John Forte - Life Has Just Begun

After serving 7 years and 4 months of a 14 year sentence in Federal prison, John Forte, the former Fugee and Grammy-nominated singer, was granted a commutation by President George W. Bush. He was finally freed from Fort Dix on December 22 of 2008. Here Forte blogs about the first few hours of his new-found freedom, his first day out. Read the emotional account of a man returning to the real world from his jail cell, and then watch his video, below, for "Life Has Just Begun," a brand new song for a brand new start.