CoreCivic (NYSE: CXW) nets about $522M from sale of two ICE detention centers
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
CoreCivic, Inc. sold two detention facilities to the United States, acting through the Department of Homeland Security, for an aggregate gross sales price of $734.0 million, including $495.6 million for the 1,600‑bed Prairie Correctional Facility in Minnesota and $238.4 million for the 1,033‑bed Midwest Regional Reception Center in Kansas.
After approximately $182.2 million of federal and state income taxes and transaction costs, CoreCivic anticipates net proceeds of about $522.5 million, which it currently expects to use for general corporate purposes, which may include debt reduction and repurchases of its common stock. The company expects to continue managing both facilities under existing contracts with Immigration & Customs Enforcement, which expire in September 2027 for the Midwest facility and August 2031 for Prairie, but are terminable by ICE.
Following these sales, CoreCivic will own or control via long‑term lease 61 correctional, detention, and reentry facilities with total design capacity of approximately 67,000 beds and manage an additional 8 facilities it does not own with capacity of about 13,000 beds.
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- Generates approximately $522.5 million in net proceeds from the facility sales, which the company currently expects to use for general corporate purposes, potentially including debt reduction and repurchases of its common stock.
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- Future revenue from the sold facilities depends on ICE contracts, which can be terminated for non‑appropriation of funds or convenience and expire in September 2027 and August 2031.
Filing Explained
CoreCivic has begun preliminary discussions with ICE about a possible sale of additional detention facilities; the company gives no assurance that any additional sale will occur.
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Midwest Regional Reception Center
On August 4, 2026, CoreCivic, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (the “Midwest Purchase Agreement”) with the United States of America and its assigns, by and through the Department of Homeland Security (“Buyer”), pursuant to which, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company sold to Buyer its 1,033-bed Midwest Regional Reception Center in Leavenworth, Kansas (the “Midwest Facility”) and certain related assets for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $238.4 million, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Midwest Purchase Agreement (the “Midwest Facility Sale”). The Midwest Facility Sale was completed concurrently with the parties’ entry into the Midwest Purchase Agreement.
The above summary of the Midwest Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Midwest Purchase Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Prairie Correctional Facility
On August 4, 2026, the Company entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (the “Prairie Purchase Agreement”) with Buyer, pursuant to which, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company sold to Buyer its 1,600-bed Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota (the “Prairie Facility”) and certain related assets for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $495.6 million, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the Prairie Purchase Agreement (the “Prairie Facility Sale”). The Prairie Facility Sale was completed concurrently with the parties’ entry into the Prairie Purchase Agreement.
The above summary of the Prairie Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Prairie Purchase Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Relationships
The Company currently expects to continue to manage the Midwest Facility under the existing management contract with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security (“ICE”), although the terms of the management contract may be modified to reflect the change in ownership. The Company has recently entered into a management agreement with ICE to manage the Prairie Facility, which has been idle since 2010. The Company can provide no assurance that it will continue to manage these facilities in the future, or that the terms of the existing management contracts will remain the same. ICE has the ability to terminate the management contracts for non-appropriation of funds or for convenience. The management contract for the Midwest Facility expires in September 2027, and the management contract for the Prairie Facility expires in August 2031.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) 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, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with: (i) changes in government policy, legislation and regulations that affect utilization of the private sector for corrections, detention, and residential reentry services, in general, or the Company’s business, in particular, including, but not limited to, the continued utilization of the Company’s correctional and detention facilities by the federal government as a consequence of presidential executive orders, changes in how the federal government, including ICE, elects to use the Company’s detention capacity or otherwise procures alternative detention capacity, and the impact of any changes to immigration reform and sentencing laws (the Company does not, under longstanding policy, lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for, or duration of, an individual’s incarceration or detention); (ii) the Company’s ability to obtain and maintain correctional, detention, and residential reentry facility management contracts because of reasons including, but not limited to, sufficient governmental appropriations, contract compliance, negative publicity and effects of inmate disturbances; (iii) changes in the privatization of the corrections and detention industry, the acceptance of the Company’s services, the timing of the opening of new facilities and the commencement of new management contracts (including the extent and pace at which new contracts are utilized), as
well as the Company’s ability to utilize available beds; (iv) the Company’s ability to successfully activate idle facilities in a timely manner in order to meet the growth in demand for the Company’s facilities and services from the federal government that has occurred as a result of changes in policies and actions of the current presidential administration, and to realize projected returns resulting therefrom; (v) general economic and market conditions, including, but not limited to, the impact governmental budgets can have on the Company’s contract renewals and renegotiations, per diem rates, and occupancy; (vi) fluctuations in the Company’s operating results because of, among other things, changes in occupancy levels; competition; contract renegotiations or terminations including as a result of a change in facility ownership; inflation and other increases in costs of operations, including a rise in labor costs; fluctuations in interest rates and risks of operations; (vii) government budget uncertainty, the impact of debt ceilings and government shutdowns, including partial shutdowns, and changing budget priorities; (viii) the Company’s ability to successfully identify and consummate future development and acquisition opportunities, integrate their operations, and realize projected returns resulting therefrom; (ix) the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us, or at all; (x) the Company’s ability to successfully consummate the sales of additional company-owned assets, including the potential sale of additional facilities to ICE, on a timely basis and on commercially favorable terms; and (xi) the intended use of proceeds from the transactions described in this Current Report. Except as required by law, the Company takes no responsibility for updating the information contained in this Current Report following the date hereof to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events.
| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 5, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the Midwest Facility Sale and the Prairie Facility Sale. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 10.1* | Purchase and Sale Agreement with respect to Midwest Facility, between CoreCivic, Inc. and the United States of America, by and through the Department of Homeland Security, dated August 4, 2026. | |
| 10.2* | Purchase and Sale Agreement with respect to Prairie Facility, between CoreCivic, Inc. and the United States of America, by and through the Department of Homeland Security, dated August 4, 2026. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated August 5, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
| * | Certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted in reliance on Instruction 4 of Item 1.01 of Form 8-K and Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company will provide, on a supplemental basis, a copy of any omitted schedule or attachment to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. Pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) of Regulation S-K, certain information has been redacted or omitted and marked by brackets and asterisks. | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 5, 2026 | CORECIVIC, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ David M. Garfinkle | |||||
| David M. Garfinkle | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
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| Contact: | Investors: Jeb Bachmann - Managing Director, Investor Relations - (615) 263-3024 Media - Steve Owen - Vice President, Communications - (615) 263-3107 |
CORECIVIC SELLS TWO ADDITIONAL DETENTION FACILITIES
FOLLOWS SALES OF TWO DETENTION FACILITIES IN CALIFORNIA
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – August 5, 2026 – CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (CoreCivic or the Company) announced today that it has completed the sales of its 1,600-bed Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota and its 1,033-bed Midwest Regional Reception Center in Leavenworth, Kansas to the United States of America and its assigns, by and through the Department of Homeland Security for an aggregate gross sales price of $734.0 million, including $495.6 million for the Prairie Correctional Facility and $238.4 million for the Midwest Regional Reception Center. These purpose-built facilities were specifically designed to care for individuals in a secure environment. After federal and state income taxes of approximately $182.2 million and transaction costs, the Company anticipates its net proceeds from these asset sales to be approximately $522.5 million. The Company currently expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include debt reduction and the repurchase of the Company’s common stock.
The Company currently expects to continue to operate the Prairie Correctional Facility and Midwest Regional Reception Center under the existing management contracts with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), although the terms of the management contracts may be modified to reflect the change in ownership. However, the Company can provide no assurance that it will continue to manage these facilities in the future, or that the terms of the existing management agreements will remain the same. As has always been the case, ICE has the ability to terminate the management contracts for non-appropriation of funds or for convenience. The management contracts for the Prairie Correctional Facility and Midwest Regional Reception Center expire in August 2031 and September 2027, respectively. Following the sale of these facilities, the Company will own or control via a long-term lease 61 correctional, detention, and reentry facilities with a total design capacity of approximately 67,000 beds and manage an additional eight facilities it does not own with a total design capacity of 13,000 beds.
Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are further demonstrating the value of the Company’s underlying real estate portfolio through the sales of our Prairie Correctional Facility and Midwest Regional Reception Center, following our sales of two detention centers in California last month. We remain committed to growing the Company’s businesses and returning value to our shareholders, while remaining a dependable and flexible partner for government.”
In addition to the recently completed facility sales, the Company has recently begun discussions with ICE about the potential acquisition of additional detention facilities from the Company. These discussions are in preliminary stages, and the Company can provide no assurance that any additional sales will occur.
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About CoreCivic
CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. CoreCivic provides a broad range of solutions to government partners that help build safer, healthier, and more productive communities one person at a time through residential corrections, detention, and reentry management, complementary service offerings to the corrections industry that include pharmaceutical, transportation, and alternatives to incarceration, and government real estate solutions. CoreCivic is the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and one of the largest operators of such facilities in the United States. CoreCivic has been a flexible and dependable partner for government for more than 40 years. CoreCivic’s 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 www.corecivic.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements as to our 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, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with: (i) changes in government policy, legislation and regulations that affect utilization of the private sector for corrections, detention, and residential reentry services, in general, or our business, in particular, including, but not limited to, the continued utilization of our correctional and detention facilities by the federal government as a consequence of presidential executive orders, changes in how the federal government, including ICE, elects to use our detention capacity or otherwise procures alternative detention capacity, and the impact of any changes to immigration reform and sentencing laws (we do not, under longstanding policy, lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for, or duration of, an individual’s incarceration or detention); (ii) our ability to obtain and maintain correctional, detention, and residential reentry facility management contracts because of reasons including, but not limited to, sufficient governmental appropriations, contract compliance, negative publicity and effects of inmate disturbances; (iii) changes in the privatization of the corrections and detention industry, the acceptance of our services, the timing of the opening of new facilities and the commencement of new management contracts (including the extent and pace at which new contracts are utilized), as well as our ability to utilize available beds; (iv) our ability to successfully activate idle facilities in a timely manner in order to meet the growth in demand for our facilities and services from the federal government that has occurred as a result of changes in policies and actions of the current presidential administration, and to realize projected returns resulting therefrom; (v) general economic and market conditions, including, but not limited to, the impact governmental budgets can have on our contract renewals and renegotiations, per diem rates, and occupancy; (vi) fluctuations in our operating results because of, among other things, changes in occupancy levels; competition; contract renegotiations or terminations including as a result of a change in facility ownership; inflation and other increases in costs of operations, including a rise in labor costs; fluctuations in interest rates and risks of operations; (vii) government budget uncertainty, the impact of debt ceilings and government shutdowns, including partial shutdowns, and changing
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budget priorities; (viii) our ability to successfully identify and consummate future development and acquisition opportunities, integrate their operations, and realize projected returns resulting therefrom; (ix) the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us, or at all; (x) our ability to successfully consummate the sales of additional company-owned assets, including the potential sale of additional facilities to ICE, on a timely basis and on commercially favorable terms; and (xi) the intended use of proceeds from the facility sales described in this press release. Other factors that could cause operating and financial results to differ are described in the filings we make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We take 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, except as may be required by law.
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