This Halloween night, the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS) will once again enforce a statewide curfew for sex offenders under its supervision who have committed a crime against a child. The restrictions for...

(Columbia, SC) – Agents “Rocky” and “Hunter,” two Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9s, are joining the ranks of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services (PPP). The dogs were presented to the department as a generous...

(Columbia, SC) – On Wednesday, October 14, the South Carolina Board of Paroles and Pardons, along with SCDPPPS staff, dedicated the Board’s Hearing Room in honor of former Chairperson Kim Frederick. Ms. Frederick passed away unexpectedly in 2024. The...

Agent Wyatt Hill

Agent Brockett's chain-of-command. (l to r: Schwann Hopkins, Dir. of Standards, Compliance and Performance; Reginal Dir. Dinah Foster; Agent Brockett; Kershaw Co. Agent-in-Charge Elizabeth Warren; and Kensey Evans, Deputy Dir., Div. of Legal Services

Agents (left to right) Tyler Nelson, Breton Poster, and Gregory LaVogue

The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS)- in conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Administration and Tyler Technologies- has launched its new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant on the agency...

Agent Joseph Smith

Agents (left to right) John Dennis, Jacob Hill, Dontrel Simms, Matthew Steiger, and Isaiah Thomas

The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services is scheduled for a site-based assessment as part of its voluntary participation in a program to maintain law enforcement accreditation. This assessment will take place from March...