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 means that a decision has been made. e.g. in the case of claims processing; basically a decision to pay or not pay has been made. Adjudicated means the case is done: it has been convicted either by the defendant pleading guilty or found guilty by the Judge/jury.