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Education Week: Road Back to School Is Rocky for Ex-Offenders
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Deondre Davis, a 17-year-old student at Cheyenne Central High School, is in re-entry 
right now—the period of time after leaving a correctional facility. Researchers say this is the critical fork in the road between maintaining positive momentum and recidivism for most ex-offenders.
He came home to Cheyenne, Wyo., in December after a six-month stay at Wyoming Boys School, the state's most restrictive juvenile correctional facility. He got into trouble with the law after he tried to live on his own and became involved with drugs and alcohol, and complicated his problems by running away from the police.
Vowing to turn over a new leaf, Mr. Davis is navigating his own critical re-entry period by keeping busy: He attends high school by day, works on weekends, and spends time with a friend he trusts and his girlfriend. He played on the basketball team, which won third place in the state tournament this year, and even tried bowling.
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