We examine how public attitudes toward currently/formerly incarcerated people and their reentry into society are affected by consuming information about imprisoned people. Over 1,500 respondents from a national online survey were randomly assigned one of five sources of written information about currently and formerly incarcerated people (CFIP) (three informative pieces and two sets of incarceree poetry). They then reported their views toward them and support for reentry policies. While no differences in support for reentry initiatives across conditions were uncovered, those reading poetry with a humanizing theme applied the least amount of stigma toward currently/formerly incarcerated people.

我们研究了公众对当前/以前被监禁的人及其重新进入社会的态度如何受到有关被监禁人的消费信息的影响。来自全国在线调查的 1,500 多名受访者被随机分配了五个关于当前和以前被监禁的人 (CFIP) 的书面信息来源之一（三篇信息性文章和两组被监禁诗歌）。然后，他们报告了他们对他们的看法以及对再入政策的支持。虽然没有发现在不同条件下对再入计划的支持存在差异，但那些阅读具有人性化主题的诗歌的人对当前/以前被监禁的人施加的耻辱最少。