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In the fourth installment of our series on California prisons, we'll be discussing the problems with the parole system, and discussing how to reduce the high recidivism rate through rehabilitation and reentry programs.

People commonly relate homelessness to poverty, mental illness and even substance abuse. But a new face of homelessness is emerging. People are now ending up bankrupt, and even homeless because of hea

Call them what you will - unauthorized , illegal, or undocumented - the three million immigrants in California who either entered the U.S. illegally or overstayed their visas have an impact on the state's economy and a polarizing effect on its politics. We explore the costs of illegal immigration on business, government, and the children of those who are deported, and we look at why illegal immigrants continue to find their way north in spite of formidable obstacles.

An SDSU Professor is about to host his 100th student field trip to some of California's toughest prisons. We'll find out why he does it.

Tom Fudge speaks with Sal Castro, a key figure in the historic Chicano/a-led student walkouts of 1968. He also speaks with two UCSD professors about Chicano/a history and identity.

How can state colleges and universities continue to provide a quality education in the midst of growing state budget cuts? SDSU President Stephen Weber joins us in-studio to talk about the budget cuts, his goals for the future, and SDSU Month.

The gunman in Thursday's shooting at Northern Illinois University had stopped taking his medication and became erratic before opening fire inside a lecture hall, police say. Five people were killed before Stephen Kazmierczack killed himself.

In the wake of the rape and murder of 17-year old Chelsea King, some people are calling for tougher laws to regulate sex offenders. Others say the laws we have aren't working. We look at what's being proposed, what laws are in place and what needs to change.

The author of "Manning Up" says that today in the U.S., women in their 20s and 30s are out-performing, out-earning and out-maturing men of the same age, leading to "relationship mismatch, miscommunication, misery, and more business for sperm banks."

Forty years ago, millions of French workers joined protesting students in a general strike that paralyzed the country and nearly brought down the government. A few weeks later, the May 1968 protests fizzled out, but French society was radically changed.