: ", the Tranche D Term Loans or the
Tranche E Term Loans".

            (g) The definition of "Qualified Trust Indebtedness" contained in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to replace the term
"Tranche D Term Loans" with the term "Tranche E Term Loans" and (ii) to replace
the term "Restatement Effective Date" with the term "Eighth Amendment Effective
Date".

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            (h) The definition of "Qualified Trust Preferred Stock" contained in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to replace the term
"Tranche D Term Loans" with the term "Tranche E Term Loans".

            (i) The definition of "Term Loan Facilities" contained in Section
1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to replace the word "and" with
"," and (ii) to insert "and the Tranche E Term Loan Facility" at the end
thereof.

            (j) The definition of "Term Loan Lenders" contained in Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to replace the word "and" with ","
and (ii) to insert "and the Tranche E Term Loan Lenders" at the end thereof.

            (k) The definition of "Term Loans" contained in Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to replace the word "and" with "," and
(ii) to insert "and the Tranche E Term Loans" at the end thereof.

            (l) The first sentence of Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to replace the word "and" immediately preceding clause (d)
thereof with "," and to insert the following new clause (e) after the end
thereof: "and (e) subject to the terms and conditions of the Eighth Amendment,
each Tranche E Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make a term loan on the
Eighth Amendment Effective Date (a "Tranche E Term Loan") in an amount not to
exceed the amount of the Tranche E Term Loan Commitment of such Lender".

            (m) The second sentence of Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended (i) to replace the term "Tranche D Term Loan Commitments" with
the term "Tranche E Term Loan Commitments" and (ii) to replace the term "Third
Amendment Effective Date" with the term "Eighth Amendment Effective Date".

            (n) Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert
the following new clause (v):

                  "(v) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent
                  irrevocable Notice of Borrowing (which notice must be received
                  by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 noon, New York City
                  time, one Business Day prior to the anticipated Eighth
                  Amendment Effective Date) requesting that the Tranche E Term
                  Loan Lenders make the Tranche E Term Loans on the Eighth
                  Amendment Effective Date and specifying the amount to be
                  borrowed. The Tranche E Term Loans made on the Eighth
                  Amendment Effective Date shall initially be Base Rate Loans or
                  Eurodollar Loans with the Interest Period determined in
                  accordance with this Section 2.2(v). Upon receipt of such
                  notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
                  Tranche E Term Loan Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 noon,
                  New York City time, on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date
                  each Tranche E Term Loan Lender shall make available to the
                  Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in
                  immediately available funds equal to the Tranche E Term Loan
                  to be made by such Lender (or notify the Administrative Agent
                  to convert Tranche D Term Loans to Tranche E

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                  Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such
                  Tranche E Term Loan Lender's pro rata share of Tranche D Term
                  Loans immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Eighth
                  Amendment, expressed as a percentage, multiplied by
                  $140,000,000). The Administrative Agent shall make available
                  to the Borrower the aggregate of amounts made available to the
                  Administrative Agent by the Tranche E Term Loan Lenders in
                  like funds. Tranche E Term Loan Commitments in existence on
                  the Eighth Amendment Effective Date and not funded on the
                  Eighth Amendment Effective Date will terminate on such date.
                  To the extent that Tranche D Term Loans are repaid with
                  proceeds of Tranche E Term Loans, such Tranche D Term Loans
                  shall be deemed to have been assigned and transferred to the
                  Tranche E Term Loan Lenders (to be allocated amongst such
                  Lenders at the Administrative Agent's discretion) and
                  thereafter shall be outstanding as Tranche E Term Loans held
                  by the Tranche E Term Loan Lenders subject to and in
                  accordance with all terms, conditions and provisions of this
                  Agreement applicable to the Tranche E Term Loans. The Interest
                  Period (and the respective Eurodollar Rate) in effect on the
                  Eighth Amendment Effective Date in respect of the Tranche D
                  Term Loans that are being converted to Tranche E Term Loans on
                  the Eighth Amendment Effective Date (the "Current Interest
                  Period") will continue to be in effect for such Tranche E Term
                  Loans following the Eighth Amendment Effective Date and will
                  end on the last day of the Current Interest Period, and for
                  any Tranche E Term Loans funded on the Eighth Amendment
                  Effective Date the initial Interest Period will end on the
                  last day of the Current Interest Period and the Eurodollar
                  Rate during such initial Interest Period will equal the
                  Eurodollar Rate applicable to the converted Tranche E Term
                  Loans during the Current Interest Period."

