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Corrections Officers Benevolent Association

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
Rev. Al Sharpton.

Little Consensus on the Future of Rikers Island at Sharpton Town Hall

Al Sharpton, COBA president Norman Seabrook, and Bronx D.A. Darcel Clark host town hall on future of Riker's Island jail
By Felipe De La Hoz
The entrance to Rikers Island. (Emily Assiran/New York Observer)

Rikers Island Will Have More Officers Than Inmates Under Proposed Budget

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
A woman holds up a banner calling for Rikers Island to be shut down.

Rikers Island Leader Under Fire From Both Sides at Board of Correction Meeting

By Jillian Jorgensen
Officer at a graduation ceremony for the New York City Department of Correction. (Emily Assiran/New York Observer)

Correction Union Seeks to Block New Use of Force Policy

By Jillian Jorgensen
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announcing plans to join a lawsuit against the city late last year. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen/New York Observer)

City and Bharara Reach Settlement in Federal Lawsuit Over Rikers Island

By Jillian Jorgensen
Correction Officers Benevolent Association President Norman Seabrook. (Screengrab: NY1)

Correction Officers Union Head Says Rikers Reforms Merit a Pay Hike

By Jillian Jorgensen
Corrections Commissioner Joseph Ponte, with Mayor Bill de Blasio in March. (Photo: Ed Reed/Office of the Mayor)

At Department of Correction Graduation, Leaders Defend an Agency Under Fire

By Jillian Jorgensen

‘I See John Liu Now’: Norman Seabrook Charts His Own Course

By Ross Barkan
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