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Source #6193

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TitleMultiple verified news reports and Open Society Foundations documentation
Original URLhttps://www.fwd.us/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2014-11-07
EntityAmerican Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Captured2026-04-13T02:53:34.656Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-13T02:53:34.656Z UTC
SHA-256c54109653d7def071b7ef3cf0117708672b65fa3f27f9b14b4414aeb380ed458
Content length142 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
The Open Society Foundations awarded the ACLU $50 million on November 7, 2014, the largest grant in ACLU history, to reduce mass incarceration

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