News Release Exhibit 99.1 Contact: Investors: Mike Grant - Managing Director, Investor Relations - (615) 263-6957 Financial Media: David Gutierrez, Dresner Corporate Services - (312) 780-7204 CORECIVIC REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS INCREASED OCCUPANCY AND NEW CONTRACTS PROPEL STRONG FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE RAISES 2025 FULL YEAR GUIDANCE BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – May 7, 2025 – CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (CoreCivic or the Company) announced today its first quarter 2025 financial results. Financial High ...