New York inmates sue to watch solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down

FILE - The moon is seen as it passes in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Washington, D.C., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Photo: Diaa Bekheet) FILE - The moon is seen blotting out 80 percent of the sun during a solar eclipse in Washington, D.C., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Photo: Diaa Bekheet) FILE - The moon is seen as it passes in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Washington, D.C., Aug. 21, 2017. (Photo: Diaa Bekheet)

Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons during next Monday's total solar eclipse.