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.
