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Documenting Police Use of Force

FRONTLINE and The Associated Press investigate deaths that occurred after police used tactics like prone restraint and other “less-lethal force.” The documentary and accompanying reporting draw on police records, autopsy reports and body cam footage, and the most expansive tally of such deaths nationwide.
Season 2024 Episode 4 Length 54:23 Premiere: 04/30/24

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Season 2024 Episodes

Maui's Deadly Firestorm
S2024 E17 Length 53:54 Premiere Date 01/07/25

Breakdown in Maine
S2024 E16 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 12/10/24

China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping
S2024 E15 Length 1:54:23 Premiere Date 11/26/24

American Voices 2024
S2024 E14 Length 1:26:15 Premiere Date 10/29/24

A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians
S2024 E13 Length 1:24:23 Premiere Date 10/15/24

The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz
S2024 E12 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 10/08/24

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
S2024 E11 Length 1:54:23 Premiere Date 09/24/24

South Korea's Adoption Reckoning
S2024 E10 Length 1:24:23 Premiere Date 09/20/24

Biden's Decision
S2024 E9 Length 1:53:51 Premiere Date 08/06/24

Germany's Enemy Within
S2024 E8 Length 53:50 Premiere Date 07/30/24

Two American Families: 1991-2024
S2024 E7 Length 1:53:51 Premiere Date 07/23/24

Crisis on Campus
S2024 E6 Length 53:51 Premiere Date 06/11/24

A Dangerous Assignment (2025)
S2024 E5 Length 1:24:22 Premiere Date 05/14/24

Documenting Police Use of Force
S2024 E4 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 04/30/24

Children of Ukraine
S2024 E3 Length 54:21 Premiere Date 04/16/24

Democracy on Trial
S2024 E2 Length 2:24:23 Premiere Date 01/30/24

Israel's Second Front
S2024 E1 Length 26:21 Premiere Date 01/23/24

Remembering Ofra Bikel
Clip Length 07:40 Premiere Date 08/29/24

"Documenting Police Use of Force" - Preview
Preview Length 00:31 Premiere Date 04/30/24

Carl Grant
Clip Length 00:45 Premiere Date 04/30/24

Austin Hunter Turner
Clip Length 00:57 Premiere Date 04/30/24

Jameek Lowery
Clip Length 00:36 Premiere Date 04/30/24

Sedated While Restrained by Police: Taylor Ware
Clip Length 08:20 Premiere Date 04/30/24

Fractured
Clip Length 28:10 Premiere Date 03/05/24

Brain Wars: David Nash
Clip Length 01:12 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: The Purple Heart
Clip Length 10:04 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Law & Disorder: Robert Williams
Clip Length 01:38 Premiere Date 08/08/10

Haiti: The Aid Dilemma
Clip Length 14:49 Premiere Date 06/25/10

"Gangs of Iraq" - Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 04/17/07

Obama Speaks at Harvard Law in '90
Clip Length 11:39 Premiere Date 04/24/90

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Baby Brokers - S44 E15

Explore how lax laws leave the for-profit adoption industry ripe for abuse. With Retro Report, investigating how so-called baby brokers have targeted pregnant women and families looking to adopt, and an epicenter of the problem in Utah.

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Examine the alliance between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Donald Trump.

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The War Cabinet - S45 E1

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