Hanna Robb
Hanna Robb, 23, died on March 30, 2016, while held at the Floyd County Jail in Floyd County, Indiana. Her father, Mark Robb, sued the sheriff's department and jail staff, saying they ignored obvious signs of opioid withdrawal, did not follow the jail's own protocols, and allowed her to die. Court documents show the jail's insurer agreed to settle the complaint for $150,000. A later news report said she was found unresponsive by a corrections officer during a routine cell check the following morning, and Sheriff Frank Loop said the cause of death was under investigation and awaited autopsy results.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's lawsuit says jail staff ignored obvious signs of opioid withdrawal and did not follow the jail's own protocols, and the sheriff's office has not publicly confirmed a cause while the investigation is pending.
Reported by: Floyd County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Mark Robb, her father and estate administrator, in a lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her father, Mark Robb, sued the Floyd County sheriff's department and jail staff over her death, alleging they ignored signs of opioid withdrawal, and the jail's insurer agreed to settle for $150,000.