South Carolina: Susan Smith parole denied [Video]

Parole was denied for Susan Smith, who has been in prison nearly 30 years after she was convicted of drowning her two young boys in a South Carolina lake. In South Carolina, a violent offender inmate can be considered for parole again two years after they have been denied.Smith, 53, is serving life in prison after a jury decided not to sentence her to death in her 1995 murder trial. Under the law at the time, she is eligible to ask to be released after serving 30 years in prison. Parole hearings are done virtually in South Carolina with the inmate joining by a video call from prison. Take a look at who is on the parole board here.Parole in South Carolina is only granted about 8% of the time and is less likely on an inmate’s first appearance before the board, in notorious cases or when prosecutors and the …