Prisoners in the U.S. state of New York have taken legal action against the state corrections department. They started the measure over the state’s decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s total solar eclipse.

纽约州的囚犯已经对该州矫正部门采取了法律行动。他们开始了这一措施，原因是州政府决定在下周的日全食期间封锁监狱。

The case was filed last week in a federal court in upstate New York. 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.

该案件上周在纽约北部的联邦法院提起。它主张4月8日的封锁违反了囚犯们行使宗教信仰的宪法权利，因为这妨碍了他们参加一项重要的宗教活动。

Six prisoners with different religious backgrounds brought forward the case at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Woodbourne, New York. 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.

六名有着不同宗教背景的囚犯在纽约州伍德伯恩的伍德伯恩矫正设施提出了这个案件。他们包括两名基督徒、两名古巴出生的圣特里亚教的信徒、一名穆斯林以及一名无神论者，即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.” It says the Bible describes an eclipse-like phenomenon when Jesus Christ was on the cross. Additionally, Islamic works report a similar event when the Prophet Muhammad’s son died.

他们的法律文件或投诉称：“日食是一种罕见的、具有重大宗教意义的自然现象。” 它说圣经描述了耶稣基督被钉在十字架上时发生了类似日食的现象。此外，伊斯兰作品报告了先知穆罕默德的儿子死亡时发生了类似的事件。

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. But that was before the system-wide lockdown was issued.

投诉书称，该案件涉及的一名囚犯，即无神论者，上个月获得了使用州提供的眼镜观看日食的特别许可。但那是在全系统封锁发布之前。

Four of the other prisoners involved with the case then sought permission but were denied by officials. The officials ruled the solar eclipse is not listed as a holy day for their religions, the complaint says. The sixth prisoner said he never received an answer.

案件中其他四名涉案囚犯随后寻求许可，但被官员拒绝。投诉称，官员裁定日食并未列为他们宗教的圣日。第六名囚犯表示他从未收到答复。

Thomas Mailey is a corrections department spokesperson. He said the agency does not comment on current court cases. But he said it takes all requests for religious accommodations under consideration. He said those related to viewing the eclipse are currently under review.

托马斯·梅利是矫正部门的发言人。他表示该机构不评论当前的法庭案件。但他表示，该机构会考虑所有宗教安排的请求。他说与观看日食有关的请求目前正在审查中。

Daniel Martuscello III overseas the department. He issued a message on March 11 saying that all state prisons will operate on a holiday daily plan next Monday.

丹尼尔·马图斯塞洛三世负责该部门。他在3月11日发出消息称，所有州监狱将在下周一执行假日日常计划。

That means prisoners will remain in their housing areas except for emergency situations in the afternoon, between 18:00 and 21:00 UTC. Those are generally the normal hours for outdoor activities in prisons, the court case says.

这意味着囚犯将留在他们的住宿区，除了下午紧急情况下，在18:00到21:00 UTC之间。法庭案件称，这些通常是监狱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. Visitation at other prisons will end at 18:00 UTC.

下周一，在日全食最强的路线，即全食路径上的20多所监狱也将暂停探视。其他监狱的探视将在18:00 UTC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. They are doing this so they can see the eclipse from their work or housing areas.

马图塞洛说，该部门将为全食路径上的监狱的囚犯员工和囚犯们提供日全食安全眼镜。他们这样做是为了让他们能从工作或住宿区看到日食。

Communities in western and northern areas of the state are expected to have the best viewing of the total eclipse. Those areas include Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, LakePlacid, and Plattsburgh.

该州西部和北部地区的社区预计将有最好的日全食观测。这些地区包括水牛城、罗切斯特、锡拉丘兹、普莱西德湖和普拉茨堡。

The total eclipse is expected to be seen in those parts of New York around 19:15 UTC. And it will only last for a few minutes as the moon passes between Earth and the sun. It will temporarily block the sun and turn day into night.

预计在纽约州这些地区，日全食将在UTC 19:15左右出现。当月球从地球和太阳之间经过时，它将持续几分钟。它将暂时遮挡太阳，将白昼变为黑夜。

A total solar eclipse was last seen in the U.S. in 2017 and will not occur in the country again until 2044.

美国上次发生日全食是在2017年，直到2044年才会再次出现。