Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-70625) pertaining to the Corrections Corporation of
America (formerly Prison Realty Trust) Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Share Incentive
Plan,
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-41778) pertaining to the merger of Corrections
Corporation of America, a Tennessee corporation, with and into CCA of Tennessee, Inc.,
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-69352) pertaining to the Corrections Corporation of
America Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan,
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-115492) pertaining to the registration of additional shares
for the Corrections Corporation of America Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive
Plan,
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-115493) pertaining to the Corrections Corporation of
America Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation Plan,
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-69358) pertaining to the Corrections Corporation of
America 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan,
Registration Statement (Form S-3/A No. 333-104240) pertaining to a shelf registration of debt
securities, guarantees of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, or warrants, and
pertaining to certain shares of common stock registered on behalf of a selling shareholder,
Registration Statement (Form S-3 ASR No. 333-131072) pertaining to a shelf registration of
debt securities, guarantees of debt securities, preferred stock, or any combination of the
foregoing, including by way of units consisting of more than one security, and
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-143046) pertaining to the Corrections Corporation of
America 2008 Stock Incentive Plan;
of our
report dated February 21, 2008 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Corrections Corporation of America and Subsidiaries included herein and our report dated February
21, 2008 with respect to internal control over financial reporting of Corrections Corporation of
America and Subsidiaries, included herein.
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP |
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Nashville, Tennessee
February 21, 2008