Incarcerated men sue DOCCS to view April 8 solar eclipse–Times-Union

The six men, of varying backgrounds, argue that viewing the eclipse is part of their belief system

By Steve Hughes

The complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York alleges the six men will have their constitutional rights violated if they aren’t allowed to observe the eclipse from the prison yard, calling it a religious event they need to witness and reflect upon as part of their faiths.

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