            (o) Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert
the following clause (e) at the end thereof:

                  "(e) The Tranche E Term Loan of each Tranche E Term Loan
            Lender shall mature in 12 consecutive quarterly installments,
            commencing on June 30, 2005, each of which shall be in an amount
            equal to such Lender's Tranche E Term Loan Percentage multiplied by
            the amount set forth below opposite such installment (which amount
            shall be reduced as the result of the application of prepayments in
            accordance with Section 2.18):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Installment                                  Principal Amount
-------------------                          ----------------
<S>                                          <C>
June 30, 2005                                $350,000
September 30, 2005                           $350,000
December 31, 2005                            $350,000
March 31, 2006                               $350,000
June 30, 2006                                $350,000
September 30, 2006                           $350,000
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Installment                                  Principal Amount
-------------------                          ----------------
<S>                                          <C>
December 31, 2006                            $   350,000
March 31, 2007                               $   350,000
June 30, 2007                                $34,300,000
September 30, 2007                           $34,300,000
December 31, 2007                            $34,300,000
March 31, 2008                               $34,300,000
</TABLE>

            (p) Section 2.4(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to
replace the term "Fourth Amendment Effective Date" with the term "Eighth
Amendment Effective Date" and (ii) to replace the term "Tranche D Term Loan
Commitments" with the term "Tranche E Term Loan Commitments".

            (q) Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (i) to
insert the phrase "Tranche E Term Loan Percentages," in clause (a) immediately
after the phrase "Tranche D Term Loan Percentages," and (ii) to insert the
following proviso immediately at the end of the third sentence of clause (b):
"and, provided further that, each payment (including each prepayment) of the
Tranche E Term Loans shall be applied to the installments of such Tranche E Term
Loans, first, in direct order of maturity for the four quarterly installments
due immediately after the date of such payment and, second, with respect to any
remainder, to the remaining installments thereof in inverse order of maturity".

            (r) Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert
the following sentence at the end thereof: "The proceeds of the Tranche E Term
Loans to be drawn on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date shall be used to repay
on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date the Tranche D Term Loans."

            (s) Exhibit G-1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert
"[E]" after "[A] [B] [C] [D]" throughout such Exhibit.

2. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT RELATING TO ADDITIONAL REVOLVING CREDIT
FACILITY.

            (a) The following new definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of
the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:

                  "Additional Revolving Credit Facility": as defined in Section
            2.24(a).

                  "New Lender": as defined in Section 2.24(d).

                  "New Lender Supplement": as defined in Section 2.24(d).

            (b) The Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following
new Section 2.24:

                  "Section 2.24 Additional Revolving Credit Facility.

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                  (a) The Borrower and any Lender or Lenders (including any New
            Lender) may, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such
            consent not to be unreasonably withheld), on one occasion on or
            after the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, agree that such Lender or
            Lenders shall provide an additional revolving credit facility (the
            "Additional Revolving Credit Facility") by executing and delivering
            to the Administrative Agent a notice specifying (i) the aggregate
            amount of the Additional Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the
            effective date of the Additional Revolving Credit Facility. The
            aggregate amount of the Additional Revolving Credit Facility shall
            be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of
            $1,000,000 in excess thereof and shall not exceed $50,000,000. The
            Borrower agrees to offer to each Revolving Credit Lender the right
            to participate ratably in the Additional Revolving Credit Facility.

                  (b) This Agreement may be amended by the Borrower and the
            Administrative Agent to provide for the Additional Revolving Credit
            Facility by any Lender or Lenders (including any New Lender). Such
            amendment may provide, among other things, that (i) all loans and
            other obligations under the Additional Revolving Credit Facility
            shall be "Obligations" under and as defined in the Credit Agreement,
            (ii) the Additional Revolving Credit Facility and all loans and
            other obligations thereunder shall be secured by the Collateral to
            the same extent as the Loans and other Obligations under the Credit
            Agreement, (iii) the Additional Revolving Credit Facility shall
            share ratably in right of payment with the Revolving Credit Facility
            and (iv) all loans under the Additional Revolving Credit Facility
            shall be for all purposes "Loans" under and as defined in the Credit
            Agreement. No additional consents (including consent of the Required
            Lenders) shall be required, so long as (x) the aggregate amount of
            the Additional Revolving Credit Facility does not exceed
            $50,000,000, (y) subject to the terms of this Agreement,
            availability under the Additional Revolving Credit Facility
            terminates no earlier than the Scheduled Revolving Credit
            Termination Date and (z) the Applicable Margin on Revolving
            Extensions of Credit under the Additional Revolving Credit Facility
            is less than or equal to the Applicable Margin on Revolving
            Extensions of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility.

