SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP I (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CORNELL COMPANIES INC [ CRN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/20/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	11/20/2007		P		8,500	A	$22.741	2,500,800	D(1)(2)(3)(4)
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	11/21/2007		P		17,500	A	$22.167	2,518,300	D(1)(2)(3)(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP I (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE STE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE STE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENT AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CHANNEL PARTNERSHIP II L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OBUS NELSON (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10123 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. As of November 23, 2007, Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value L.P. I (the "Reporting Person") directly beneficially Owns 893,700 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") of Cornell Companies Inc. [CRN]. Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, as the sole general partner of Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, LP I directly beneficially owns.

2. As of November 23, 2007, the Reporting Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 696,200 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P., as members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, LP, which maintains offices at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, as the sole general partner of Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P., has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. directly beneficially owns.

3. As of November 23, 2007, the Reporting Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 897,600 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd., as members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd., which maintains offices at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. Wynnefield Capital, Inc., as the sole investment manager of the Reporting Person, has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person directly beneficially owns.

4. As of November 23, 2007, the Reporting Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 30,800 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially owned by Channel Partnership II, L.P., as members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Channel Partnership II, L.P., which maintains offices at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. Nelson Obus, as the sole general partner of Channel Partnership II, L.P., has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that Channel Partnership II, L.P. directly beneficially owns.

Remarks:

** Signature of Reporting Person

	WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.; By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc.; By: /s/ Nelson Obus, President	11/23/2007
	WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P.; By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC; General Partner; By: /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member	11/23/2007
	WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I; By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC; General Partner; By: /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member	11/23/2007
	WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC; By: /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member	11/23/2007
	WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC.; By: /s/ Nelson Obus, President	11/23/2007
	Channel Partnership II, L.P.; By: /s/ Nelson Obus, General Partner	11/23/2007
	/s/ Nelson Obus	11/23/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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