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Exhibit 10.1

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

        This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated June 24, 2004 (the "Agreement")
is entered into by and among Cornell Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), the guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the "Guarantors"),
and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. ("JPMorgan"), on behalf of itself, Comerica
Securities, Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co. and SouthTrust Securities, Inc. (the
"Initial Purchasers").

        The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers are parties to
the Purchase Agreement dated June 17, 2004 (the "Purchase Agreement"), which
provides for the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchasers of $112,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Company's 103/4% Senior Notes due 2012 (the
"Securities") which will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of
the Guarantors. As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the
Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to provide to the
Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration
rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.

        In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:

        1.    Definitions.    As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

        "Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in New York City or Houston, Texas are
authorized or required by law to remain closed.

        "Closing Date" shall mean the Closing Date as defined in the Purchase
Agreement.

        "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall
also include the Company's successors.

        "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time.

        "Exchange Dates" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii)
hereof.

        "Exchange Offer" shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the
Guarantors of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to
Section 2(a) hereof.

        "Exchange Offer Registration" shall mean a registration under the
Securities Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

        "Exchange Offer Registration Statement" shall mean an exchange offer
registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate
form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each
case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and any
document incorporated by reference therein.

        "Exchange Securities" shall mean senior notes issued by the Company and
guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms identical to
the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to
restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure
to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in
exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

        "Guarantors" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall
also include any Guarantor's successors.

        "Holders" shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any
Registrable Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and
indirect transferees who become owners of Registrable Securities under the
Indenture; provided that for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the
term "Holders" shall include Participating Broker-Dealers.

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        "Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as
of June 24, 2004 among the Company, the Guarantors and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
trustee, and as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof.

        "Initial Purchasers" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Inspector" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiii)
hereof.

        "JPMorgan" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Majority Holders" shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that
whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of
Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned
directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its affiliates shall not be
counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders
of such required percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the
Company shall issue any additional Securities under the Indenture prior to
consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any
Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable
Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one
class for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of
a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been obtained.

        "Participating Broker-Dealers" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4(a) hereof.

        "Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability
company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or
agency or political subdivision thereof.

        "Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus included in a Registration
Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as
amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus
supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the
Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all
other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including
any document incorporated by reference therein.

        "Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Registrable Securities" shall mean the Securities; provided that the
Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Registration
Statement with respect to such Securities has been declared effective under the
Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant
to such Registration Statement, (ii) when such Securities are eligible to be
sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in force, but not
Rule 144A) under the Securities Act or (iii) when such Securities cease to be
outstanding.

        "Registration Expenses" shall mean any and all expenses incident to
performance of or compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with this
Agreement, including without limitation: (i) all SEC, stock exchange or National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. registration and filing fees, (ii) all
fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities
or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any
Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any
Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any
Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and
distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any amendments or
supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or
other similar agreements and any other documents relating to the performance of
and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees
and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under
applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and
its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of the exchange agent used in the
Exchange Offer and its counsel, (viii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration
Statement, the fees and

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disbursements of one counsel for the Holders (which counsel shall be selected by
the Majority Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial
Purchasers) and (ix) the fees and disbursements of the independent public
accountants of the Company and the Guarantors, including the expenses of any
special audits or "comfort" letters required by or incident to the performance
of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of
counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in
clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions,
brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or
disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.

        "Registration Statement" shall mean any registration statement of the
Company and the Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange Securities or
Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all
amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including
post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained
therein, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference
therein.

        "SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

        "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time.

        "Shelf Effectiveness Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(b) hereof.

        "Shelf Registration" shall mean a registration effected pursuant to
Section 2(b) hereof.

        "Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a "shelf" registration
statement of the Company and the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the
Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by the Holders
whose Registrable Securities are to be covered by such Shelf Registration
Statement) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or
any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and
supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments,
in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto
and any document incorporated by reference therein.

        "Staff" shall mean the staff of the SEC.

        "Trust Indenture Act" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended from time to time.

        "Trustee" shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under
the Indenture.

        "Underwriter" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.

        "Underwritten Offering" shall mean an offering in which Registrable
Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public.

