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Bio

Daniel Mistak is acting president and director of Health Care Initiatives for Justice-Involved Populations at Community Oriented Correctional Health Services. Dan connects community systems of care to services provided in jails to improve care on both sides of the wall. He provides policy guidance to federal and state stakeholders to improve care for systems-involved people. He also works to empower community leaders to use health systems to shrink the impact of carceral systems. He has been a trial attorney and worked with justice-involved individuals regarding the collateral consequences of inequities in justice systems.  Dan established the first medical–legal partnership for victims of crime and justice-involved individuals in the United States. He holds a juris doctorate from the UC Berkeley School of Law and master’s degrees in genetics/cell biology and philosophy from Washington State University. He is admitted to practice law in California and Hawaii.

Professional Interests & Expertise

Advocacy,Criminal Justice,Health Finance,Law & Policy,Racial Equity

Organization

Community Oriented Correctional Health Services

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    Learn more about Daniel's work:

    Report

    Changes to Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Eligibility for Justice-Involved Youth

    Analysis

    New Opportunities to Improve Linkages between Health and Justice Systems

    Report

    CalAIM Explained: Caring for Californians Leaving Incarceration

    Report

    Beyond The Inmate Exclusion Project

    Blog

    All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated

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