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Terry Ex Rel. Terry v. Hill.


U.S. District Court

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Terry Ex Rel ex rel. conj. abbreviation for Latin ex relatione, meaning "upon being related" or "upon information," used in the title of a legal proceeding filed by a state attorney general (or the federal Department of Justice) on behalf of the government, on the instigation of . Terry v. Hill, 232 F.Supp.2d 934 (E.D.Ark. 2002). Pretrial pre·tri·al  
n.
A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts.

adj.
1. Of or relating to a pretrial.

2.
 detainees brought a class action against the Arkansas Department of Human Services, claiming that inordinate delays in providing evaluation and treatment of detainees who were referred by the court to determine their fitness to stand trial, violated vi·o·late  
tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates
1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example).

2. To assault (a person) sexually.

3.
 their Constitutional rights. The district court entered judgment for the detainees. The court held that the inordinate delays amounted to prohibited punishment that violated the detainee's due process rights. The court also found that the officials displayed deliberate indifference to the detainees' circumstances, violating their Eighth Amendment rights. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the court, the Arkansas Constitution The Arkansas Constitution is the governing document of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It was first adopted in 1874, shortly after the Brooks-Baxter War; these two events together marked the end of Reconstruction in Arkansas, two years before the disputed 1876 presidential election  speaks of the State's duty toward the mentally ill, and the Arkansas State Hospital, a division of the Department of Human Services, has responsibility for treating citizens committed by civil courts or by criminal courts for evaluation. (Arkansas State Hospital, Arkansas Department of Human Services)
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Title Annotation:MENTAL PROBLEMS (PRISONER)
Publication:Corrections Caselaw Quarterly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U7AR
Date:May 1, 2003
Words:158
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