“Poetic Justice: Reflections on the Big House, the Death House and the American Way of Justice” is Professor Robert Johnson’s first collection of poems about prison and capital punishment. The collection explores the day-to-day life of prisoners and examines the emotional impact of serving time on death row. Johnson, a professor of justice, law and society at American University, is an award-winning author of several social science books on crime and punishment and has won the Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. (Northwoods Press, 2003) See Resources.
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). NEW RESOURCE: "Poetic Justice" Explores Life on Death Row. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resource-poetic-justice-explores-life-on-death-row
- Death Penalty Information Center. “NEW RESOURCE: ‘Poetic Justice’ Explores Life on Death Row.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resource-poetic-justice-explores-life-on-death-row.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “NEW RESOURCE: ‘Poetic Justice’ Explores Life on Death Row.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resource-poetic-justice-explores-life-on-death-row. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.