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Kyle Harrison

25 years old · died March 15, 2025 · Maple Street Correctional Center, San Mateo County, California

Kyle Harrison, 25, was held at the Maple Street Correctional Center in Redwood City, San Mateo County, when he died on March 15, 2025. Officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell on a Saturday afternoon, and a trainee deputy found him after another person held in the unit asked for help. The San Mateo County coroner ruled the death accidental, citing toxic effects of methadone, amitriptyline and gabapentin, while a District Attorney's Office report said he died from a combination of three prescribed medications. His parents filed a claim seeking at least $10 million, alleging that sheriff's office staff failed to provide proper medical care and gave him a medication not prescribed for his condition, and the district attorney's investigation found he had not been prescribed methadone.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The San Mateo County Coroner's Office ruled the death accidental from toxic effects of methadone, amitriptyline and gabapentin, while his parents' claim says sheriff's office staff failed to provide proper medical care and gave him a medication not prescribed for his condition.

Reported by: San Mateo County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); San Mateo County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators); his parents' lawsuit (family or their lawyers).

Lawsuit: His parents filed a claim seeking at least $10 million against San Mateo County, alleging that sheriff's office staff failed to provide proper medical care and gave him a medication not prescribed for his condition.

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