Australia · Western Australia · Casuarina, Perth
Casuarina Prison
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Background
Casuarina Prison is the main maximum-security prison for Western Australia, located in the Perth, Western Australia suburb of Casuarina. The prison accommodates minimum, medium and maximum-security prisoners. It was opened in 1991 to replace Fremantle Prison, which was 130 years old. The prison was the scene of a riot on Christmas Day 1998. 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.
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Year opened
1991
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Department of Justice (Corrective Services WA)
Population held
male
Opened
1991
Region
Western Australia
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Data completeness
54%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Corrective Services WA — Casuarina
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies — Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.