ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team via WLS logo

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CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago entrepreneur is helping people after prison life by offering ways to find new jobs and start new lives.

Aaron Smith started Escaping the Odds after serving time for drug dealing.

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Escaping the Odds is designed to help formerly incarcerated and disadvantaged people start new careers and reaching their full potential.

He helps people find new jobs through his own trucking company and is currently working with the Mississippi Center for Re-Entry, helping people in that state as well.

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