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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and any amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Richard G. Capen, Jr.                              Date:  March 6, 1998
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Richard G. Capen, Jr. 
Director
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and any amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ George R. Wackenhut                                Date:  March 9, 1998
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George R. Wackenhut 
Director
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and any amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Paul X. Kelley                                      Date:  March 9, 1998
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Paul X. Kelley 
Director
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and any amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Julius W. Becton, Jr.                              Date:  March 7, 1998
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Julius W. Becton, Jr. 
Director
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and any amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Richard R. Wackenhut                               Date:  March 12, 1998
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Richard R. Wackenhut 
Director
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and any amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Edward L. Hennessy, Jr.                          Date:  March 13, 1998
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Edward L. Hennessy, Jr. 
Director
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities to sign any and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and any amendments thereto, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


/s/ Nancy Reynolds                                     Date:  March 13, 1998
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Nancy Reynolds 
Director
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any
and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) and any ammendments thereto, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their or his substitute substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. 


/s/ Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.                          Date: March 9, 1998
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    Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
    Director

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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned member of the Board of Directors of The Wackenhut
Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints Philip L. Maslowe, James P. Rowan
and Juan D. Miyar and each of them severally, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any
and all Reports of Form 10K (Annual Report pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) and any ammendments thereto, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them, or their or his substitute substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. 


/s/ Anne N. Foreman                                   Date: March 11, 1998
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    Anne N. Foreman
    Director