Victoria Simon
Victoria Simon, 42, died on October 2, 2022, while held at the Harris County Jail in Texas. Police said she was found unresponsive on a Sunday morning and was pronounced dead in the jail's clinic. The Texas Rangers opened an investigation, and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences performed an autopsy. According to the autopsy report, she died from the combined toxic effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. Her family's lawsuit, filed by Benjamin Crump, alleges that jail staff were deliberately indifferent and that this led to her death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy report attributes her death to combined fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine toxicity, while her family's lawsuit argues jail staff showed deliberate indifference that led to her death.
Reported by: autopsy report; Her family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Family of Victoria Simon sued over her death at the Harris County Jail, alleging deliberate indifference by jail staff, and the reporting gives no settlement or award amount.
News reports (5)
- 2 people die at Harris County Jail, marking highest number of deaths in the past decade
- Harris County Jail detention officer beats man and puts him in coma, family alleges
- Custodial death report 22-1344-CJ
- ‘We want answers’: More federal lawsuits filed over allegations of abuse and neglect within the Harris County Jail
- Harris County Jail Faces Lawsuits