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Prisoners in the U.S. state of New York have taken legal action against the state corrections department.
美国纽约州的囚犯起诉了该州的惩教部门。
They started the measure over the state's decision to lock down prisons during next Monday's total solar eclipse.
他们起诉的原因是，纽约州决定在下周一日全食期间封锁监狱。
The case was filed last week in a federal court in upstate New York.
此案于上周提交给纽约州北部的一家联邦法院。
It argues that the April 8 lockdown violate prisoners' constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in an important religious event.
该案认为，4月8日封锁监狱，侵犯了囚犯信奉宗教的宪法权利，使他们无法参加重要的宗教活动。
Six prisoners with different religious backgrounds brought forward the case at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Woodbourne, New York.
六名具有不同宗教背景的囚犯在纽约州伍德伯恩惩教所提起诉讼。
They include two Christians, two followers of a Cuban-born religious tradition called Santeria, a Muslim as well as an atheist, someone who does not believe in the existence of God.
他们中包括两名基督徒、两名古巴传统宗教萨泰里阿教（Santeria）信徒、一名穆斯林以及一名无神论者（不相信上帝存在的人）。
Their legal document, or complaint, says, "A solar eclipse is a rare, natural phenomenon with great religious significance to many."
他们的起诉书中写道：“日食是一种罕见的自然现象，对许多人来说具有重大的宗教意义。”
It says the Bible describes an eclipse-like phenomenon when Jesus Christ was on the cross.
他们提到，《圣经》描述了耶稣基督被钉在十字架上时出现类似日食的现象。
Additionally, Islamic works report a similar event when the Prophet Muhammad's son died.
此外，伊斯兰教著作也记载先知穆罕默德的儿子死时发生了类似事件。
The complaint says that one of the prisoners involved with the case, the atheist, received special permission last month to view the eclipse using state-provided glasses.
他们起诉称，涉案囚犯中的一名无神论者于上月获得了特别许可，可以使用州提供的眼镜观看日食。
But that was before the system-wide lockdown was issued.
但那是在下令封锁监狱系统之前。
Four of the other prisoners involved with the case then sought permission but were denied by officials.
随后，其他四名涉案囚犯也申请观看日食，但遭到官员拒绝。
The officials ruled the solar eclipse is not listed as a holy day for their religions, the complaint says.
起诉书中称，官员们认为日食于他们所信奉的宗教而言不属于神圣节日。
The sixth prisoner said he never received an answer.
第六名囚犯说他从未收到答复。
Thomas Mailey is a corrections department spokesperson.
托马斯·麦利（Thomas Mailey）是惩戒部门的发言人。
He said the agency does not comment on current court cases.
他说该机构不对当前的法庭案件发表评论。
But he said it takes all requests for religious accommodations under consideration.
但他表示，该机构会考虑所有宗教方面的请求。
He said those related to viewing the eclipse are currently under review.
他说，目前正在审查与观看日食有关的申请。
Daniel Martuscello III oversees the department.
丹尼尔·马图塞罗第三（Daniel Martuscello III）是该部门的负责人。
He issued a message on March 11 saying that all state prisons will operate on a holiday daily plan next Monday.
他在3月11日发布消息称，下周一所有州立监狱将按假日日常计划运行。
That means prisoners will remain in their housing areas except for emergency situations in the afternoon, between 18:00 and 21:00 UTC.
这意味着，除紧急情况外，下午囚犯将留在住宿区，也就是世界协调时18:00至21:00期间。
Those are generally the normal hours for outdoor activities in prisons, the court case says.
法庭案件称，这些时间通常是监狱进行户外活动的正常时间。
There will also be no visitation at more than 20 prisons in the path where the solar eclipse will be strongest, called the path of totality, next Monday.
下周一，位于日食最强烈的路径（称为全食路径）上的20多所监狱也将停止探视。
Visitation at other prisons will end at 18:00 UTC.
其他监狱的探视活动将于世界协调时18:00结束。
Martuscello said the department will give out solar eclipse safety glasses for prisoner employees and prisoners at prisons in the path of totality.
马图塞罗说，该部门将向日全食路径上的监狱员工和囚犯发放日食安全眼镜。
They are doing this so they can see the eclipse from their work or housing areas.
他们这样做是为了让员工和囚犯能在工作区或住宿区看到日食。
Communities in western and northern areas of the state are expected to have the best viewing of the total eclipse.
预计纽约州西部和北部的社区将处在观看日全食的最佳位置。
Those areas include Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Lake Placid, and Plattsburgh.
这些地区包括布法罗、罗切斯特、锡拉丘兹、普拉西德湖和普拉茨堡。
The total eclipse is expected to be seen in those parts of New York around 19:15 UTC.
预计纽约州这些地区将在世界协调时19:15左右看到日全食。
And it will only last for a few minutes as the moon passes between Earth and the sun.
随着月球从地球和太阳之间穿过，日全食只会持续几分钟。
It will temporarily block the sun and turn day into night.
月球将暂时遮住太阳，将白天变成黑夜。
A total solar eclipse was last seen in the U.S. in 2017 and will not occur in the country again until 2044.
美国上一次出现日全食是在2017年，下一次要到2044年才会再次出现。
I'm Gregory Stachel.
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