Beaudry v. Corrections Corp. of America

Introduction

Plaintiffs, two inmates of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, brought a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages for the alleged violation of their rights under the Eighth Amendment stemming from injuries sustained when defendants locked them in their cells and sprayed them with tear gas during a riot at the North Fork Correctional Facility (NFCF) in Sayre, Oklahoma. In addition to their § 1983 claim, plaintiffs also requested declaratory and injunctive relief and brought a state-law tort claim of assault and battery. Defendants are Corrections Corporation of America,…