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Critics have accused deputy cliques of engaging in brawls and other misconduct.

The series, which premieres on Prime Video on May 20, is set amid junkyards and repair shops, gangs and high school cliques.

The department has been haunted for years by allegations about violent, tattooed cliques, whose bad behavior has cost the county millions of dollars in legal settlements.

Prominently implicated in the misogynist online clique was Donato Vargas, who holds the title of Oaxaca’s state “peace” coordinator, a kind of community liaison.

The account of violent law enforcement cliques went viral when Castle published it on Knock LA in 2021, winning accolades and contributing to heightened scrutiny of the Sheriff’s Department.