The Moss Group

What The Moss Group does

The Moss Group (TMG), founded in 2002 by Anadora "Andie" Moss, is a Washington, DC-based criminal justice and public safety consulting firm serving federal, state, local, and private correctional agencies across the United States and internationally. The firm operates a portfolio of professional service lines organized around institutional culture and operational reform: Safety, Security & Operational Practice; Sexual Safety & PREA; Working with Justice-Involved Women and Girls; Leadership, Culture & Change Implementation; Organizational Development & Workforce Preparedness; Policy, Compliance & Implementation Support; and Program Delivery. Engagements are delivered by a network of 75+ credentialed practitioners, several of whom are former secretaries of state departments of corrections, former Federal Bureau of Prisons senior officials, wardens, and a DOJ-certified PREA auditor.

TMG's underlying technology layer combines a corrections-ready learning management system, corrections-grade tablets, and 450+ hours of proprietary instructional content deployed alongside consulting. The firm has recently published the S.A.F.E.R. (State, Access, Filter, Endorse, Review) framework, a methodology for evaluating AI tools in correctional environments, and operates the BJA-funded 'Improving Institutional Corrections Academy Training' initiative (Grant No. 2019-RY-BX-K002). TMG has also managed the NIC cooperative agreement supporting the national PREA initiative since 2003 and maintains an ongoing relationship with the PREA Resource Center.

TMG's business model is predominantly B2G professional services, billed via cooperative agreements and contracts with agencies such as the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Corrections, and individual state departments of corrections (e.g., Illinois DOC, DC DOC, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation). The firm supplements project-based consulting with open-enrollment training programs — notably the PREA Specialized Investigations Training at $375 per virtual participant and $550 per in-person registrant — and content licensing through downloadable BJA Training Academy resources. Customer acquisition is direct, driven by conference participation, association leadership (ACA, AWEC, APPA, ICPA), a monthly newsletter (TMG Connects), and the firm's standing reputation in the corrections field.

Name

The Moss Group

Legal name

The Moss Group, LLC

Website

https://mossgroup.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Moss Group is a Washington, DC-based criminal justice consulting firm founded in 2002 that delivers culture change, PREA implementation, leadership development, and program delivery services to federal, state, local, and private correctional agencies across the United States and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Criminal Justice and Public Safety Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Security Risk Assessment, Auditing & Security Consulting Training (BPAKAOAH)

Keywords

• Criminal justice consulting
• Corrections consulting
• PREA implementation services
• Public safety consulting
• Correctional training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Consulting Contracts: TMG generates revenue through consulting contracts with federal agencies (e.g., Bureau of Justice Assistance, National Institute of Corrections), state departments of corrections, and local government agencies. Engagements include assessments, training, technical assistance, and implementation support billed on a project or contract basis.
2. Public Training Programs: TMG offers fee-based training programs open to participants from multiple jurisdictions, such as virtual and in-person PREA Specialized Investigations Trainings priced at $375 per participant (virtual) and $550 per registrant (in-person). Revenue is generated per participant registration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Moss Group is a criminal justice consulting firm that provides assessments, specialized training, technical assistance, and implementation support to federal, state, and local correctional and public safety agencies. The firm's service portfolio spans sexual safety and PREA implementation, women's and girls' services, leadership and culture transformation, organizational development and workforce preparedness, policy and compliance support, and program delivery supported by a corrections-ready LMS, tablets, and 450+ hours of instructional content. TMG also operates paid open-enrollment training programs on PREA specialized investigations for personnel from multiple jurisdictions.

Product overview

The Moss Group (TMG) is a justice consulting firm that provides a portfolio of professional consulting services organized around creating cultures of safety across criminal justice organizations. The core service offerings include Safety, Security & Operational Practice; Sexual Safety & PREA; Working with Justice-involved Women and Girls; Leadership, Culture & Change Implementation; Organizational Development & Workforce Preparedness; Policy, Compliance & Implementation Support; and Program Delivery. Additionally, TMG delivers structured training programs including PREA Specialized Investigations Training (both virtual at $375 and in-person at $550), conference presentations on topics like dementia care, peer-led education, and change management, and operates the BJA Correctional Training Academy Project which provides downloadable resources including Guiding Principles, First Line Supervisor Training, E-courses, and Training Matrix Development tools. TMG's Program Delivery service incorporates technology solutions including a corrections-ready learning management system, corrections-ready tablets for rehabilitation, and 450+ hours of instructional content across multiple subject domains. The company does not offer a standalone software product but rather delivers consulting engagements, training events, and educational resources to federal, state, local, and private criminal justice agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Safety, Security, & Operational Practice Comprehensive operational practice reviews, facility safety assessments, investigative training, SOP development, staffing analysis, and litigation support for correctional systems to strengthen operational excellence and sustain positive change.
• Sexual Safety & PREA PREA readiness, implementation and sustainability planning; facility and system-wide sexual safety assessments; professional boundaries training; trauma-informed investigative training; policy review and development; and PREA Employee and Specialized Training for correctional agencies.
• Working with Justice-involved Women and Girls Gender-responsive and trauma-informed planning, stakeholder engagement, program and classification system reviews, gender-responsive facility assessments, and specialized training for staff working with female populations in correctional settings.
• Leadership, Culture & Change Implementation Leadership and supervisory development programs, executive coaching, culture change initiatives, change management support, facilitation of operational planning, advisory support for corrective action, and succession planning for justice agencies.
• Organizational Development & Workforce Preparedness Organizational and workforce assessments, training needs assessments, curriculum and instructional design, training modernization, train-the-trainer models, evaluation of training effectiveness, correctional academy assessments, and supervisory development for criminal justice agencies.
• Policy, Compliance & Implementation Support Policy analysis, modernization and implementation, compliance monitoring and audit readiness, alignment of policy with regulatory requirements, support for oversight bodies and monitors, and on-site coaching and action planning for correctional agencies.
• Program Delivery Evidence-based program delivery solution for corrections incorporating technology, peer support, and program staff; includes creation and deployment of 450+ hours of instructional content, a corrections-ready learning management system, corrections-ready tablets for rehabilitation, and efficacy research across institutional and community corrections settings.
• BJA Correctional Training Academy Project

