MELISSA BLOCK, host: With the news focused on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina or the      violence in Iraq, there's another story that news analyst Daniel Schorr      does not want us to forget.</s>DANIEL SCHORR reporting: Wearing a jumpsuit and working in a prison laundry, the most famous woman      prisoner since Martha Stewart sticks to her principles and waits to see      what comes next.  New York Times reporter Judith Miller has already      served more than 11 weeks, cited for contempt, for refusing to cooperate      with the investigation of the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame, a      CIA undercover officer.</s>DANIEL SCHORR reporting: For a half-hour a day, in 10-minute segments, Ms. Miller is allowed to      receive visitors.  The Washington Post calculates that there have been 99      so far. They form an eclectic group--names like Robert Dole, former      senator; and current Senators Arlen Specter and Chris Dodd, who are      promoting a federal shield law to protect reporters; New York Times      executives; and William Safire, retired columnist; former White House      adviser Richard Clarke; and surprisingly, one current member of the      administration, UN Ambassador John Bolton.  Bolton said through a      spokesperson that visiting Ms. Miller had nothing to do with his job.      Ms. Miller had at times reported on Bolton's activities, including      printing advance word of his testimony on Syria to a House committee in      September 2003.</s>DANIEL SCHORR reporting: Presumably the visitors all bring messages of support and solace.  What      they cannot bring is any idea of how long Ms. Miller's confinement will      last. Normally a citation for civil contempt runs out with the grand      jury, which in this case would be October 28th.  But the prosecutor can      ask to have the term extended, or he can charge criminal contempt, which      would involve a sentencing procedure.  All along prosecutor Patrick      Fitzgerald and district court Judge Thomas Hogan have indicated a      willingness to get very, very tough with a woman who asserts a principle      they do not recognize.  It is still hard to say when and how this will      end.  This is Daniel Schorr.
NPR's senior news analyst Daniel Schorr revisits the case of Judith Miller, The New York Times reporter jailed for contempt of court for refusing to identify a source. Miller has been in jail for 11 weeks.