Sonya Massey Commission holds first listening session, lays out roadmap [Video]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The Sonya Massey Commission will meet for the first time Monday night for a listening session with community members.

The commission was created by Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter and Democratic State Senator Doris Turner to discuss, research and eventually propose policy changes for at both the local and state level in response to Massey’s death.

“We wanted to look at systematic change throughout all of the systems within our community,” Sen. Turner (D-Springfield) said. “I know that in this situation and in a lot of situations, we focus on law enforcement. But there are so many other sectors that are involved that usually culminate with law enforcement or an instance with law enforcement. But we want to look at all of those different sectors and really focus and channel it into real change.”

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