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# "I had a void that needed to be filled:" convicted murder earns a masters degree in prison

 24 May 2024

[Stephanie Amador ](https://gofurtherconnect.com/news-and-updates/author/stephanie-amador)

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###### NASHVILLE (tennessean.com) "Your time: It's either gonna do you or you're going to do it," ReAsha Frazier says. "Lipscomb has been everything." 

Original story published online at The Tennessean on January 10, 2023

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