Freed American describes life inside Russia's notorious prison system - CNN Erin Burnett Outfront

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American teacher Marc Fogel tells CNN about the three and a half years he spent in the Russian prison system. In June 2022, he was found guilty in a court just outside Moscow of “large-scale drug smuggling” and sentenced to 14 years in a Russian hard labor camp.

In his first national interview since his 2025 release, Fogel describes what he saw and what it was like returning to the US. - Aired on 07/14/2026.


0:00 What it was like for Marc to return to the US
3:20 Marc describes the dozens of times he was moved
4:12 The strange reminder Russians forced on Marc
5:44 How Marc was treated differently as an American
6:34 The wealthy people Marc met in prison
7:04 Why Marc now thinks of his "little sister" as a big sister