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6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights 6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights
6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights Several New York prison inmates will be allowed to view the total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon, April 8 after all following their lawsuit against the state alleging religious discrimination. Related Story - Total Solar Eclipse: Here's What To Expect To See By Minute, Zip Code The six inmates, incarcerated at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, agreed to drop their federal lawsuit after the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) granted their religious request to watch the celestial spectacle, according to Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson for the age…

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Eclipse Prison Lockdown Violates NY Inmates’ Religious Rights, Lawsuit Claims Eclipse Prison Lockdown Violates NY Inmates’ Religious Rights, Lawsuit Claims
Eclipse Prison Lockdown Violates NY Inmates’ Religious Rights, Lawsuit Claims Click here for an updated story: Six Woodbourne Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights Several New York prison inmates are suing the state over a planned lockdown at correctional facilities during the upcoming total solar eclipse. The federal lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of New York on Friday, March 29, on behalf of six inmates who are incarcerated at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County. It states that although they come from varying backgrounds and hold different religious beliefs, “they have each expressed a sincerely held r…

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Killer Of 4-Year-Old NY Boy Held In Hudson Valley Denied Parole Killer Of 4-Year-Old NY Boy Held In Hudson Valley Denied Parole
Killer Of 4-Year-Old NY Boy Held In Hudson Valley Denied Parole The murderer of a 4-year-old boy being held in a Hudson Valley prison was denied parole for the 10th time. Eric Smith, who is housed at the medium-security Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, went before the parole board for his 10th appeal and was once again denied parole by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Smith, now 40, was 13 when he killed 4-year-old Derrick Robie in upstate Steuben County in August 1993 in a case that has garnered national attention. As a teen, Smith lured Robie into a wooded area near his home. Robie was reportedly walk…

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Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After He Served 33 Years In Prison Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After He Served 33 Years In Prison
Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After He Served 33 Years In Prison A 62-year-old Fairfield County man who spent 33 years in prison in New York for the murder of a teenager had his day in court and his conviction has been overturned on Long Island. Keith Bush of Bridgeport, who has maintained his innocence for 44 years since his arrest in 1975, had his conviction overturned this week after a case review found new evidence that proved his innocence. When he was a 17-year-old student at Bellmore High School, Bush was arrested and charged with killing 14-year-old Sheresa Watson, who was found strangled to death by someone who attempted to rape her on Jan.…

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by Zak Failla