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Inside One of America’s Deadliest Police Departments

Vallejo, CA, has one of the deadliest police departments in the nation. VICE News investigates how a culture of impunity has fueled the rate of deadly shootings and one family’s fight for change.

Inside One of America’s Deadliest Police Departments

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