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The first solar eclipse of 2024 is going to occur on Monday, April 8. This solar eclipse is taking place a day before the beginning of Chaitra Navratri and enthusiasm about it is being seen in India as well as in the whole world. The solar eclipse will be visible in America for about 4 minutes, due to which there is excitement among school children, employees and even jail inmates. Inmates in New York jail have demanded facilities from the jail to watch the solar eclipse on April 8. The prisoners have also filed a case in the court demanding to see the solar eclipse. Let us tell you that on April 8, the people of America will see the sky going dark in 13 different states, the eclipse will last for about 4 minutes. After this, such a solar eclipse will be seen in America only in 2044. Therefore, there is a lot of interest among the people of the country to see it.
After filing a case in court, the prisoners argued that it was their religious right to witness the solar eclipse. The interesting thing in this is that prisoners from more than one religion have made this request on religious grounds. Inmates have filed a lawsuit against the new law introduced by the state Department of Corrections in March. In which there is a ban on prisoners leaving the barracks from 2:00 pm to 5 pm. Under this law, prisoners will remain in housing units during this period, except in emergencies. On Monday, the solar eclipse will take place at 2:15 pm according to US time.
Let us tell you that solar eclipse is a rare natural phenomenon, which has religious significance for many people. Six inmates have filed a lawsuit at Woodbourne Correctional Facility, demanding to see it. The Jail Commissioner has issued a lockdown memo, in which it is written that from 2 pm to 5 pm all the prisoners will remain in their barracks. However, they can watch this moment from their window.