Left: Kassoum Songne, 30, was charged with possessing a stolen motorbike and sentenced to 48 months in prison. Only his mother knows that he is incarcerated and he has asked her not to tell the rest of his family, including his 14-year-old child. When he is released, he says he would like to become an artist. Right: Zinaba Mady used to work on gold panning sites. One day, he carried out an attempted burglary with a friend. His friend escaped but Zinaba was arrested at the scene and sentenced to six years in prison. He has two years left to serve. "Often, I get angry, not wanting to talk to anyone," he says. "But since I've been dancing, I do not live in that kind of feeling any more." JACOB BONKIAN LONDRY/AL JAZEERA