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Exhibit 3.2

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CORNELL CORRECTIONS, INC.

        Cornell Corrections, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify as follows:

        1.     The amendment to the Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation set forth below was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and has been consented to and authorized by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote thereon at a duly called meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation held on May 25, 2000.

        2.     Article First of the Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation is amended to read as follows:

        "The name of the Corporation is Cornell Companies, Inc. (the "Corporation"}."

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed this 25^th day of May, 2000.

	/s/ JOHN L. HENDRIX
	John L. Hendrix, Chief Financial Officer
Acknowledged by:
/s/ KEVIN B. KELLY
Kevin B. Kelly, Secretary

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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CORNELL CORRECTIONS, INC.