Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons during next Monday's solar eclipse. The suit argues that the lockdown violates inmates' constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in a religiously significant event.
Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons during next Monday's solar eclipse . The suit argues that the lockdown violates inmates' constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in a religiously significant event.
The plaintiffs include individuals with varying religious backgrounds who are incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility.
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