Malik Abdul-Sajjad
Malik Abdul-Sajjad, 63, converted to Islam and sought what court records describe as a meaningful spiritual path, and he worked as a houseman at the prison. He had served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. He was executed by lethal injection at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford, Florida, on November 20, 2025, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. In a last-minute motion, his lawyers argued that his lupus had been undertreated in prison and that the method could cause a torturous death; the Florida Supreme Court found the motion untimely, and the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay hours before the execution. Officials said the execution proceeded without incident.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state (neglect alleged). The Florida Department of Corrections says the lethal injection proceeded without incident, while his lawyers argued the method could cause a torturous death and that his lupus had been undertreated in prison.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); a reporter who witnessed the execution; Vocal.media roundup of 2025 U.S. executions (reporters).
Custody: Serving a sentence.