Sherra Wright’s request for parole denied
Sherra Wright (center) listens to arguments during a hearing in Judge Lee Coffee's court on May 30, 2019. Wright’s request for early release has been denied by the Tennessee Board of Parole. (Daily Memphian file)
Wright pleaded guilty in 2019 to the murder of her ex-husband and former NBA player Lorenzen Wright in 2010.
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A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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