1 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