TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help the Department of Corrections amid a criminal investigation into what the attorney general said was a "brutal attack" on inmates at the state's only women's prison, according to public documents.The department announced in February that it had hired the Moss Group as a consultant to provide technical support, policy development and other advice at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
The cost of the agreement wasn't announced at that time, but legislative budget documents show the cost of the two-year deal will tally about $1.3 million.The agreement specifies that the group will provide quarterly.