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After being arrested on federal corruption charges, Norman Seabrook, president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, exits United States District Court for the Southern District on June 8.

The Power and Politics of Norman Seabrook’s COBA

In Decades Leading COBA, Norman Seabrook Cultivated Ties With Elected Officials
By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen
Bill de Blasio today

De Blasio Calls Allegations Against Correction Union Head ‘Disgusting’

Mayor Bill de Blasio distanced himself from Correction Officers Benevolent Association head Norman Seabrook today, after his arrest.
By Jillian Jorgensen
The entrance to Rikers Island. (Emily Assiran/New York Observer)

Rikers Island Will Have More Officers Than Inmates Under Proposed Budget

Mayor Bill de Blasio will spend more $100 million and staff the Department of Correction with more uniformed officers than it has inmates.
By Jillian Jorgensen
A view of the entrance to the Rikers Island prison complex (

De Blasio Cuts Contract Deal With Corrections Officers Union

By Will Bredderman
Rikers Island. (Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Council Passes Bill Requiring Stats About Rikers Solitary Confinement

By Ross Barkan
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