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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                    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 Corrections Corporation
of America of our report dated February 18, 1997 included in Corrections
Corporation of America and Subsidiaries Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1996 and to all references to our Firm included in or incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.




                                              /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
January 28, 1998