Exhibit 23.1
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Suite 2900 |
| 1201 Louisiana St. |
| Houston TX 77002-5678 |
| Telephone (713) 356 4000 |
| Facsimile (713) 356 4717 |
| www.pwc.com |
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 14, 2008 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Cornell Companies’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Houston, Texas
September 3, 2008