Casuarina Prison

Casuarina Prison

Infobox_Prisons
prison_name=Casuarina Prison
location=Perth, Western Australia, 30km south of Perth
status=Operational
classification=Minimum/Medium/Maximum (Male)
capacity=493
opened=June 1991
closed=Currently Operational
managed_by= [http://www.correctiveservices.wa.gov.au/ Department of Corrective Services]

Casuarina Prison is the main maximum security prison for Western Australia, located near Perth. The prison accommodates both medium and minimum security prisoners and was opened in 1991 to replace Fremantle Prison. The prison featured in the documentary, Australia's Hardest Prison on the National Geographic channel in 2008, following the lives of prisoners and guards.

Industries at Casuarina Prison

Notable prisoners

*Jack Roche [http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21498,21746476-948,00.html?from=public_rss]
*Dante Arthurs [http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/bm/national/319874.html]
*David Birnie

External links

* [http://www.custodialinspector.wa.gov.au/pdfs/insp_reports/rp01-CasuarinaPrisSpecialUnit.pdf Report of an Unannounced Inspection of the IOU and the SHU at Casuarina Prison (2000)] (pdf)
* [http://www.custodialinspector.wa.gov.au/pdfs/insp_reports/rp08-CasuarinaPrisSpecialUnitFollowUp.pdf Report of a Follow-up Inspection of the Special Management Units at Casuarina Prison (2001)] (pdf)


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