Casuarina Prison
| Location | Casuarina, Western Australia, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Perth |
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| 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. 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.
In 2013 the prison was the setting for the film Son of a Gun.
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