                  (c) No Lender shall be obligated to commit or agree to provide
            any portion of the Additional Revolving Credit Facility. Neither any
            Issuing Lender nor any Agent shall be obligated in any way with
            respect to the Additional Revolving Credit Facility unless such
            Issuing Lender or such Agent agrees to be so obligated.

                  (d) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity
            that, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
            (such

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            consent not to be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a
            "Lender" under this Agreement in connection with the Additional
            Revolving Credit Facility shall execute a New Lender Supplement
            (each, a "New Lender Supplement"), substantially in the form of
            Exhibit N, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other
            entity (a "New Lender") shall become a Lender for all purposes and
            to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be
            bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement."

            (c) The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by attaching a new
Exhibit N thereto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N.

3. AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT RELATING TO REPRICING OF REVOLVING CREDIT
LOANS.

            Annex A to the Credit Agreement hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as set forth in Annex A attached hereto.

4. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AMENDMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 1 AND 2
OF THIS AMENDMENT. The effectiveness of the amendments contained in Sections 1
and 2 of this Amendment are conditioned upon satisfaction of the following
conditions (the date on which all such conditions have been satisfied being
referred to herein as the "Eighth Amendment Effective Date"); provided, however,
if all of the conditions to the effectiveness of the amendments contained in
Section 3 are satisfied as set forth in Section 5, then the amendments set forth
in Section 2 shall never become effective notwithstanding satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in this Section 4:

            (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received signed written
authorization from the requisite Lenders to execute this Amendment on behalf of
such Lenders, and shall have received counterparts of this Amendment signed by
the Borrower, and counterparts of the consent of the Subsidiary Guarantors
attached hereto as Annex 1 (the "Consent") executed by each of the Subsidiary
Guarantors;

            (b) each of the representations and warranties in Section 6 below
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Eighth
Amendment Effective Date;

            (c) the Administrative Agent shall have received payment in
immediately available funds of all expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent
(including, without limitation, legal fees) for which invoices have been
presented on or before the Eighth Amendment Effective Date;

            (d) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) commitments
from banks and other financial institutions with respect to the Tranche E Term
Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to $140,000,000 and (ii) as
applicable (x) a fully executed Lender Addendum with respect to each such bank
or other financial institution committing to fund such Tranche E Term Loans (and
pursuant to which on the Eighth Amendment Effective Date such bank or other
financial institution shall become a Tranche E Term Loan Lender, for all
purposes under the Credit Agreement) or (y) a fully executed Conversion Notice
in the form attached hereto as Annex 2 with

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respect to each Tranche D Term Lender electing to convert its Tranche D Term
Loans into Tranche E Term Loans (and pursuant to which on the Eighth Amendment
Effective Date a portion of the outstanding principal amount of Tranche D Term
Loans held by such Lender shall convert into Tranche E Term Loans);

            (e) the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that, simultaneously
with the borrowing of the Tranche E Term Loans on the Eighth Amendment Effective
Date, the Tranche D Term Loans will be repaid in full by the Borrower with
proceeds from Tranche E Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and/or loans borrowed
under the Additional Revolving Credit Facility;

            (f) the Borrower shall have paid to each of the Lenders authorizing
the Administrative Agent to execute this Amendment, an amendment fee equal to
the product of 0.05% multiplied by the sum of such Lender's Revolving Credit
Commitment plus the principal amount of such Lender's Tranche E Term Loans
outstanding immediately after giving effect to this Amendment; and

            (g) the Administrative Agent shall have received such other
documents, instruments, certificates, opinions and approvals as it may
reasonably request.

5. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AMENDMENT SET FORTH IN SECTION 3 OF THIS
AMENDMENT. The amendments contained in Section 3 of this Amendment shall be
effective as of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date upon satisfaction of the
following conditions on or prior to such date:

            (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received signed written
authorization from all Revolving Credit Lenders to execute this Amendment on
behalf of such Lenders, and shall have received counterparts of this Amendment
signed by the Borrower, and counterparts of the Consent executed by each of the
Subsidiary Guarantors;

            (b) the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that, simultaneously
with the borrowing of the Tranche E Term Loans on the Eighth Amendment Effective
Date, the Tranche D Term Loans will be repaid in full by the Borrower with
proceeds from Tranche E Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans; and

            (c) the conditions set forth in Sections 4(b), (c), (d), (f) and(g)
shall have been satisfied.

