EXHIBIT 24.1

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or
director, or both, of Cornell Corrections, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint David M. Cornell his true and
lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which said attorney and agent deems necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the Form 10-K under
the said Securities Exchange Act of said corporation, including specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign for and on behalf of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of
the Company to the Form 10-K or to any amendments thereto filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any instrument or document filed as
part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Form 10-K or amendments,
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all
that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents
this 30th day of March, 1999.


                                             /s/ PETER A. LEIDEL
                                                 Peter A. Leidel

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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or
director, or both, of Cornell Corrections, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint David M. Cornell his true and
lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which said attorney and agent deems necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the Form 10-K under
the said Securities Exchange Act of said corporation, including specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign for and on behalf of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of
the Company to the Form 10-K or to any amendments thereto filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any instrument or document filed as
part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Form 10-K or amendments,
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all
that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents
this 30th day of March, 1999.



                                          /s/ CAMPBELL A. GRIFFIN, JR.
                                              Campbell A. Griffin, Jr.

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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or
director, or both, of Cornell Corrections, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint David M. Cornell his true and
lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which said attorney and agent deems necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the Form 10-K under
the said Securities Exchange Act of said corporation, including specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign for and on behalf of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of
the Company to the Form 10-K or to any amendments thereto filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any instrument or document filed as
part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Form 10-K or amendments,
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all
that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents
this 30th day of March, 1999.



                                            /s/ ARLENE R. LISSNER
                                                Arlene R. Lissner
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer or
director, or both, of Cornell Corrections, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint David M. Cornell his true and
lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which said attorney and agent deems necessary or advisable
to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the Form 10-K under
the said Securities Exchange Act of said corporation, including specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign for and on behalf of the undersigned as officer or director, or both, of
the Company to the Form 10-K or to any amendments thereto filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and to any instrument or document filed as
part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with said Form 10-K or amendments,
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all
that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents
this 30th day of March, 1999.



                                          /s/ TUCKER TAYLOR
                                              Tucker Taylor