The Gulag-Free Archipelago

Upon being presented with the map above, the first question that pops to most minds is, "Why is the incarceration rate in the United States so absurdly high?" But given our proclivity for the esoteric, we now find ourselves wondering, "Why is the incarceration rate in Indonesia so darn low?"

There is certainly no single, all-encompassing answer to that head-scratcher. There's probably something to be said for the law-abiding nature of most Indonesians, perhaps buttressed by the importance of ...