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ACLU files petition to evacuate those in Manatee County jail due to Piney Point leak
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida and Larry Eger, public defender for the 12th Judicial Circuit, filed an emergency petition Tuesday on behalf of people incarcerated in Manatee County Jail, seeking their release from custody or transfer to a safe location due to the imminent collapse of a nearby phosphate wastewater reservoir.
The leak at Piney Point has led to a mandatory evacuation order in the surrounding area. The ACLU says the jail is in the mandatory evacuation zone, yet at least 700 individuals remain in custody at the jail.