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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-3 of Corrections Corporation
of America of our report dated February 16, 1998 relating to the financial
statements of Corrections Corporation of America included in Corrections
Corporation of America's Form 10-K, as amended, 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
November 2, 1998