Editor’s note: The Republican and New England Public Media collaborated on a monthslong investigation into the practice of civil asset forfeiture in Western Massachusetts. This story is one part of that series.
GREENFIELD — When a Greenfield woman was arrested in 2005 on a drug crime, state police seized less than $100 from her and another man.
It wasn’t until 15 years later that police and prosecutors notified her she had an opportunity to fight for the return of the money.
