SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – It’s a Springfield, Illinois story with a Springfield, Massachusetts impact. Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old black woman with mental health issues, has lost her life at the hands of the people she called to protect her.
From the classroom to court, we headed to Northampton to speak with a civil rights litigator, Luke Ryan, about this case. He provided insight on how this plays out legally.
