Child murderer Susan Smith was interviewed by the filmmaker

Smith, 53, is eligible for parole on November 4, but the date has not yet been set. About 6% of parole applications are approved.

Smith, who was incarcerated at Leath Correctional Facility for most of those 30 years, was charged with communicating with a victim and/or witness on August 26 and sentenced at an internal hearing on October 3.

She lost her phone, tablet and cafeteria privileges for 90 days starting Oct. 4.

According to records obtained by the state under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, Smith frequently uses the tablet to make phone calls.

In the calls received, at least three men talked about such mundane topics as fixing cars and movies they liked and raved about what a great person she was.

“You’re such a good-looking woman, it’s pretty obvious, but you’re a character you care about,” one man said.

In a call in 2023, Smith said she hoped her prison term would end soon. Her ex-husband David Smith, father of the sons Smith killed, has vowed to fight her release.

In a recent interview with Court TV, Smith said it was “absurd” to think he would support her release, and he intends to remind the parole board who the victims are: his sons Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months ).

In September 1994, Susan Smith reported that a black man had attacked her and driven away with her sons. Nine days later, she admitted to rolling her car into John D. Long Lake. The most recent prison disciplinary hearing revealed that Smith agreed to give the filmmaker contact information for friends, family and victims, including David Smith.

The filmmaker deposited money into Smith’s account, SCDC said.

SCDC spokesperson Chrysti Shain said in an email, “Inmates in the custody of the SC Department of Corrections are not permitted to conduct telephone or in-person interviews. You can write letters.”

For about five years, tablets have been provided to inmates and used for calls and messages, all monitored by SCDC.

“The department will determine when and if inmate Smith will be given another opportunity to receive a tablet,” Shain said.

In the calls obtained by The State, Smith sounds almost like a schoolgirl, laughing and giggling with the men, calling them “babe” and telling them she loves them.

In one, a man said: “I’ve never had phone sex until you roped me in” and called it “extremely fascinating.”

In another, Smith thanks a man for sending her money to her prison account.

Parts of the recordings are blacked out. Shain said that in most cases, redactions contain information about health problems of an inmate or others.

In one recording, a man tells Susan that their conversations have been released to the media, and Susan appears surprised, even though each call begins with a warning that the calls are being monitored.

“We just have to be careful,” the man said.

In another call, Smith said, “I’m so sad the Redskins had to change their name.”

This month’s violation was Smith’s first in 10 years. According to SCDC online records, she was charged twice with drug use and once with mutilation.

Two correctional officers have been charged with having sex with Smith and one, Alfred Rowe, recently told News Nation that she doesn’t deserve to be paroled. He was sentenced to probation.

The other, Houston Cagle, pleaded guilty to those charges and spent three months in prison.

She worked in various prison jobs, including as a guard, groundskeeper and teacher’s assistant.