        2.    Registration Under the Securities Act.    (a) To the extent not
prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the
Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause
to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the
Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and
(ii) have such Registration Statement remain effective until 180 days after the
closing of the Exchange Offer. The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the
Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is
declared effective by the SEC and use their reasonable best efforts to complete
the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after such effective date.

        The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by
mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other
accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other
disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following:

(i)that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all
Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be
accepted for exchange;

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(ii)the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20
Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the "Exchange Dates");

(iii)that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and
continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement;

(iv)that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant
to the Exchange Offer will be required to surrender such Registrable Security,
together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at
the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) and in
the manner specified in the notice, prior to the close of business on the last
Exchange Date; and

(v)that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the
close of business on the last Exchange Date, by sending to the institution and
at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York)
specified in the notice, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter
setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable
Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is
withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged.

        As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be
required to represent to the Company and the Guarantors that (i) any Exchange
Securities to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its
business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no
arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution
(within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in
violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an
"affiliate" (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the
Company or any Guarantor and (iv) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will
receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable
Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading
activities, then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any
resale of such Exchange Securities.

        As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the
Guarantors shall:

(i)accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly
tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and

(ii)deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all
Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the
Company and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to
each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal
amount of the Registrable Securities surrendered by such Holder.

        The Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts
to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other
applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The
Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the
Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations
of the Staff.

        (b)   In the event that (i) the Company and the Guarantors determine
that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not
available or may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange
Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations
of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed by
December 21, 2004 or (iii) any Initial Purchaser shall so reasonably request in
connection with any offer or sale of Registrable Securities not eligible to be
exchanged for Exchange Securities in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the
Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be filed as soon
as practicable after such determination, date or request, as the case may be, a
Shelf

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Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities
by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared
effective by the SEC.

        In the event that the Company and the Guarantors are required to file a
Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence,
the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to file
and have declared effective by the SEC both an Exchange Offer Registration
Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) with respect to all Registrable Securities
and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration
Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers
and sales of Registrable Securities held by the Initial Purchasers after
completion of the Exchange Offer.

        The Company and the Guarantors agree to use their reasonable best
efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until
the expiration of the period referred to in Rule 144(k) (or any similar rule
then in force, but not Rule 144A) under the Securities Act with respect to the
Registrable Securities or such shorter period that will terminate when all the
Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been
sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (the "Shelf Effectiveness
Period"). The Company and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend
the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus if required by the
rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by
the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by
any other rules and regulations thereunder for shelf registration or if
reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to
information relating to such Holder, and to use their reasonable best efforts to
cause any such amendment to become effective and such Shelf Registration
Statement and Prospectus to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The
Company and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Holders of Registrable
Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being
used or filed with the SEC.

        (c)   The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses
in connection with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b)
hereof. Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions,
brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or
disposition of such Holder's Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement.

        (d)   An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a)
hereof or a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will
not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by
the SEC.

        In the event that either the Exchange Offer is not completed or the
Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, is not declared effective on
or prior to December 21, 2004 (the "Target Registration Date"), the interest
rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for
the first 90-day period immediately following the Target Registration Date and
(ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day
period, in each case until the Exchange Offer is completed or the Shelf
Registration Statement, if required hereby, is declared effective by the SEC or
the Securities become freely tradable under the Securities Act, up to a maximum
of 1.00% per annum of additional interest.

        If the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, has been
declared effective and thereafter either ceases to be effective or the
Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable at any time during the Shelf
Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for
more than 30 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period, then the
interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by (i) 0.25% per
annum for the first 90-day period immediately following the 30th day in such
12-month period and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each
subsequent 90-day period, in each case until the Shelf Registration Statement
has again been declared effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable, up to
a maximum of 1.00% per annum of additional interest.

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        The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the
interest rate on the Registrable Securities increases pursuant to this
Section 2(d), which notice shall include the amount of such increase; provided,
however, that the increase in the interest rate pursuant to this Section 2(d)
shall be effective notwithstanding any failure of the Company to provide such
notice or to provide notice of the correct amount of such increase.