6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower represents and warrants to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

            (a) Authority. The Borrower has the requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations
hereunder and under the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby). Each of the
Subsidiary Guarantors has the requisite corporate or other organizational power
and authority to execute and deliver the Consent. The execution, delivery and
performance (i) by the Borrower of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement (as
modified hereby) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (ii)
by the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Consent, in each case, have been duly
approved by all necessary corporate or

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other organizational action of such Person, and no other corporate or other
organizational proceedings on the part of each such Person are necessary to
consummate such transactions.

            (b) Enforceability. This Amendment has been duly executed and
delivered by the Borrower. The Consent has been duly executed and delivered by
each of the Subsidiary Guarantors. Each of this Amendment and the Consent and,
after giving effect to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (i) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party
party hereto and thereto, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with
its terms, except as may be limited by laws relating to the enforcement of
creditors' rights and general equitable principles (whether enforcement is
sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (ii) is in full force and effect.
Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment or the Consent
or performance of the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby), nor the performance
of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will adversely affect the
validity, perfection or priority of the Administrative Agent's Lien on any of
the Collateral or its ability to realize thereon.

            (c) Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to this
Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents (other than any such representations and warranties
that, by their terms, are specifically made as of a date other than the date
hereof) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date
hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof.

            (d) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Amendment or the Consent, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, nor the performance of and compliance with the terms and
provisions hereof or thereof or of the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) by
any Loan Party will, at the time of such performance, (a) violate or conflict
with any provision of its articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws or
other organizational or governing documents of such Person, (b) violate,
contravene or materially conflict with any Requirement of Law or any other law,
regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation U or Regulation X), order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree or permit applicable to it, except for any
violation, contravention or conflict which could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) (i) violate, contravene or conflict with the
contractual provisions of, or cause an event of default under, any Loan Document
or (ii) violate, contravene or conflict with the contractual provisions of, or
cause an event of default under, any other loan agreement, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, contract or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party
or by which it may be bound or (d) result in or require the creation of any Lien
(other than those contemplated in or created in connection with the Loan
Documents) upon or with respect to its properties. No consent or authorization
of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental
Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.

            (e) No Default. Both before and after giving effect to this
Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, no event has occurred and is
continuing that constitutes a Default or Event of Default.

7. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON CREDIT AGREEMENT.

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            (a) Upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or
words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in
the other Loan Documents to "the Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or
words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment is a Loan
Document.

            (b) Except as specifically modified above, the Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents are and shall continue to be in full force and effect
and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Security Documents and all of the Collateral
described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations
under and as defined therein, in each case as modified hereby.

            (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment
shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any
right, power or remedy of any Secured Party under any of the Loan Documents,
nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver or amendment of
any provision of any of the Loan Documents.

8. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts
and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

9. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.

10. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                            [Signature page follows]

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date
first written above.

                         CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA,
                         as Borrower

                         By:  /s/ John D. Ferguson
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             Name: John D. Ferguson
                             Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

                         LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
                         as Administrative Agent and on behalf of the Required
                         Lenders and all Revolving Credit Lenders

                         By:  /s/ Ritam Bhalla
                             --------------------------------------------------
                             Name: Ritam Bhalla
                             Title: Authorized Signatory

                        [signatures continued next page]

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                                                                         Annex 1
                        CONSENT OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

            Each of the undersigned is a Subsidiary Guarantor of the Obligations
of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and hereby (a) consents to the
foregoing Amendment, (b) acknowledges that notwithstanding the execution and
delivery of the foregoing Amendment, the obligations of each of the undersigned
Subsidiary Guarantors are not impaired or affected and all guaranties given to
the holders of Obligations and all Liens granted as security for the Obligations
continue in full force and effect, and (c) confirms and ratifies its obligations
under the Guarantee and Security Agreement and each other Loan Document executed
by it. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings
given to such terms in the Amendment to which this Consent is attached or in the
Credit Agreement referred to therein, as applicable. This Consent shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York.

                            [Signature page follows]

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed and
delivered this Consent of Subsidiary Guarantors as of April 18, 2005.

                             CCA OF TENNESSEE, LLC
                             PRISON REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC.
                             TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC.
                             CCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                             CCA PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, LLC
                             CCA PROPERTIES OF ARIZONA, LLC
                             CCA PROPERTIES OF TENNESSEE, LLC
                             CCA WESTERN PROPERTIES, INC.

