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.
Adjudication is the legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation, including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved.