John Gramlich covers homeland security and crime and courts for Stateline.org, published by the Pew Center on the States. John has worked as a news producer for the website of The Baltimore Sun and in reporting positions with United Press International (Washington, DC), The Prague Post (Czech Republic), The Daily Collegian (Penn State University), and The Express-Times (Easton, Pa.). A native of Pennsylvania, he earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Penn State University and his master’s degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C. The first American in a family of Germans, he speaks both languages and returns to Germany frequently. In addition, he worked for two years as a teacher of English in the Czech Republic.