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The state's prison agency settled a lawsuit with the incarcerated men, allowing them to watch the eclipse on religious grounds. But for now, the rest of New York's correctional facilities will remain locked down on April 8
Six inmates at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in New York argue that a state-wide prison lockdown during the solar eclipse would infringe on their constitutional religious rights.
Incarcerated individuals in New York State are suing to be able to watch the solar eclipse.
Inmates in a New York prison have launched a legal battle claiming that their religious rights will be breached if they are not permitted to watch next week’s solar eclipse.
The inmates stated a mandatory lockdown keeping them from viewing the eclipse is a violation of their constitutional religious rights.