Submitted by Amy Isaac, grateful member of the Seneca Recovery Community My first experience with a 12-step program was when I was in a treatment center up north. I can honestly say that the first few days were all kind of a blur because I was going through some withdrawals and dealing with my feelings […]
Submitted by Peter Wilson, Seneca Strong Coordinator/Supervisor Pretrial Release is a program designed to alleviate jail overcrowding and provide a savings to our county taxpayers for unnecessary incarceration. It costs approximately $125/day to house an inmate in the Cattaraugus County Jail. Under the umbrella of Pretrial Release, there are three options available to the Courts […]
The Seneca Nation has experienced an alarming number of opioid-related deaths. In the past three years there have been 17 recorded deaths for the city of Salamanca, the Cattaraugus Territory, and the Allegany Territory; 14 of those 17 deaths (82.4 %) were Native American individuals. The Seneca Nation’s Cattaraugus Territory experienced an increased number of […]