                             By /s/ John D. Ferguson
                                ------------------------------------------------
                             Name: John D. Ferguson
                             Title: Chief Executive Officer

                             CCA PROPERTIES OF TEXAS, L.P.

                             By /s/ John D. Ferguson
                                ------------------------------------------------
                             Name: John D. Ferguson
                             Title: Chief Executive Officer, CCA Properties of
                                    America, LLC, as General Partner

                             TRANSCOR AMERICA LLC

                             By /s/ Todd J. Mullenger
                                ------------------------------------------------
                             Name: Todd J. Mullenger
                             Title: Vice President, Treasurer

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                                                                         Annex 2

                                CONVERSION NOTICE

            Reference is made to (a) the Third Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of May 3, 2002 (as amended from time to time prior to the
date hereof, the "Credit Agreement"), among Corrections Corporation of America,
a Maryland corporation (the "Borrower"), the banks and other financial
institutions and entities from time to time party thereto (the "Lenders") and
Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and (b) the proposed Eighth Amendment to
the Credit Agreement (the "Eighth Amendment"). Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed thereto in the
Credit Agreement.

            The undersigned Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally elects
to convert $[______________] of the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche
D Term Loan held by such Lender (such amount being equal to such Lender's pro
rata share of Tranche D Term Loans immediately prior to the effectiveness of the
Eighth Amendment, expressed as a percentage, multiplied by $140,000,000) into a
Tranche E Term Loan (as defined in the Eighth Amendment) in a principal amount
equal to the amount of the Tranche D Term Loan converted hereby, effective only
if, and only as and when the Eighth Amendment becomes effective in accordance
with its terms.

            This Conversion Notice shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York.

            This Conversion Notice may be executed by the parties hereto on any
number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an
executed signature page hereof by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the Conversion
Notice to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized
officers as of this [__] day of April, 2005.

                                                ________________________________

                                                By: ____________________________
                                                Name:
                                                Title:

<PAGE>

                                                                         Annex A

            PRICING GRID FOR REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS, SWING LINE LOANS
                            AND TRANCHE C TERM LOANS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   Applicable Margin for                 Applicable Margin for Base
                                     Eurodollar Loans                            Rate Loans
                              ---------------------------------       --------------------------------
                                                   Revolving                              Revolving
                                                 Credit Loans                           Credit Loans
 Consolidated                  Tranche C         and Swing Line        Tranche C        and Swing Line       Commitment
Leverage Ratio                Term Loans             Loans            Term Loans            Loans             Fee Rate
----------------------        ----------         --------------       ----------        --------------       ----------
<S>                           <C>                <C>                  <C>               <C>                  <C>
> or = 4.00                      2.75%               1.50%              1.75%               0.50%              0.375%
< 4.00 and > or = 3.50           2.50%               1.50%              1.50%               0.50%              0.375%
< 3.50 and > or = 3.00           2.50%               1.50%              1.50%               0.50%              0.375%
< 3.00                           2.50%               1.50%              1.50%               0.50%              0.375%
</TABLE>

Changes in the Commitment Fee Rate and the Applicable Margin with respect to
Tranche C Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans resulting from
changes in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date
(the "Adjustment Date") on which financial statements are delivered to the
Lenders pursuant to Section 6.1 (but in any event not later than the 45th day
after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year
or the 90th day after the end of each fiscal year, as the case may be) and shall
remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this
paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered
within the time periods specified above, then, until such financial statements
are delivered, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the end of the fiscal
period that would have been covered thereby shall for the purposes of this
definition be deemed to be greater than 4.0 to 1.0. In addition, at all times
while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall for the purposes of this definition be deemed
to be greater than 4.0 to 1.0. Each determination of the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio pursuant to this definition shall be made with respect to the period of
four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending at the end of the period
covered by the relevant financial statements.

<PAGE>

                                                                       EXHIBIT N

                          FORM OF NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT

            SUPPLEMENT, dated as of _________ ___, 200__ (this "Supplement"), to
the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2002 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Corrections
Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (the "Borrower"), the several
banks, financial institutions and other entities from time to time parties
thereto (the "Lenders"), Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as administrative agent
(in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), Lehman Brothers Inc., as lead
arranger and sole book-running manager, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS
Warburg LLC, as co-syndication agents, and Societe Generale, as documentation
agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement
and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

                                  WITNESSETH:

            WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement provides in Section 2.24(d) thereof
that any bank, financial institution or other entity may become a party to the
Credit Agreement with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
(which consent, in the case of the Administrative Agent, shall not be
unreasonably withheld) by executing and delivering to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent a supplement to the Credit Agreement in substantially the
form of this Supplement; and

            WHEREAS, the undersigned now desires to become a party to the Credit
Agreement as a Lender thereunder;

            NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby agrees as follows:

            1. The undersigned agrees to be bound by the provisions of the
      Credit Agreement, and agrees that it shall, on the date this Supplement is
      accepted by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, become a Lender for
      all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if originally a
      party thereto, with a commitment under the Additional Revolving Credit
      Facility of $_____________.

