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                                                                   Exhibit 23.2



                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


      As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 of CCA Prison Realty
Trust and Corrections Corporation of America of our report dated April 23, 1997
relating to the balance sheet of CCA Prison Realty Trust included in the
Prospectus of CCA Prison Realty Trust and Corrections Corporation of America,
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on
July 15, 1997, and to all references to our Firm included in or incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.


                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
July 16, 1997