        (e)   Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers
and the Holders, the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by
the Company or the Guarantors to comply with their obligations under
Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury
to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy
at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries
precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or
any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the
Company's and the Guarantors' obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b)
hereof.

        3.    Registration Procedures.    (a) In connection with their
obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Company and
the Guarantors shall as expeditiously as possible:

(i)prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate
form under the Securities Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Company
and the Guarantors, (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available
for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (z) shall
comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be
filed therewith; and use their reasonable best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the
applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;

(ii)prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments
to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2
hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus
supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in
Section 4(3) of and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that is applicable to
transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or
Exchange Securities;

(iii)in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable
Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Holders
and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities,
if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, including each
preliminary Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto as each such
Holder or Underwriter, as applicable, might reasonably request, in order to
facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities
thereunder; and the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable
law by each of the Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters
in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered
by and in the manner described in such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto in accordance with applicable law;

(iv)use their reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable
Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC; cooperate with such
Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; and do any and all other acts and
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necessary or advisable to enable each Holder to complete the disposition in each
such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided
that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required to (1) qualify as a
foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file
any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or
(3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject;

(v)in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Holder of Registrable
Securities, counsel for such Holders and counsel for the Initial Purchasers
promptly and, if requested by any such Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in
writing (1) when a Registration Statement has become effective and when any
post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective, (2) of
any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and
supplements to a Registration Statement and Prospectus or for additional
information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) of the
issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of
any proceedings for that purpose, (4) if, between the effective date of a
Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities
covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the Company or any
Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or
other similar agreement, if any, relating to an offering of such Registrable
Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the
Company or any Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the
happening of any event during the period a Shelf Registration Statement is
effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the
related Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of
any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the
statements therein not misleading and (6) of any determination by the Company or
any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would
be appropriate;

(vi)use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement at the earliest
possible moment and provide immediate notice to each Holder of the withdrawal of
any such order;

(vii)in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable
Securities, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without any documents
incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested);

(viii)in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the selling Holders of
Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of
certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any
restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such
denominations and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of
the Indenture) as such selling Holders may reasonably request at least one
Business Day prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;

(ix)in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event
contemplated by Section 3(a)(v)(5) hereof, use their reasonable best efforts to
prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to such
Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any document
incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that,
as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such
Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which

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they were made, not misleading; and the Company and the Guarantors shall notify
the Holders of Registrable Securities to suspend use of the Prospectus as
promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Holders
hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus until the Company and the
Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such
misstatement or omission;

(x)a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any
Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement
to a Prospectus or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into
a Registration Statement or a Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration
Statement (other than any annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly report on
Form 10-Q or Items 5, 9 and 12 of any current report on Form 8-K), provide
copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the
case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the Holders of Registrable Securities
and their counsel) and make such of the representatives of the Company and the
Guarantors as shall be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or their
counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of
Registrable Securities or their counsel) available for discussion of such
document; and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at any time after
initial filing of a Registration Statement, file any Prospectus, any amendment
of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, or any document
that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a
Prospectus (other than any annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly report on
Form 10-Q or Items 5, 9 and 12 of any current report on Form 8-K), of which the
Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration
Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities and their counsel) shall not
have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial
Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement,
the Holders of Registrable Securities or their counsel) shall object;

(xi)obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities,
as the case may be, not later than the effective date of a Registration
Statement;

(xii)cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in
connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable
Securities, as the case may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to
effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be
so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and
execute, and use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute,
all documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and
documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so
qualified in a timely manner;

(xiii)in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a
representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities (an "Inspector"),
any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf
Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by the Majority
Holders (but in such event, only one law firm and one accounting firm to
represent the Holders at the Company's and the Guarantors' expense), at
reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other
records, documents and properties of the Company and the Guarantors, and cause
the respective officers, directors and employees of the Company and the
Guarantors to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector,
Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration
Statement; provided that if any such information is identified by the Company or
any Guarantor as being confidential or proprietary, each Person receiving such
information shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the
confidentiality of such information to the extent such action is otherwise not
inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests
of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter;

