From The Local: Sweden's News in English:
Sweden's Justice Ombudsman has received a letter from the Prisoners' Council at Sagsjön jail in which the women bemoan the fact that they are not permitted to wear bikinis."It's a human right," wrote the chairwoman of the council.
Since bikinis are not standard issue in jail, and inmates are not permitted to wear their civilian clothes, the prisoners consider themselves victims of discrimination, Aftonbladet reports.
"How are we supposed to be able to sunbathe at all? They answer we have got is that we can sunbathe in shorts and sports tops.
"In other words, we are treated differently because we are in an institution and we are disriminated against because of our gender," the women wrote.
In an announcement which stunned the humanitarian community, Craig Ceely of The Anger of Compassion announced this evening that he would be willing to put the entire thrust of his blog into this effort.
"This is a fight I can really get behind," Ceely said, speaking at The Anger of Compassion Tower in El Paso, Texas. "I can design nineteen to thirty bikinis using the amount of material in one female prison uniform. I really am up for this." He denied rumors of an ultra-secret monokini project.
"The 36C Project is a serious project, and I am a serious prisoners' rights advocate," Ceely continued. "I will probably deliver each of the items personally. It would be my responsibility to ensure a good fit for each one. But it's a responsibility I'm willing to get into."
When challenged to compare himself to other humanitarian or civil rights advocates, Ceely said, "Look, it would take years to acquire the reputation of a Jesse Jackson or an Al Sharpton. But let me ask you: did Sally Struthers go to Africa and starve with those children? Nope. But I'm wiling to go live among those prisoners, facing the stiff challenges and burying myself in the effort."
Anger of Compassion officials denied rumors that Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and Rudy Giuliani were involved in negotiations to be the public spokesmen for the project, although Ceely did admit that they obviously possessed the requisite moral character for the job.
"Besides," he added, "They'd probably do a lot less harm with us than they would in any other public position."