Praveen Kumar

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Praveen Kumar is the director and co-founder of LAW Foundation, where he is responsible for fundraising, project implementation, and strategic initiatives. He was previously a criminal justice fellow at the Centre for Criminology and Justice, TISS, with a focus on undertrial prisoners in Bihar. Praveen is a recipient of the Praxis Fellowship and has published on caste, justice, and incarceration in the Economic and Political Weekly, and other leading peer-reviewed journals.


Areas of expertise

Criminal justice, social work


Currently working at

LAW Foundation


Articles by Praveen Kumar


The image is set in a rural area and features a group of women sitting on the ground in a circle outside a building. Two young men stand in the middle of the circle and address the gathering. The wall of the building behind the group has a banner stuck to it which reads 'Legal Awareness Camp organised by Law Foundation'._Criminal justice

July 31, 2025
How marginalised people are left behind in India’s criminal justice system
Caste discrimination and systemic bias continue to shape incarceration in Bihar, where a stacked legal system impacts the most marginalised. Here's what needs to change.
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