'Still sitting in prison' Casey shares thoughts on PA teacher still in Russia

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAJ) — The Biden administration announced Thursday the release of United States prisoners, however, Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel, was not one of them.

Americans Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Paul Whelan, a former Marine, Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist and U.S. citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza, a journalist, were released as part of one of the largest prisoner exchanges since the Cold War. The Americans were being held in Russia, where Fogel remains. The 24-person prisoner swap included the United States, Russia, Germany and three other Western countries.

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) was very vocal about the fact that Fogel is among many prisoners who aren't returning home.

“This prisoner swap is good news for Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and their families, but Marc Fogel is still sitting in a Russian prison," Casey said. "Marc Fogel is a teacher from Pitt...