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Incarcerated people in New York will get to see eclipse after settling lawsuit
Settlement in case allows six people to view the total eclipse after suing to oppose state’s decision to lock down prison
A group of incarcerated people in New York will be allowed to watch Monday’s total eclipse of the sun after suing the state’s correctional department for its decision to lock down the prison during the celestial event.
Six people at the Woodbourne correctional facility in southern New York state will be allowed to view the solar eclipse in outdoor space “in accordance with their sincerely held religious beliefs”, according to a statement from the group’s lawyers.
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