Casuarina Prison

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Casuarina Prison
Casuarina Prison
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Location Casuarina, Western Australia, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Perth
Coordinates 32°14′23″S115°52′41″E / 32.23972°S 115.87806°E / -32.23972; 115.87806
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum to maximum (Male)
Capacity1200
OpenedJune 1991;34 years ago (1991-06)
Managed by Department of Justice, Western Australia

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. [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]

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The prison has been subject of multiple legal actions due to alleged "inhumane conditions". [2] In 2022, seventeen teenagers were relocated to the maximum security prison prompting a class action. [3] The Department of Justice has defended its actions, [4] while victim advocates have raised concerns around the law firm representing the youth. [5] The Australian Human Rights Commission has raised concerns about the issue of teenagers being held at the prison, [6] prompting calls for further action. [7]

Scenes from the 2013 film Son of a Gun were filmed inside the prison. [8]

Notable prisoners

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Geographic films Casuarina Prison". NewsComAu. News Limited. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "'Cruel and inhumane': Prisoners locked up in special unit of WA jail say it amounts to illegal confinement". ABC News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Seventeen Banksia Hill juvenile inmates moved to Casuarina Prison". ABC News. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Ramsey, Michael (6 October 2022). "WA youth prison could face more lockdowns despite class action plans". WAtoday. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Open letter re Banksia Hill teenagers". Levitt Robinson Classless Actions. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Government action needed to protect children in detention". humanrights.gov.au. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Disadvantaged Youth". Levitt Robinson Classless Actions. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Quinn, Karl (16 October 2014). "Brenton Thwaites behind bars in Son of a Gun, Julius Avery's breakout". The Sydney Morning Herald .
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Accused child killer to undergo more psych testing". ABC News. Australia. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Coroner told Birnie depressed in days before suicide". ABC News. Australia. 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  12. ↑ "Delay in officially informing Bropho's family of his death". ABC News. Australia. 25 October 2011.
  13. ↑ "Cleo Smith found: Accused kidnapper Terence Kelly arrives at Casuarina Prison". perthnow.com.au. Perth. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  14. ↑ Court, Coroner's. "Inquest into the Death of Cleveland Keith DODD". www.coronerscourt.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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