Casuarina Prison

Casuarina Prison

Location	Casuarina, Western Australia, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Perth
Coordinates	32°14′23″S 115°52′41″E / 32.23972°S 115.87806°ECoordinates: 32°14′23″S 115°52′41″E / 32.23972°S 115.87806°E
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. It was opened in 1991 to replace Fremantle Prison, which was 130 years old.^[1] The prison was the scene of a riot on Christmas Day 1998.^[1] 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.^[1]

In 2013 the prison was the setting for the film Son of a Gun.

Notable prisoners

• Jack Roche^[2]
• Dante Arthurs^[3]
• David Birnie (1951–2005)^[4]
• Robert Bropho (1930–2011)^[5]

References

1. "National Geographic films Casuarina Prison". NewsComAu. News Limited. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
2. Hayward, Andrea (17 May 2007). "Freed Roche: 'I'll stay clean'". The Sunday Times. Western Australia. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
3. "Accused child killer to undergo more psych testing". ABC News. Australia. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
4. "Coroner told Birnie depressed in days before suicide". ABC News. Australia. 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
5. "Delay in officially informing Bropho's family of his death". ABC News. Australia. 25 October 2011.

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)