Jihad Abdul Ali
Jihad Abdul Ali, 62, was a licensed social worker and psychotherapist who practiced in Baltimore for 14 years and earned a master's in social work at Howard University. His niece, Nicole Bryant, said he had diabetes that required daily insulin. He died on Friday, September 11, 2026, while held at the Norfolk City Jail in Virginia. According to the Norfolk Sheriff's Office, a deputy found him semi-conscious in his cell during a breakfast delivery early that morning, and he was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead. The sheriff's office says the cause is still under investigation and that no foul play is suspected, while his family says they were told he had been in a fight with another person held there the day before and does not know whether he was injured.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Norfolk Sheriff's Office says the cause is still under investigation and no foul play is suspected, while his family says they were told he had been in a fight with another inmate the day before and does not know whether he was injured.
Reported by: Norfolk Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.