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(xiv)in the case of a Shelf Registration, use their reasonable best efforts to
cause all Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any
automated quotation system on which similar securities issued or guaranteed by
the Company or any Guarantor are then listed if requested by the Majority
Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable listing
requirements;

(xv)if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a
Shelf Registration Statement, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Holder as such
Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required filings
of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the
Company has received notification of the matters to be so included in such
filing; and

(xvi)in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements
and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those
requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable
Securities being sold) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an Underwritten
Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such
representations and warranties to the Holders and any Underwriters of such
Registrable Securities with respect to the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents
incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each
case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to
underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when
requested, (2) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors
(which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel)
addressed to each selling Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities,
covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten
offerings, (3) obtain "comfort" letters from the independent certified public
accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other
certified public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor,
or of any business acquired by the Company or any Guarantor for which financial
statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the
Registration Statement) addressed to each selling Holder and Underwriter of
Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering
matters of the type customarily covered in "comfort" letters in connection with
underwritten offerings and (4) deliver such documents and certificates as may be
reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily
delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the
representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors made pursuant
to clause (1) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions
contained in an underwriting agreement.

        (b)   In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may
require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company such
information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of
such Registrable Securities as the Company and the Guarantors may from time to
time reasonably request in writing.

        (c)   In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder of
Registrable Securities agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company
and the Guarantors of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(a)(v)(3) or 3(a)(v)(5) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue
disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration
Statement until such stop order is lifted or such Holder's receipt of the copies
of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(ix)
hereof and, if so directed by the Company and the Guarantors, such Holder will
deliver to the Company and the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other
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permanent file copies then in such Holder's possession, of the Prospectus
covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of
such notice.

        (d)   If the Company and the Guarantors shall give any notice to suspend
the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration
Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall extend the period during which
such Shelf Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this
Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of
the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Holders of such
Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended
Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions. The Company and the Guarantors
may give any such notice only twice during any 365-day period and any such
suspensions shall not exceed 30 days for each suspension and there shall not be
more than two suspensions in effect during any 365-day period.

        (e)   The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf
Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities
in an Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment
bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each an "Underwriter") that
will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering.

        4.    Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.    (a) The
Staff has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange
Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities
that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other
trading activities (a "Participating Broker-Dealer") may be deemed to be an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any
resale of such Exchange Securities.

        The Company and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff's
position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above
effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the
Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or
specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may
be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers to satisfy their prospectus
delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of
Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise
meets the requirements of the Securities Act.

        (b)   In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of
this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period
of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date, if requested by the Initial
Purchasers or by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers, in order to expedite
or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating
Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in
Section 4(a) above. The Company and the Guarantors further agree that
Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus
during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this
Section 4.

        (c)   The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, any
Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant
to Section 4(b) above.

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        5.    Indemnification and Contribution.    (a) The Company and each
Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each
Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors and
officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any
Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of
the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses
incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim
asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise
out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any Prospectus or any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are
based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating
to any Initial Purchaser or information relating to any Holder furnished to the
Company in writing through JPMorgan or any selling Holder expressly for use
therein. In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3,
the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the
Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry
professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and
each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the
indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration
Statement.

        (b)   Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, the Guarantors, the Initial Purchasers and the other
selling Holders, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer
of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement and each
Person, if any, who controls the Company, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser
and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set
forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance
upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to
the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration
Statement and any Prospectus.

        (c)   If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against
any Person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either
paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the "Indemnified Person") shall
promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the
"Indemnifying Person") in writing; provided that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have
under this Section 5 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced
(through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and
provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not
relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person
otherwise than under this Section 5. If any such proceeding shall be brought or
asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the
Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified
Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5
that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the
fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In
any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its
own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the
Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the
Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person
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that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying
Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified
Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is
understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with
any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the
fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local
counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall
be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm (x) for any Initial
Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of
such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by JPMorgan, (y) for any
Holder, its directors and officers and any control Persons of such Holder shall
be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all other cases
shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not
be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for
the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified
Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified
Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the
Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this
paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any
proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is
entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such
request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the
Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the
Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a
party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified
Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of such
Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of
such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to or any admission of
fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified
Person.

