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<TYPE>3
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<FILING-DATE>20000223
<SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS CORP
<CIK>0000923796
<ASSIGNED-SIC>8744
<IRS-NUMBER>650043078
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>FL
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>0103
</COMPANY-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>3
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>000-24438
<FILM-NUMBER>551367
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>4200 WACKENHUT DR
<STREET2>#100
<CITY>PALM BEACH GARDENS
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33410
<PHONE>3056627396
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>4200 WACKENHUT DR 100
<CITY>PALM BEACH GARDENS
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33410-4243
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>HURLEY JOHN
<CIK>0001107350
<ASSIGNED-SIC>
<RELATIONSHIP>OFFICER
<IRS-NUMBER>482561217
</COMPANY-DATA>
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>C/O THE WACKENHUT CORP
<STREET2>4200 WACKENHUT DRIVE, #100
<CITY>PALM BEACH GARDENS
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33410-4243
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>C/O THE WACKENHUT CORP
<STREET2>4200 WACKENHUT DRIVE #100
<CITY>PALM BEACH GARDENS
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33410-4243
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<TYPE>3
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 3 - 2/17/00
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Hurley, John
   c/o The Wackenhut Corporation
   4200 Wackenhut Drive  #100
   Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410-4243
   USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   2/17/00
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   ###-##-####
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Wackenhut Corrections Corporation
   WHC
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Senior Vice President, Operations
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned                                                                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security                       |2. Amount of          |3. Ownership    |4. Nature of Indirect                          |
                                           |   Securities         |   Form:        |   Beneficial Ownership                        |
                                           |   Beneficially       |   Direct(D) or |                                               |
                                           |   Owned              |   Indirect(I)  |                                               |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                        <C>                    <C>              <C>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned                                                                             |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative   |2.Date Exer-       |3.Title and Amount     |         |4. Conver-|5. Owner-    |6. Nature of Indirect      |
  Security              |  cisable and      |  of Underlying        |         |sion or   |ship         |   Beneficial Ownership    |
                        |  Expiration       |  Securities           |         |exercise  |Form of      |                           |
                        |  Date(Month/      |-----------------------|---------|price of  |Deriv-       |                           |
                        |  Day/Year)        |                       |Amount   |deri-     |ative        |                           |
                        | Date    | Expira- |                       |or       |vative    |Security:    |                           |
                        | Exer-   | tion    |         Title         |Number of|Security  |Direct(D) or |                           |
                        | cisable | Date    |                       |Shares   |          |Indirect(I)  |                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                     <C>       <C>       <C>                     <C>       <C>        <C>           <C>
2000 Options            |2/17/00  |2/16/10  |Common Stock           |10,000   |8.4375    |D            |                           |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ John Hurley BY F. E. Finizia as Attorney-in-Fact
DATE
2/22/00

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
