Casuarina Prison
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| Location | Casuarina, Western Australia, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Perth |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum to maximum (Male) |
| Capacity | 680 |
| Opened | June 1991 |
| Managed by | Department of Corrective Services |
Casuarina Prison is the main maximum-security prison for Western Australia, located near Perth. The prison accommodates minimum-, medium- and maximum-security prisoners and was opened in 1991 to replace Fremantle Prison. The prison featured in the documentary Australia's Hardest Prison: Lockdown Oz on the National Geographic channel in 2008, following the lives of prisoners and officers. In 2013 the prison was the setting for the film Son of a Gun.
Notable prisoners
- Jack Roche[1]
- Dante Arthurs[2]
- David Birnie (1951–2005)[3]
- Robert Bropho (1930–2011)[4]
References
External links
- Report of an Unannounced Inspection of the IOU and the SHU at Casuarina Prison (2000) (pdf)
- Report of a Follow-up Inspection of the Special Management Units at Casuarina Prison (2001) (pdf)
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