2 Council Members Join Anti-Jail Panel
Two City Council members have been appointed to a community panel created to oppose the county’s expansion plans for the James A. Musick Branch Jail.
Mayor Richard Dixon and Councilwoman Helen Wilson will join a group of homeowners studying the possible expansion from a minimum-security facility into a full-fledged jail for felons.
The committee, so far unnamed, will also prepare to comment on a county environmental report on the proposal in November.
The county has been searching for years to find a way to relieve chronic overcrowding at its jail in Santa Ana that often results in early release of prisoners.
With some Lake Forest dwellings about 300 yards from the Musick facility, both City Hall and many homeowners are vehemently opposed to the potential expansion.
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