Mrs Claira Range received her the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters and a Global Life Time Achievement on August 31, 2024 in New York for services in the fields of youth, community development and government.
She was recognised for over forty five (45) years of service to the Cayman Islands, during which has distinguished herself as a person of calibre and impeccable integrity.
Within the Prison Department her name is synonymous with integrity and patriotism. Mrs Range, the only female to aspire to the hierarchical echelon as a Deputy Director, made her strides to that post through hard work, dedication and resilience. Her maturity, high sense of responsibility and resourcefulness earned her the respect, which her male counterparts presently and in the past have not yet achieved. Her position until today is still historical in the Cayman Islands.
Her wit, sense of humour, and superb humanitarian skills always reflected the highest vintage.
Many have found invaluable and impeccable assets in this unique and outstanding woman. For this is what she is in every way. Mrs Range has impacted the lives of many.
Mrs Range is a pioneer and first Director of Youth Justice at the Eagle House Young Offenders Institution, where she has continuously worked in close partnership with the Cayman Islands community and others in the Criminal Justice System to achieve common objectives.
As the first Director of Female Rehabilitation, she pioneered the opening and development of Fairbanks Female Prison. Through her insight and quest for rehabilitation of female offenders she has been involved in promoting and developing a promising network of prison and community provision for women has been developed through the Probation and the voluntary sector working closely together. These projects provide effective rehabilitation in Fairbanks Female Prison and the community by tackling a range of problems, including drug and alcohol dependency. This is combined with education and interventions aimed at helping women offenders come to terms with issues such as physical and sexual abuse. Although these programs and network of provision have been designed in order to divert women from crime and custody the learning has also been applied to male offenders, particularly in a coordinated approach to those with more complex issues underlying their offending.
She is considered as a mother to both adult inmates, juvenile & young offenders and staff alike. She unremittingly offers guidance, support, affection and her personal resources to assist anyone in need.
I believe Mrs. Range has distinguished herself as a hard working role model who has had a positive effect upon the lives of many men and women. The personal sacrifices she makes to the development of people through financial and other means in her community has not gone unnoticed. Mrs Range has received many awards, honours and recognition for her work, including receiving the British Empire Medal in recognition of meritorious civil service by His Majesty King Charles.
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