The 53-year-old South Carolina inmate is scheduled for a new hearing on 19 November 2026 after being denied release in November 2024.
Smith is serving life for drowning her sons, Michael, 3, and Alexander, 14 months, by letting her car roll into John D. Long Lake in Union in 1994.
Her 2024 denial cited the crime's seriousness and prison record; a 2025 disciplinary conviction for contact with a documentary filmmaker could weigh on this year's decision.
After 30 years, can a woman who drowned her sons prove she is no longer a danger?
What would freedom for one of America's most infamous mothers actually look like?