A commission formed following the murder of an unarmed Black woman in her Springfield area home by a white Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy last year has released its call for reforms, including psychological screenings for prospective officers and a stronger focus on how police respond to mental health calls.

The group of Springfield activists and community leaders making up the Massey Commission started meeting in the fall of 2024, shortly after Sonya Massey, 36, was fatally shot by Sean Grayson. The 31-year-old then-sheriff’s deputy had responded to Massey’s 911 call reporting a potential prowler. A downstate jury convicted Grayson of second degree murder in late October.

The commission’s 26 “calls to action” were presented to the Sangamon County Board Tuesday and largely focus on pol

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