UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Mianowski, Robert W.
   c/o The Wackenhut Corporation
   4200 Wackenhut Drive  #100
   Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410-4243
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Wackenhut Corrections Corporation
   WHC
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
   October, 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Senior Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |10/6/9|M   | |8,216             |A  |$1.20      |0                  |      |                           |
                           |7     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |10/6/9|S   | |8,216             |D  |$35.224    |0                  |      |                           |
                           |7     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |See No|M   | |18,666            |A  |#3.750     |0                  |      |                           |
                           |te 1  |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |See No|S   | |18,666            |D  |See Note 1 |0                  |      |                           |
                           |te 1  |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |10/7/9|M   | |2,000             |A  |$22.625    |0                  |      |                           |
                           |7     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |10/7/9|S   | |2,000             |D  |$35.250    |0                  |      |                           |
                           |7     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |10/7/9|M   | |1,000             |A  |$21.500    |0                  |      |                           |
                           |7     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |10/7/9|S   | |1,000             |D  |$35.250    |0                  |      |                           |
                           |7     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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Employee Stock Option |1.200   |10/6/|M   | |8216       |D  |9/1/9|2/29/|Common Stock|       |       |0           |D  |            |
(Right to buy)        |        |97   |    | |           |   |4    |04   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Employee Stock Option |3.750   |See N|M   | |18,666     |D  |11/6/|5/5/0|Common Stock|       |       |0           |D  |            |
(Right to buy)        |        |ote 1|    | |           |   |94   |4    |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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 Employee Stock Option|22.625  |10/7/|M   | |2,000      |D  |4/25/|4/24/|Common Stock|       |       |3,000       |D  |            |
 (Right to buy)       |        |97   |    | |           |   |96   |06   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Employee Stock Option |21.500  |10/7/|M   | |1,000      |D  | 1/23|1/22/|Common Stock|       |       |4,000       |D  |            |
(Right to buy)        |        |97   |    | |           |   |/97  |07   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
NOTE:
  (1)  Common Stock Option exercised and sold: 10,000 on 10/6/97 at $ 35.224 
and 8,666 0n 10/7/97 at $ 35.250.
 
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Robert Mianowski BY: T. J. Howard  as Attorney-In-Fact
DATE
11/5/97