Galo Lopez

Graduate student

Amed Galo Lopez is a Ph.D. student in the department of History at UCLA. Galo’s research focuses on transnational prisons and inmate experiences in Africa, Europe, Latin America, the United States, and other parts of the world. The majority of his research explores the role of “Freedom Papers,” a term he defines as the prisoner’s form of writing and expression that unlocks their spatial entitlement of communication, awareness, and individuality within the prison system. In his spare time, he leads a Cub Scout pack at Homeboy Industries, is involved in the Kidney Core health program at UCLA, and is a musician for various bands.