The standing District of Attorney of Middlesex County, Marian T. Ryan. — Photo by Jeremy van der Heiden

By Jeremy F. van der Heiden

This is the second part of a three-part series for The Somerville Times interview with Middlesex County District Attorney Marian T. Ryan.

In the first part of our interview with Middlesex County District Attorney Marian T. Ryan, we discussed the path she took to reach her current position, as well as some of the challenges that are facing Somerville.

Now, we will go into the complexities that Middlesex County – the 23rd most populous county in the nation and first most populous in New England – faces as a whole, as well as the state of the prison system.