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- Inmates at a NY prison are suing the state corrections department to view the April 8 solar eclipse.
- The lawsuit says the upcoming eclipse holds religious significance to the inmates.
- All state inmates will be ordered to return to their housing units at 2 p.m. on the day of the eclipse.
A rare solar eclipse will soon cross the United States — and six inmates at a New York prison are so desperate to witness the phenomenon that they're suing the state corrections department over it.