Ramiro Gual

Ramiro Gual is the inaugural BPI Global Research Fellow and a professor and researcher with a focus on prisons and human rights in Argentina. He studied Law at University of Buenos Aires and holds a M.S. in Criminology. He is a professor in several universities in Argentina, including University of Buenos Aires’ college-in-prison program (UBA XXII). He is a Ph.D. candidate at National University of Litoral. Ramiro is currently conducting an ethnography at a federal prison in Argentina, focused on everyday social life and interactions between incarcerated people and with prison officers. As a new BPI Global Fellowship, for the next year, Ramiro will conduct comparative research between different college-in-prison programs in Argentina. This empirical research wonders about its developments, its impact in everyday social life in prison and as an empowerment tool by the time of reentry.