Washington D.C., Sep 30, 2019 / 19:00 pm
The Secretary of Education said on Monday that churches are among the institutions with the best solutions for using education to reduce incarceration and reoffending.
"I'm not one to suggest that government should step in or can step in in an effective way into many situations," Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said at the Justice Declaration Symposium, hosted by the group Prison Fellowship, at the National Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 30.
"I am one that believes that the Church and private sector organizations are by definition the best solutions and answers very often."
DeVos was speaking at the Museum of the Bible about the role of churches in advancing education and other initiatives to reduce incarceration. Her appearance followed a day of panel discussions on prison ministry at the Justice Declaration Symposium.