Irvine Calls for Public Hearing on Jail Expansion
Some councilors in Irvine, California, are calling on the Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) to hold a public forum before expanding the James A. Musick Jail Facility.
The facility, which has been vacant and nonoperational since July 2019, is currently under construction after the BOS unanimously approved a construction contract to expand the facility on May 5, 2020. The additions will bring two new housing structures and 896 new beds to the jail primarily for those with mental health and substance abuse issues, for a total of approximately 2,200 beds.
The jail sits just a hair off Irvine property in Orange County’s unincorporated land, which gives authority over it to the BOS. Despite not being located within city limits, it still has an Irvine address due to how it was classified by the postal system, according to Irvine councilmembers.
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