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of on-site technical assistance events across correctional settings through NIC and BJA cooperative agreements.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMG holds a cooperative agreement with BJA under the initiative 'Improving Institutional Corrections Academy Training.' Through this partnership, TMG conducted a national scan of correctional training academies, examining training focus, content, and quality, and developed guidance for building and supporting the correctional workforce. This project (Grant No. 2019-RY-BX-K002) has produced resources including guiding principles, a national scan, training evaluation frameworks, first-line supervisor training, adult learning modules, e-courses, and survey tools accessible to the field.
• National Institute of Corrections (NIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMG has an extensive partnership history with NIC dating back to the firm's founding. In 2003, TMG was awarded a multi-year cooperative agreement with NIC to manage its PREA initiative, providing training and technical assistance to the field and presenting at professional conferences. TMG developed video toolkits for adult and juvenile corrections, an online e-learning training program, and numerous publications. Founder Andie Moss previously served as a Program Manager at NIC where she developed national initiatives and chaired the Initiative on Justice-Involved Women and the Institutional Culture Initiative.
• PREA Resource Center (PRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMG maintains an ongoing partnership with the PREA Resource Center as a partner supporting PREA implementation in the field. The firm has played a significant role in national PREA implementation and related field-building efforts.
• American Correctional Association (ACA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMG team members are active members and presenters at ACA conferences. The firm contributes to ACA committees including the Women Working in Corrections Committee and has been recognized with ACA awards.
• Association of Women Executives in Corrections (AWEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMG founder Anadora 'Andie' Moss is a founding member and past president of AWEC. Multiple TMG team members maintain active membership and leadership roles in the organization. The firm is recognized with AWEC's top awards.
• American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMG team members including Hope Cooper are active members of APPA. TMG staff present at APPA's Annual Training Institute and contribute to the field of community supervision and probation services.
• International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMG team members including Mara Dodson and Tina Waldron maintain active membership in ICPA, supporting international knowledge exchange in corrections.
• Council on Criminal Justice — Women's Justice CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Andie Moss serves as an expert advisor for the Council on Criminal Justice's Women's Justice Commission, contributing to national policy conversations on justice-involved women.
• Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators (CJJA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerri Williams, TMG's Proposal and Communications Manager, is an associate member of CJJA and has served on the CJJA executive board.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Creative Corrections, LLC: A privately held criminal justice consulting firm providing PREA-related audits, training, and operational assessments to correctional agencies — closely matching TMG's core service portfolio and B2G go-to-market.
• CGL Companies (Correctional Consultants & Management): A specialized corrections management and consulting firm offering facility operational assessments, staffing analyses, and training to federal, state, and local correctional clients — directly comparable to TMG's Operational Practice and Workforce Preparedness offerings.
• Kerle Consulting Associates: A niche criminal justice consulting practice focused on correctional policy, PREA, and adult/juvenile system reform — a similarly sized, founder-led firm with overlapping service lines and customer base.

Emerging players

• National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD): A nonprofit research and consulting organization working on juvenile and adult justice reform, including PREA and racial justice — comparable because it competes for reform-oriented state and federal consulting engagements alongside TMG.
• Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center: A national nonprofit policy and consulting center serving state and local justice agencies on behavioral health, corrections, and reentry — a peer in the same B2G reform-consulting market, especially around workforce and community corrections.

Broad incumbents

• Guidehouse (formerly Navigant/PwC Public Sector): A large public-sector consulting firm with a justice and homeland security practice serving federal and state agencies — a broad incumbent that overlaps TMG's B2G delivery and recruits the same kind of practitioners (Grace Yunis moved from Guidehouse to TMG).
• Booz Allen Hamilton: A major federal consulting prime contractor with significant corrections, law enforcement, and justice technology practices; competes for the same BJA/NIJ and state-level consulting vehicles as TMG.

Others

• Moss Justice Partners: The founder-led nonprofit sister organization to TMG focused on justice-impacted communities; adjacent rather than competitive, but shares leadership and indirectly influences TMG's pipeline and positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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