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 agents Related Articles Prisons routinely ignore guidelines on dying inmates end-of-life choices Inmate from Alameda County under assessment in killing of state prison cellmate Constituents calls for replacing Santa Rita Jail medical 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 revealed he died from the toxic effects of methadone amitriptyline and gabapentin the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office declared in a news release Monday Methadone is used to treat opioid use disorder amitriptyline to treat reactions of depression and gabapentin to treat various conditions including epilepsy nerve pain and restless leg syndrome Harrison was detected unresponsive in a jail housing unit on March Deputies and biological 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 reported it is awaiting the results of the district attorney s office assessment and will provide an update when it is completed Check back for updates