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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corrections Corporation
of America and Subsidiaries into the Company's previously filed Registration
Statement File Numbers 33-12503, 33-30825, 33-30826, 33-42068, 33-42614,
33-61173, 333-31711, 333-31743 and 333-45193.

                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
March 25, 1998