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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-3 of CCA Prison Realty Trust
and Corrections Corporation of America of our report dated January 9, 1998
relating to the financial statements of CCA Prison Realty Trust included in CCA
Prison Realty Trust's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and to all
references to our Firm included in or incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.



                                      /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
September 10, 1998