Total solar eclipse
The 2017 total solar eclipse at 100% totality.
  • Six inmates at a New York prison will get the chance to view the upcoming solar eclipse after they sued. 
  • The inmates argued their religious rights would be violated if denied the chance to witness the event.
  • The state corrections department ultimately agreed to let the inmates observe the eclipse.

Six men incarcerated at a New York prison will be able to observe the rare solar eclipse that will cross the United States next week after they sued the state.