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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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Capacity
1,032
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1991
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
1991
Region
WA
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Port Augusta PrisonStirling NorthMaximumMinimum to maximum security
- Yatala Labour PrisonNorthfieldMaximumMinimum to maximum security
Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q5050934)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Casuarina Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/casuarina-prison
"Casuarina Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/casuarina-prison.
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