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Karnet Prison Farm is a minimum-security Western Australian prison located in Keysbrook State Forest, 78 kilometres (48 mi) south of Perth, in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The prison farm is located on a 375-hectare (927-acre) property and produces most of the vegetables, meat, milk, and eggs for Western Australia's prisons. It has an abattoir, a dairy, a poultry farm, and an orchard and hydroponic gardens. The location was made a prison in 1963, and was formerly a facility for the treatment of alcoholics. It houses male prisoners, and has an inmate population of 360 as of 2019.
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Capacity
328
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1963
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
male
Opened
1963
Region
WA
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Karnet Prison Farm. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/karnet-prison-farm
"Karnet Prison Farm." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/karnet-prison-farm.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Karnet Prison Farm},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/karnet-prison-farm},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
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