EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned person constitutes
and appoints STEVEN W. LOGAN and JOHN L. HENDRIX and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign, execute and file the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, with respect to the Cornell Companies, Inc. 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan,
under the Securities Act and any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments and any amendment or amendments or
additional registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the
Securities Act increasing the amount of securities for which registration is
being sought) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable
to comply with the applicable state securities laws, and to file the same,
together with other documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Dated: December 13, 2000
/S/ DAVID M. CORNELL
DAVID M. CORNELL
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned person constitutes
and appoints STEVEN W. LOGAN and JOHN L. HENDRIX and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign, execute and file the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, with respect to the Cornell Companies, Inc. 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan,
under the Securities Act and any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments and any amendment or amendments or
additional registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the
Securities Act increasing the amount of securities for which registration is
being sought) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable
to comply with the applicable state securities laws, and to file the same,
together with other documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Dated: December 13, 2000
/S/ CAMPBELL A. GRIFFIN, JR.
CAMPBELL A. GRIFFIN, JR.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned person constitutes
and appoints STEVEN W. LOGAN and JOHN L. HENDRIX and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign, execute and file the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, with respect to the Cornell Companies, Inc. 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan,
under the Securities Act and any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments and any amendment or amendments or
additional registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the
Securities Act increasing the amount of securities for which registration is
being sought) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable
to comply with the applicable state securities laws, and to file the same,
together with other documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Dated: December 13, 2000
/S/ PETER A. LEIDEL
PETER A. LEIDEL
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned person constitutes
and appoints STEVEN W. LOGAN and JOHN L. HENDRIX and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign, execute and file the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, with respect to the Cornell Companies, Inc. 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan,
under the Securities Act and any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments and any amendment or amendments or
additional registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the
Securities Act increasing the amount of securities for which registration is
being sought) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable
to comply with the applicable state securities laws, and to file the same,
together with other documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Dated: December 13, 2000
/S/ ARLENE R. LISSNER
ARLENE R. LISSNER
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned person constitutes
and appoints STEVEN W. LOGAN and JOHN L. HENDRIX and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign, execute and file the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, with respect to the Cornell Companies, Inc. 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan,
under the Securities Act and any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments and any amendment or amendments or
additional registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the
Securities Act increasing the amount of securities for which registration is
being sought) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable
to comply with the applicable state securities laws, and to file the same,
together with other documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Dated: December 14, 2000
/S/ TUCKER TAYLOR
TUCKER TAYLOR
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned person constitutes
and appoints STEVEN W. LOGAN and JOHN L. HENDRIX and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign, execute and file the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, with respect to the Cornell Companies, Inc. 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan,
under the Securities Act and any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments and any amendment or amendments or
additional registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the
Securities Act increasing the amount of securities for which registration is
being sought) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable
to comply with the applicable state securities laws, and to file the same,
together with other documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Dated: December 13, 2000
/S/ ANTHONY R. CHASE
ANTHONY R. CHASE
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned person constitutes
and appoints STEVEN W. LOGAN and JOHN L. HENDRIX and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign, execute and file the Registration Statement on Form
S-8, with respect to the Cornell Companies, Inc. 2000 Broad-Based Employee Plan,
under the Securities Act and any and all amendments (including, without
limitation, post-effective amendments and any amendment or amendments or
additional registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the
Securities Act increasing the amount of securities for which registration is
being sought) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
other documents in statements, notices or other documents necessary or advisable
to comply with the applicable state securities laws, and to file the same,
together with other documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities authorities, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Dated: December 13, 2000
/S/ JAMES H. S. COOPER
JAMES H. S. COOPER
