Italy unveiled its first sex room for prisoners, after a court ruling that said those who are locked up have a right to “intimate meetings.” ...

The Waterbury man who police say was held captive for decades in his family's home has taken his first step in what mental health experts say will be a protracted path toward physical and emotional ...

In 1990, the closure of the Virginia State Penitentiary ended nearly 200 years of holding state inmates in downtown Richmond.