San Mateo County coroner identifies inmate’s cause of death
REDWOOD CITY The toxic effects of three medications caused the death of an inmate earlier this year at the Maple Street Correctional Center according to personnel Related Articles Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates end-of-life choices Inmate from Alameda County under analysis in killing of state prison cellmate Population calls for replacing Santa Rita Jail physical condition care provider as contract nears end California Sheriff s Department errors led to slaying of inmate grand jury says Oakland man who killed jail cellmate is not guilty by reason of insanity The San Mateo County Coroner s Office ruled -year-old Kyle Harrison s death an accident and exposed he died from the toxic effects of methadone amitriptyline and gabapentin the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office disclosed in a news release Monday Methadone is used to treat opioid use disorder amitriptyline to treat indicators of depression and gabapentin to treat various conditions including epilepsy nerve pain and restless leg syndrome Harrison was revealed unresponsive in a jail housing unit on March Deputies and healthcare personnel provided life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the correctional facility In-custody deaths are investigated by the sheriff s office the coroner s office and the district attorney s office The sheriff s office revealed it is awaiting the results of the district attorney s office review and will provide an update when it is completed Check back for updates
