New York prison inmates win right to watch eclipse

Inmates at a New York prison will be allowed to view Monday's total eclipse outside after suing over a planned lockdown during the event.

The inmates at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, N.Y., were objecting toa statewide plan to confine prisoners to their housing units for safety reasons from 2 p.m.

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