Sasha Abramsky is a journalist whose work has appeared in "The Atlantic Monthly", "New York" magazine, "The Village Voice", and "Rolling Stone". Originally from England and a graduate of Oxford University, he lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife. He has a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism, and in 2000 he was awarded a Soros Society, Crime and Communities Media Fellowship. "Hard Time Blues" is his first book.