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John Gramlich

Associate Director, Short Reads

John Gramlich is an associate director at Pew Research Center, where he
oversees the organization’s data journalism blog. His research and writing focuses on criminal justice, legal affairs, immigration and other issues. Before joining the Center, he was a researcher at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where he focused on the U.S. correctional system. Earlier in his career, he was a journalist at news organizations including CQ Roll Call, Stateline.org and The Baltimore Sun, covering criminal justice and other subjects. He has a master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Pennsylvania State University.

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short readsFeb 25, 2022

5 facts about the Supreme Court

Here is a roundup of Americans’ views of the court, perceptions of its ideology, the history of confirmations and justices’ backgrounds.
short readsFeb 24, 2022

Republicans’ confidence in K-12 principals has fallen sharply during the pandemic

52% of Republicans say they have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in K-12 public school principals to act in the public’s best interests.
short readsFeb 2, 2022

Black women account for a small fraction of the federal judges who have served to date

Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges as of Feb. 1, 2022, have been Black women.
short readsJan 19, 2022

Recent surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths has hit Black men the hardest

Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
short readsJan 4, 2022

A look back at Americans’ reactions to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

A year later, here’s a look back at how Americans saw the events of Jan. 6 and how some partisan divisions grew wider over time.
short readsDec 6, 2021

U.S. public divided over whether people convicted of crimes spend too much or too little time in prison

Americans are closely divided over whether people convicted of crimes spend too much, too little or about the right amount of time in prison.
short readsNov 9, 2021

What’s happening at the U.S.-Mexico border in 7 charts

The U.S. Border Patrol reported more than 1.6 million encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2021 fiscal year.
short readsOct 27, 2021

What we know about the increase in U.S. murders in 2020

The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
short readsSep 24, 2021

Unvaccinated Americans are at higher risk from COVID-19 but express less concern than vaccinated adults

Unvaccinated Americans are less likely to be concerned about health effects of COVID-19 and to wear masks in businesses all or most of the time.
short readsSep 20, 2021

10 facts about Americans and coronavirus vaccines

As the drive to inoculate more people continues, here are 10 facts about Americans and COVID-19 vaccines.