Officials say foul play is not suspected. Alexander's death was the fifth inmate death since the beginning of 2014. Click here to read a statement released Wednesday by Sheriff Ian Parkinson about the deaths and their resulting investigations.
Adjudication â The process for determining if allegations brought forth in the juvenile court petition are true. An adjudicatory hearing is held to determine the facts of the case and an appropriate course of action.
Refers to the decison-making or quasi-judicial functions of an administrative agency, as opposed to judicial functions of a court. Thus for example, an adjudical hearing is a hearing before an administrative agency is opposed to a hearing or trial before a court. A board, commision, bureau, office, or department of the executive branch of the government that implements the law, which originates with the legislative branch.