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.
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While New Yorkers across the state prepare for the total solar eclipse that will black out the sun in much of the state, there is one population that will miss out on the rare occurrence: the inmates currently being held in the state's 44 prisons.
While New Yorkers across the state prepare for the total solar eclipse that will black out the sun in much of the state, there is one population that will miss out on the rare occurrence: the inmates currently being held in the state's 44 prisons.