This bug almost looks like a feature to me. The actual bug is the criminal justice politics that has resulted in an incarceration rate of 256 in such a wealthy and homogeneous society as Washington state.<p>The incarceration rate in Washington state, while actually being the tenth lowest in the US, is 2-4 times higher than that of European states of comparable size, wealth and diversity, such as Sweden, Belgium or Austria.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nicic.gov&#x2F;statestats&#x2F;?st=wa" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nicic.gov&#x2F;statestats&#x2F;?st=wa</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_countries_by_incarcera...</a>