CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 11, 2004 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Cornell Companies, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Houston,
Texas
December 8, 2004