The mysterious case of Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw, who spent a month in jail this off-season for an undisclosed probation violation, will remain mysterious.

The Bristol Herald Courier, a local newspaper that covers the area where Bradshaw served 28 days at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail, sued to have Bradshaw’s records unsealed. But a judge has ruled against the paper and said he will keep Bradshaw’s record under wraps.

“I think some things are intended to remain mysteries. This may be one of them,” Giles County Circuit Court Judge Colin Gibb said.

That’s a rather unsatisfactory explanation. Don’t the people of Virginia have a right to know why their state incarcerated a man for 28 days, let him go, and will incarcerate him again next off-season? Bradshaw’s first offense was committed as a juvenile, and it’s understandable that juvenile records are sealed, but what, exactly, is the reason for keeping his record sealed now that he’s serving time behind bars as an adult?

Bradshaw has still not spoken publicly about his jail sentence, and neither he nor the Giants have explained what he did to violate his probation. Bradshaw reportedly received preferential treatment during his time in jail. He will not face league discipline, as the NFL ruled that he was not yet an NFL player at the time of his probation violation, whatever that violation was.