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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b><font size="5" style="font-size:18.0pt;">  <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported):  <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">December 22, 2004 (December 17, 2004)</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CORNELL COMPANIES, INC.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1700 West
Loop South, Suite 1500<br>
Houston, Texas 77027</font></b></p>

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623-0790</font></b></p>

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if changed since last report)</font></p>

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filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2.below):</font></p>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On December&nbsp;21, 2004, we announced the December&nbsp;17,
2004 jury award in the case of <i><font style="font-style:italic;">Cornell Corrections of
California , a Cornell Companies subsidiary vs. Longboat Global Advisors, LLC,
et.al</font></i>. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein&nbsp;by reference.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.4in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c) &#160;Exhibits:</font></p>

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<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></h1>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: December&nbsp;22, 2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Harry J. Phillips, Jr.</font></p>
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  <h2 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;</font></b></h2>
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  <h2 style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Harry
  J. Phillips, Jr.</font></b></h2>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">713-623-0790</font></p>

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<h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jury Awards Cornell Companies $6.5 Million</font></h1>

<h4 align="center" style="font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fulton County, Ga., Jury Finds Fraud in Escrow Case and</font></i></h4>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Houston, TX (December 21, 2004) &#150; Today Cornell Companies, Inc. (NYSE: CRN) announced that on December
17, 2004 a jury in Fulton County, Ga., awarded the Company a judgment for
approximately $6.5 million in actual damages, $1.4 million in punitive damages
and attorney&#146;s fees in the case of Cornell Corrections of California, Inc., a
Cornell Companies subsidiary, versus Longboat Global Advisors, LLC, et. al. The punitive damages award may be adjusted downward
because of a Georgia rule regarding caps on punitive damages awards. The
verdict awarded to the Company for actual damages assesses pre-judgment
interest at a rate of 7 percent from the date of the loss through the date of
judgment.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In this case, Cornell Companies alleged that defendant Longboat Global
Advisors, LLC breached an escrow agreement with the Company and that defendants
Edgar J. Beaudreault, Jr., Hasco Financial, Howard Sperling and Robert B.
Surles conspired to defraud the Company of funds directed to the escrow account
in connection with the purchase of land and the construction of the Southern
Peaks Regional Treatment Center.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Cornell has always believed that defendant Longboat breached the
escrow agreement and that the other defendants in this case deliberately
conspired to defraud the company of its funds. We are pleased that the jury in
this case confirmed our belief,&#148; said Harry J. Phillips, Jr., Chairman and CEO
of Cornell Companies.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company expects to move quickly to have judgment entered on the
verdict.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;We will pursue every possible means to collect on the judgments
announced last week and to restore the lost funds to our Company and its
shareholders,&#148; Phillips stated.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151; MORE &#151;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Earlier this year the Company announced that approximately $5.4 million
was missing from an escrow account established to facilitate the purchase and
construction of the Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center. At the time, the
Company announced a $0.23 per share charge against 2003 earnings to account for
the missing funds.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are based on current plans and actual future activities and results
of operations may be materially different from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ include, among others, the ability to collect in full on the judgment
in the Longboat case.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cornell Companies, Inc. is a leading private
provider of corrections, treatment and educational services outsourced by
federal, state and local governmental agencies. Cornell provides a diversified
portfolio of services for adults and juveniles, including incarceration and
detention, transition from incarceration, drug and alcohol treatment programs,
behavioral rehabilitation and treatment, and grades 3-12 alternative education
in an environment of dignity and respect, emphasizing community safety and
rehabilitation in support of public policy. Cornell
(http://www.cornellcompanies.com) has 66 facilities in 16 states and the
District of Columbia and 5 facilities under development or construction,
including a facility in one additional state. Cornell has a total service
capacity of 18,205, including capacity for 2,726 individuals that will be
available upon completion of facilities under development or construction.</font></p>

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