Maine Department of Corrections' debate team leverages historic win against MIT

Published December 30, 2022 at 11:25 AM CST

Earlier this year, the Maine Department of Corrections’ debate team had a historic win against the debate team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Maine Public Radio’s Susan Sharon reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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