Former death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has been taken out of solitary confinement and moved to the general population of a prison in Pennsylvania. The move comes seven weeks after prosecutor Seth Williams announced he would not pursue the death penalty against the imprisoned journalist. Abu-Jamal is now being held at the medium security facility SCI Mahanoy in Frackville, Pennsylvania. His wife is scheduled to visit him today. They are expected to be allowed to hug for the first time in three decades. On Sunday, Abu-Jamal spoke to Noelle Hanrahan of PrisonRadio.org and talked about what comes next in his case.

Mumia Abu-Jamal: “You know, back to the drawing board, as the old saying goes. We have to work and take the next step, which is, of course, not this. So, that’s the job that has to be done. I trust we will do it.”

Operator: “You have 60 seconds remaining.”

Mumia Abu-Jamal: “I believe we will do it. Give my love to everybody and tell them I’m thankful for all of our people. They’ve made one step. We have one more to go. On a move.”