Jim Shea of the Hartford Courant on Miller/Cooper

The best column yet on why the courts are making a big mistake if they're going to send Judith Miller and/or Matt Cooper to prison:

Assimilation: Reporters such as Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper, if they are sent to prison for failing to reveal sources, will be protected by an inmate population that respects the concept of confidentiality.

Their experience would, of course, be in contrast to that of someone like, say, Novak or Braveheart (Pearlstine, EIC of TIME), who would almost assuredly become part of the dating scene.