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The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS) is a state agency in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America. The agency was formed in 1941 as the South Carolina Probation and Parole Board. At that time, the Board simply made recommendations to the Governor regarding parole matters.
The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services announced Monday that Smith’s parole hearing is scheduled for Nov. 20. The hearing is set to be held online, with Smith ...
The tragic case received renewed national attention last year after the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services in November denied parole for the now-52-year-old woman ...
A date for a parole hearing has been set for convicted murderer Susan Smith more than 30 years after her two young sons were killed. On Monday, the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole ...
The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services confirmed that it received more than 130 letters regarding Smith’s parole bid. AP But Smith has had a rocky road in prison ...
As of 2018, sixteen states had abolished the parole function in favor of "determinate sentencing". [3] Wisconsin, in 2000, was the last state to abolish that function. However, parole boards in those states continue to exist in order to deal with imprisoned felons sentenced before the imposition of "determinate sentencing".
Simmons v. South Carolina, 512 U.S. 154 (1994), is a United States Supreme Court case holding that, where a capital defendant's future dangerousness is at issue, and the only alternative sentence available is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, the sentencing jury must be informed that the defendant is ineligible for parole.
David Smith (center) outside the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services after the parole board meeting on Nov. 20, 2024. ALEX HICKS JR./STAFF / USA TODAY NETWORK via ...