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Exhibit 5.7

CoreCivic, Inc.

5501 Virginia Way

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Texas counsel to the entities listed on Schedule I (collectively, the “Texas Subsidiary Guarantors”), in connection with the Texas Subsidiary Guarantors’ guarantee of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2026 (collectively, the “Notes”) to be issued by CoreCivic, Inc. (the “Company”).  The Notes are being issued under a base indenture dated September 25, 2015 (the “Base Indenture”), by and between the Company and Regions Bank, as successor to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented and amended by a third supplemental indenture dated as of April 14, 2021 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and the Trustee.  The Notes are being guaranteed by the Texas Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the guarantee included in the Indenture (the “Guarantee”).

This opinion letter is being provided to you at the request of the Texas Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

In rendering our opinions herein, we have relied with respect to factual matters, solely upon the Officers’ Certificates (defined below), and certificates of public officials referred to below. In addition thereto, we have reviewed and relied upon such records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to form the basis for rendering our opinions, including, without limitation, the following:

Items (c) through (p) above are collectively referred to herein as the “Corporate Documents.”

In addition we have examined and relied upon the following:

 (ii)        

with respect to each Texas Subsidiary Guarantor, a certificate dated April 13, 2021, issued by the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas, attesting to the limited liability company status or corporate status, as the case may be, of such Texas Subsidiary Guarantor in Texas (collectively, the “Status Certificates”);

For purposes of this Opinion, we have assumed, with your approval and without independent investigation, the following:

(c)  

The legal capacity of natural persons;

As to all questions of fact material to this opinion letter that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Texas Subsidiary Guarantors and have assumed that such matters remain true and correct through the date hereof.

Subject to the assumptions, exceptions and limitations hereinabove and hereinafter stated, it is our opinion that:

This letter expresses our legal opinion as to the foregoing matters based on our professional judgment at this time based solely upon laws, rulings and regulations in effect on the date hereof; it is not, however, to be construed as a guaranty, nor is it a warranty that a court considering such matters would not rule in a manner contrary to the opinions set forth above.

We are qualified to practice law in the State of Texas, and we express no opinions as to the laws of other jurisdictions other than to the laws of the State of Texas, as currently in effect.  We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable laws change after the date hereof or if we become aware of any facts that might change the opinions expressed herein after the date hereof.

 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, by acceptance of this Opinion Letter, you (and any person or entity relying on this letter and the opinions express herein) agree on behalf of yourself  (and himself or itself) and all such parties’ respective assignees that: (i) any claims in connection with this Opinion Letter and the opinions expressed herein shall be asserted only against Liechty, McGinnis, Berryman & Bowen, LLP (the “Firm”) as the signer of this Opinion Letter and shall not be asserted against any of its partners, attorneys, or other employees; (ii) the Firm’s aggregate maximum liability (whether arising from one event or set of circumstances or from multiple events and sets of circumstances) in connection with this Opinion Letter and the opinions expressed herein shall not exceed the amount of the recovery available under the Firm’s errors and omissions insurance policy then in effect; (iii) in no event shall any punitive damages be available in any civil action or arbitration proceeding; and (iv) in the event of any dispute arising in connection with this Opinion Letter or the opinions expressed herein, before the commencement of any litigation, arbitration, or the pursuit of any claim, you shall first submit the dispute to nonbinding confidential mediation before a mediator mutually acceptable to you and the Firm in Dallas, Texas.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to CoreCivic’s Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Notes and the Guarantees and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” included in or made part of the registration statement on Form S-3ASR (No. 333-255070) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 6, 2021. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

We hereby authorize the Trustee to rely on the opinions set forth in Paragraphs numbers (1)-(4) in the “Our Opinions” section of this Opinion Letter, subject to all the conditions, assumptions, limitation, qualifications and exceptions set forth in this Opinion Letter, as though, for purposes of such paragraphs, this Option Letter was addressed to the Trustee and delivered to the Trustee on the date hereof.

 Schedule I