UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 13, 2004

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	0-23038	11-3182580
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1819 Main Street
Suite 1000

Sarasota, Florida

34326

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (941) 953-9199

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 12 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 13, 2004, Correctional Services Corporation released its unaudited results of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2004, which is set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.04301.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Exhibit



99.04301		Second Quarter Press Release for Correctional Services Corporation, dated August 13, 2004

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 16, 2004


CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION

By:		/s/ BERNARD A. WAGNER
		Bernard A. Wagner
		Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CORP 8-K