McMaster names Lowcountry native to head SC agency overseeing pardons, parole

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Gov. Henry McMaster has tapped a North Charleston native to head the South Carolina Department of ...
Yahoo

SC prisons official tapped for parole and probation agency: ‘He’s seen it from every direction’

Jake Gadsden, the governor's nominee to lead the state's probation agency, speaks to reporters at the Statehouse on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette) COLUMBIA — A deputy ...

SC child sex offender arrested on probation violations, released same day

A Charleston man who pleaded guilty to a child sex crime back in November was arrested again for a probation violation involving sexually explicit materials.
Post and Courier

'What I did was horrible': Parole denied for infamous SC murderer Susan Smith who drowned sons (copy)

Acting Director of The South Carolina Department off Probation, Parole and Pardon Services Jodi Gallman speaks during a press conference after a parole hearing for convicted murderer Susan Smith in ...
Post and Courier

SC Parole Department hit with lawsuit after probation officer charged with sexual assault

COLUMBIA — A state probation officer was charged with sexually assaulting multiple women he was assigned to supervise. Now, one of his victims is suing the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and ...
The State

Former SC probation officer charged after engaging in sex with several victims, SLED says

A former special agent with the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon services abused his authority by engaging in sexual acts with several women on probation, according to the ...
The Herald SC

Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after killing her 2 sons. Here’s what their father said

Susan Smith, the South Carolina woman whose lies about killing her two sons sharply divided a small town, was denied parole Wednesday morning. Smith’s denial was decided unanimously by five members of ...