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Massachusetts Prisoner Awarded $60,000 For Electrical Shock

In March 2005, a jury in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, awarded $60,000 to a state prisoner who was shocked by a faulty light fixture in his cell.

As Michael Paolillo arose from a nap to urinate in his prison cell, he placed his right hand on the wall behind the toilet. ...

 

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