Orange County Jail InfoIndependent guide · Orange County, California

The Orange County jails

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department runs jails in Santa Ana, Orange and Irvine. This is what each one is, from the department’s own descriptions.

By Orange County Jail Info Page reviewed:

The short answer

Everyone booked into or released from the Orange County jail system is processed at the IRC. The Intake Release Center is in Santa Ana, at the same address as the Central Men’s and Women’s Jails. The other jails are the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange and the James A. Musick Facility in Irvine.

Intake Release Center (IRC)

Official: Intake Release Center & Transportation (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked

Intake Release Center (IRC)

Address
550 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Phone
(714) 647-6063
Visiting
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday (public visiting is limited to four visits per person in custody each week), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Booking
By appointment only; walk-ups are not accepted.
Schedule a visit
(714) 647-6050 (7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday)

Official: Intake Release Center (IRC) - location; IRC - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked

Central Men’s and Women’s Jails

Official: Central Men’s and Women’s Jails (division page) (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked

Central Men’s and Women’s Jails

Address
550 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Phone
(714) 647-4666
Visiting
Friday to Monday, one visit a day (public visiting is limited to four visits per person in custody each week), 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Some hours are restricted depending on where the person is housed.
Booking
By appointment only; walk-ups are not accepted.
Schedule a visit
(714) 647-4543 (7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday)

Official: Central Men’s & Women’s Jails - location; Central Men’s & Women’s Jails - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked

Central Jails: the Sheriff’s pages disagree on visiting days

The Central Men’s and Women’s Jails division page says visiting is on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The days on the card come from the Central visiting page, which is the more specific one. Call the scheduling number on the card to confirm before you go.

Official: Central Men’s and Women’s Jails (division page); Central Men’s & Women’s Jails - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked

Theo Lacy Facility

Official: Theo Lacy Facility (division page) (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked

James A. Musick Facility

Official: James A. Musick Facility (division page); OC Sheriff opens new James A. Musick Facility (news release, 2024-11-19) (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked

James A. Musick Facility

Address
13420 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618
Phone
(949) 855-2600
Visiting
Friday to Monday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (in person and video)
Booking
Appointments are not required at the moment, but it is a good idea to call ahead to check the person has not already had a visit that day.
Visiting information
(949) 249-5059

Official: James A. Musick Facility - location; James A. Musick Facility - Visiting Hours & Information (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked

Not covered here

This guide covers the jails run by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Jails run by city police departments aren’t covered yet: we add a city only after checking its official pages.

Visiting rules for each jail are on our visiting page.

Sources

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

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