Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s total solar eclipse. The suit filed Friday in federal court in upstate New York argues that the April 8 eclipse is an event significant to many religions and that the lockdown violates their constitutional rights to practice their faiths. 

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Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons during next Monday's total solar eclipse.

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New York Inmates Are Suing to Watch the Solar Eclipse After State Orders Prisons Locked Down

Prisons in part of the United States are set to be locked down on the day of the solar eclipse (April 8). The preparations have been made keeping in view the blackout on the day of the eclipse. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said 23 facilities "will experience total darkness ranging from approximately one and a half minutes to approximately three and a half minutes", as per NBC News. Accordingly, these sit…

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Given the rarity of this phenomenon, inmates in New York have filed a lawsuit demanding a right to watch the eclipse

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Total Solar Eclipse 2024: Inmates file lawsuit over New York's prison lockdown on April 8

Inmates at a New York prison are suing the state corrections department over a lockdown of the prisons on April 8 during the solar eclipse.

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New York inmates say a prison lockdown for the eclipse violates religious freedom: Lawsuit

Six inmates who sued New York’s corrections department over its decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s total solar eclipse will get to watch the celestial event after all

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According to the prisoners, the solar eclipse is a rare natural phenomenon with 'great religious significance for many.' The anticipated total solar eclipse on April 8 in North America also mobilized prisoners in New York state. The convicts are suing the correctional department due to the decision to lock down prisons during the total solar eclipse on Monday. Solar Eclipse: Learn when the phenomenon of 2024 will occur and how to observe it. The…

Segundo os presidiários, o eclipse solar é um fenômeno natural raro com "grande significado religioso para muitos" O aguardado eclipse solar total, previsto para o dia 8 de abril na América do Norte, também mobilizou presidiários do estado de Nova York. Os criminosos estão processando o departamento correcional devido à decisão de trancar as prisões durante o eclipse solar total da próxima segunda-feira.
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s total solar eclipse. The suit filed Friday in federal court in upstate New York argues that the April 8 eclipse is an event significant to many religions and that the lockdown violates their constitutional rights to practice their faiths. The plaintiffs are six men with vary…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Six inmates who sued New York’s corrections department over its decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s total solar eclipse will get to watch the celestial event after all.  Lawyers for the six men incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New York said Thursday that they’ve reached a settlement with the state that will allow the men to view the solar eclipse “in accordance with their sincerely he…

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