David Carter: American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union: Tim Wengler, the former warden at the CCA-run Idaho Correctional Center south of Boise, told U.S. District Judge David Carter on Wednesday that in his three years on the job, he never noticed that some mandatory security posts went unstaffed or that some staffing reports were falsified to cover up the missing staff hours. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The inmates, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, sued in 2010, contending that the prison was so violent that prisoners call it "Gladiator School." CCA denied the allegations but reached a deal in 2011 requiring widespread operating changes including increased staffing. Earlier this year, however, the company acknowledged that it understaffed the mandatory minimum posts at the prison by 4,800 hours during seven months in 2012. Shortly after that admission, CCA announced that the 46-year-old Wengler was retiring after 17 years with the company. BOISE, Idaho - A former warden for private prison giant Corrections Corporation of America says he didn't know that mandatory posts at the Idaho prison he led were chronically unstaffed. Wengler was one of several CCA officials and employees to testify during a contempt-of-court hearing over whether the Nashville, Tenn.-based company is abiding by the terms of a settlement it reached with Idaho inmates two years ago. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.