Olivia Hannah
Olivia Hannah, 23, was a loving daughter who cooked holiday meals with her family and was engaged to her longtime girlfriend, her mother Melinda Pitts said. Hannah died in April 2021 at the East Point city jail, where she was held. The family's lawsuit says she swallowed drugs and was not promptly checked or given Narcan, and that wellness checks were falsified; her mother said jailers did not call EMS. The City of East Point paid $2.1 million to settle the lawsuit, and the mayor and police chief said policies and jail equipment have since changed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). Her family's attorneys say she swallowed fentanyl while in withdrawal and was not promptly checked or given Narcan, and that jailers did not search her thoroughly or call EMS; her mother says wellness checks were falsified; the City of East Point settled the lawsuit for $2.1 million and says policies and equipment have since changed.
Reported by: Spears & Filipovits (family attorneys) via lawsuit and press release (family or their lawyers); Olivia Hannah's mother (family or their lawyers); East Point city officials (mayor and police chief) (the agency that held her).
Lawsuit: Her family sued the City of East Point and settled for $2.1 million, announced by their attorneys in October 2024.