Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 9, 2009, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of America Service Group Inc. (the "Company"), the Company's stockholders approved the America Service Group Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2009 Equity Plan"). A description of the material terms of the 2009 Equity Plan is set forth under the heading "Proposal Two: Approval of the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan" in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2009 (the "Proxy Statement"), which description is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. The foregoing description of the 2009 Equity Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2009 Equity Plan, a copy of which is included as Annex A to the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 8.01. Other Events.
The Company's stockholders also elected the following individuals at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors of the Company until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Burton C. Einspruch, M.D., William M. Fenimore, Jr., John W. Gildea, Richard Hallworth, John C. McCauley, Michael W. Taylor and Richard D. Wright. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) Not applicable. (d) Exhibits: 10.1 America Service Group Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 30, 2009).

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Signatures 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.

AMERICA SERVICE GROUP INC.

Date: June 10, 2009 By: /s/ Michael W. Taylor Michael W. Taylor Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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