            2. The undersigned (a) represents and warrants that it is legally
      authorized to enter into this Supplement; (b) confirms that it has
      received a copy of the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document
      existing as of the date of this Supplement, together with copies of the
      financial statements referred to in Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement
      and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to
      make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Supplement;
      (c) agrees that it has made and will, independently and without reliance
      upon any of the Agents or any other Lender and based on such documents and
      information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its
      own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit
      Agreement or any instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or
      thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such
      action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion
      under the Credit Agreement or any instrument or document furnished
      pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the

<PAGE>

      Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as
      are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the
      provisions of the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents
      and will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which
      by the terms of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents are
      required to be performed by it as a Lender including, without limitation,
      if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United
      States, its obligations pursuant to Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement.

            3. The undersigned's address for notices for the purposes of the
      Credit Agreement is as follows:

             [insert address, telephone number and facsimile number]

                  [remainder of page intentionally left blank]

<PAGE>

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above
written.

                                                    [INSERT NAME OF LENDER]

                                                    By: _______________________
                                                        Name:
                                                        Title:

Accepted this _____ day of
______________, 200_

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA

By: ____________________________________
  Title:

Accepted this ____ day of
______________, 200_

LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
as Administrative Agent

By: ___________________________
  Title:Exhibit 10.01

 

Exhibit 10.01

[ Portola Logo]

* Confidential treatment
requested: Certain portions of this Agreement have been omitted
pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and where applicable
have been marked by an Asterisk to denote where omissions have been
made. The confidential material has been filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

December 28, 2004

Mr. Brian Bauerbach

*

     Dear Brian:

     This letter will set forth the principal terms of the employment agreement between you and
Portola Packaging, Inc. (the “Company”). If you agree, please sign a copy of this letter in the
space provided below and return it to me.

1. The company is hereby employing you, and you are agreeing to accept employment with the Company
as its Chief Operating Officer effective January 10, 2005, on the terms and conditions set forth in
this letter.

2. You will be employed on a full-time basis, and you will be expected to perform services for the
Company under its direction.

3. Your starting salary will be $235,000.00 per year (the “Base Salary”). We will pay you a
signing bonus of $75,000.00 on January 10, 2005, and pay Portola’s standard moving expenses from
your home to the Batavia, Illinois, area. (Should you voluntarily choose to terminate your
employment with Portola prior to January 10, 2006, you agree to refund the signing bonus).

4. You will also be eligible to receive an annual bonus of up to fifty percent of your base salary,
contingent on the attainment by the Company of business goals as provided in the Company’s bonus
plan for senior executives in effect from time to time.

5. You will be entitled to additional compensation under a separate plan, the details of which we
will work out as soon as practicable. This plan will provide that Portola

* Confidential treatment
requested.

 

 

will pay you up to $1.5 Million in addition to Base Salary and any annual bonus if the Company
achieves an EBITDA of  *  for fiscal 2007. The actual amount will be calculated ratably as
the Company’s EBITDA increases from  * , the amount presently in the Company’s plan for
fiscal 2006. This compensation will vest over 4 years through August 31, 2009.

7. You will eligible for all Portola’s benefits as described in the packet you have received.

8. This offer is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a pre-employment background check and
drug screen prior to your first day of work. This offer of employment is also contingent upon the
ability to obtain verifiable references from prior employment, and certifiable scholastic records
and proof of identity and employment eligibility as required by law.

     Brian, thank you for joining Portola. We look forward to working with you. If this proposal
is agreeable, please sign a copy of this letter and fax it to Steve
Kirn at 847-526-2032.

	 	 	 
	

	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 
	

	 	Portola Packaging, Inc.
	 
	 	 
	

	 	/s/ Jack Watts
	

	 	Jack Watts
	

	 	Chairman & CEO

	 	 	 
	Agreed:

	 	/s/ Brian Bauerbach
	 
	 	 
	Date:

	 	1/3/2005

* Confidential treatment
requested.

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