Welcome to my webpage.

My name is Sasha Abramsky. I was born in England in 1972, grew up in London, and studied politics, philosophy, and economics at Balliol College, Oxford. I got my B.A. in 1993 and moved to New York to study journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. I lived in the Big Apple for ten years, before moving to California in 2003. I currently live in Sacramento with my wife and two kids.

I teach writing one day a week at the U.C. Davis writing program, am a fellow at the New York City-based Demos think tank, and spend most of the rest of my work-time reporting and writing magazine articles and books.

Much of work centers on America’s criminal justice system. I also write on political goings-on and cultural trends. Over the years I’ve also written many travel essays, book reviews, and opinion pieces. Many of my articles are posted on this website.

Enjoy…