By giving them a voice, they felt good about themselves. They transcended their own tragedy. They felt they are part of the solution than part of the problem. All the ladies I photographed were united by misfortune of circumstances and non-violent crimes. I refused to see them as inmates and I only saw them as human beings.
Yousef Khanfar, about a project involving several women currently incarcerated in Oklahoma prisons (Source: http://bit.ly/19f1Hi8)