Gov. Henry McMaster has tapped Jake Gadsden Jr. to lead the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services.
Gadsden, a North Charleston native, currently serves as deputy director for programs, reentry and rehabilitative services for the S.C. Department of Corrections (SCDC). According to the SCDC website, he joined the agency in 2019 as a warden after almost 30 years of corrections’ experience in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
A resident of Chapin, Gadsden holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina and completed a management training program at the Harvard University School of Government…