Whistleblowing To Keep Your Job

A lesson in game theory for state government workers in a time of uncertainty.

“Gangs pretty much run the prisons,” a Georgia prison guard said on the phone. “They want something done, they're gonna get it done. Especially with the lack of staffing, there's not much you can do to stop it. You can attempt to prevent it, but you put yourself on the burner per se when you try to intervene with that kind of stuff.”

State Rep. Josh McLa…