        (d)   If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and
(b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each
Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such
Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors from the offering of the
Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from
receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act,
on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault
of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other
in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one
hand and the Holders on the other shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission.

        (e)   The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would
not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were
determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one
entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The
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payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and
liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred
by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no event shall a Holder be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds
the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

        (f)    The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and
shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any
Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

        (g)   The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this
Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of
(i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person controlling any
Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the
Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company
or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and
(iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration
Statement.

        6.    General.    

        (a)    No Inconsistent Agreements.    The Company and the Guarantors
represent, warrant and agree that (i) the rights granted to the Holders
hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the
rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or
guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor under any other agreement and
(ii) neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the
date of this Agreement will enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with
the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

        (b)    Amendments and Waivers.    The provisions of this Agreement,
including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given unless the Company and the Guarantors have obtained the written
consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no amendment, modification,
supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of Section 5
hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless
consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments, modifications,
supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a
writing executed by each of the parties hereto.

        (c)    Notices.    All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered
first-class mail, telex, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight
delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to
the Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial
Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the
Company and the Guarantors, initially at the Company's address set forth in the
Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is
given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such
other persons at their respective addresses as provided in the Purchase
Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such notices and
communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by
hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the
mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed;

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when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day if
timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of
all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently
delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified
in the Indenture.

        (d)    Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each
of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an
express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be
deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable
Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture.
If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities in any
manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities
shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and
holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to
have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of
this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.
The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no
liability or obligation to the Company or the Guarantors with respect to any
failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the
obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.

        (e)    Third Party Beneficiaries.    Each Holder shall be a third party
beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Company and the
Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and
shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems
such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of
other Holders hereunder.

        (f)    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

        (g)    Headings.    The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall not limit or
otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

        (h)    Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

        (j)    Miscellaneous.    This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto. If any term, provision,
covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public
policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions
contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated. The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial
Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid,
void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of
which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable
provisions.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

        CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 
CCG I CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 
CORNELL ABRAXAS GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
CORNELL COMPANIES ADMINISTRATION, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Sole Manager
 
 
 
 
CORNELL COMPANIES MANAGEMENT, LP
 
 
 
 
By:
 
Cornell Companies Administration LLC, its general partner
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Sole Manager
 
 
 
 
CORNELL COMPANIES MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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CORNELL COMPANIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
 
 
By:
 
Cornell Companies Management, LP, its general partner
 
 
 
 
By:
 
Cornell Companies Administration, LLC, its general partner
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Sole Manager
 
 
 
 
CORNELL CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 
CORNELL CORRECTIONS OF ALASKA, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 
CORNELL CORRECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 
CORNELL CORRECTIONS OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary                  

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CORNELL CORRECTIONS OF TEXAS, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 
CORNELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
 
CORNELL INTERVENTIONS, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
WBP LEASING, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX

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            Name:   John L. Hendrix             Title:   Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
For itself and on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers
 
 
 
 
 
  By   /s/ ADAM BERNARD

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                Name:  Adam Bernard                 Title:  Vice President      
     

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Schedule 1

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  Jurisdiction of Organization

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CCG I Corporation   Delaware
Cornell Abraxas Group, Inc.
 
Delaware
Cornell Companies Administration, LLC
 
Delaware
Cornell Companies Management, LP
 
Delaware
Cornell Companies Management Holdings, LLC
 
Delaware
Cornell Companies Management Services, Limited Partnership
 
Delaware
Cornell Corrections Management, Inc.
 
Delaware
Cornell Corrections of Alaska, Inc.
 
Alaska
Cornell Corrections of California, Inc.
 
California
Cornell Corrections of Rhode Island, Inc.
 
Delaware
Cornell Corrections of Texas, Inc.
 
Delaware
Cornell International, Inc.
 
Delaware
Cornell Interventions, Inc.
 
Illinois
WBP Leasing, Inc.
 
Delaware

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