Illinois Prisoner Review Board denies Grayson early release
SPRINGFIELD – Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson will remain in prison, at least for the time being. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted unanimously Friday to deny Grayson’s application for compassionate release. Grayson is serving a 20-year sentence for second-degree murder for the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who had called authorities to report a possible prowler outside her home. He had applied for release under Illinois’ Joe Coleman Act, citing his diagnosis of […]