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                                EXHIBIT 10.162

                               AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
                CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA/SODEXHO S.A.
                     1994 SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND
                    NOTE AND WARRANT MODIFICATION AGREEMENT


         This Amendment No. 2 to the 1994 Securities Purchase Agreement and
Note and Warrant Modification Agreement, dated as of December 31, 1996 (the
"Amendment"), is entered into by and between Sodexho S.A., a French corporation
(the "Purchaser") and Corrections Corporation of America, a Delaware
corporation (the "Corporation").

                                   RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Purchaser are parties to that certain
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 23, 1994 and as previously
amended on July 11, 1995 (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other
things, the Corporation offered and sold to Purchaser its 8.5% Convertible
Subordinated Note due November 7, 1999, in the aggregate principal amount of
$7,000,000 (the "8.5% Note"), its warrants to purchase a total of 4,400,000
shares of the Corporation's common stock (exercisable at $3.95 per share and
expiring on December 31, 1998) (the "Warrants"), and an option to purchase its
Five-Year Floating Rate Convertible Subordinated Note in the aggregate
principal amount of $20,000,000 (the "Floating Rate Note");

         WHEREAS, on even date herewith, the Corporation and the Purchaser
entered into that certain Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Purchaser
acquired shares of capital representing a twenty percent interest in UK
Detention Service Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales and a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation ("UKDS");

         WHEREAS, on even date herewith, the Corporation and the Purchaser
entered into that certain Option Agreement pursuant to which the Corporation
granted to the Purchaser an option to purchaser shares representing an
additional thirty percent interest in UKDS on the terms and conditions set
forth therein; and 

         WHEREAS, as an inducement for the Purchaser to acquire the above
referenced securities, the Purchaser has requested, among other things, that
the Corporation extend the expiration date of the Warrants and extend the 
nonconversion period on the 8.5% Note and the Floating Rate Note;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the
mutual promises, covenants and conditions set forth in this Amendment and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Corporation and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows:

         1.      Amendment of Agreement.  Exhibit E of the Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting such Exhibit in its entirety from the Agreement and by
substituting in lieu thereof the new Exhibit E attached hereto.

         2.      Amendment of 8.5% Note.  The first sentence of Section 9(a) of
the 8.5% Note is hereby amended by deleting such sentence from the 8.5% Note in
its entirety, and by substituting in lieu thereof the following new first
sentence:

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         "On or after June 23, 1999, at such time as the Closing Price of the
         Common Stock has equalled or exceeded one hundred sixty percent (160%)
         of the Conversion Price (as it may from time to time be adjusted) for
         ten (10) trading days out of a twenty (20) consecutive trading day
         period, the Corporation may require the Holder to convert all or a
         portion of the principal amount of this Note into shares of Common
         Stock."

         3.      Amendment of Warrants.  Section 1.E of the Warrants is hereby
amended by deleting such Section 1.E from the Warrants in its entirety and
substituting in lieu thereof the following new Section 1.E:

         "E.  "Expiration Date" shall mean December 31, 1999."

         4.      Effectiveness of this Amendment.

         This Amendment shall become effective upon the execution and delivery
of this Amendment by the Purchaser and the Corporation. The parties acknowledge
and agree that within thirty (30) days of the date hereof, (i) a new Warrant 
Certificate reflecting the terms hereof will be issued and the existing Warrant
Certificate cancelled and (ii) a new 8.5% Note reflecting the terms hereof will
be issued and the existing 8.5% Note cancelled.

         5.      Representations and Warranties of the Corporation.

         In order to induce the Purchaser to enter into this Amendment, the
Corporation hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Purchaser:

                 5.1.  Corporate Power and Authorization.  The Corporation has
the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Amendment.

                 5.2.  No Conflict.  Neither the execution and delivery by the
Corporation of this Amendment nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated or required hereby nor compliance by the Corporation with the
terms, conditions and provisions hereof will conflict with or result in a
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation or any law, regulation, order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality or any
agreement or instrument to which the Corporation is a party or by which any of
its properties is bound, or constitute a default thereunder or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien.

                 5.3.  Authorization; Governmental Approvals.  The execution
and delivery by the Corporation of this Amendment and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Corporation and (ii) do not and will not
require any authorization, consent, approval or license from or any
registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any court
or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign.

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                 5.4.  Valid and Binding Effect.  This Amendment has been duly 
and validly executed and delivered by the Corporation and constitutes the 
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation, enforceable in 
accordance with its terms.

                 5.5.  Absence of Default.  No event has occurred and is
continuing or will result from the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Amendment that would constitute an Event of Default under
the Agreement.

         6.      Miscellaneous.

                 6.1.  Amendment to Agreement.  The Agreement is hereby, and
shall henceforth be deemed to be, amended, modified and supplemented in
accordance with the provisions hereof, and the respective rights, duties and
obligations under the Agreement shall hereafter be determined, exercised and
enforced under the Agreement, as amended, subject in all respects to such
amendments, modifications, and supplements and all terms and conditions of this
Amendment.  Initially capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement, as amended hereby, unless otherwise
defined herein.

                 6.2.  Ratification of the Agreement.  Except as expressly set
forth in this Amendment, all agreements, covenants, undertakings, provisions,
stipulations, and promises contained in the Agreement and the Securities are
hereby ratified, readopted, approved, and confirmed and remain in full force
and effect.

                 6.3.  No Implied Waiver.  The execution, delivery and
performance of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein,
constitute a waiver or modification of any provision of, or operate as a waiver
of any right, power or remedy of the Purchaser under, the Agreement or
prejudice any right or remedy that the Purchaser may have or may have in the
future under or in connection with the Agreement or any instrument or agreement
referred to therein.  The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that the
representations and warranties of the Corporation contained in the Agreement
and in this Amendment shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Amendment and the effectiveness hereof.

                 6.4.  Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by, and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
The English language version of all documents relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby will govern.

                 6.5.  Counterparts; Telecopy Execution.  This Agreement may be
executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile
shall be equally as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.
Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile
shall also deliver a manually executed counterpart, but the failure to deliver
a manually executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability,
and binding effect of this Amendment.





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


                                      SODEXHO S.A.



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                                      CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA



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