Inmates At Suffolk Correctional Facility Host Debate For District Attorney Hopefuls

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Updated June 26, 2018

Evan Horowitz, Deborah Becker, Eve Zuckoff

Chante Graham, left, of Fall River, an inmate at Suffolk County House of Correction, presents a question to six candidates for Suffolk County district attorney, during a forum at the jail Tuesday. The six candidates for Suffolk DA are, seated beginning second from left, Evandro Carvalho, Rachael Rollins, Greg Henning, Shannon McAuliffe, Michael Maloney, and Linda Champion. (Steven Senne/AP)

Inmates at the Suffolk County House of Correction questioned six Suffolk County district attorney candidates this morning. Inmates had the opportunity to ask the contenders about medicinal marijuana in jails and correctional facilities, plans to curb the opioid crisis, prosecuting undocumented immigrants and deportations.

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Deborah Becker, WBUR's senior reporter. She tweets @wburdebbecker.

This article was originally published on June 26, 2018.

This segment aired on June 26, 2018.