Casuarina Prison
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Casuarina Prison is the main maximum security prison for Western Australia
, located near Perth
. The prison accommodates minimum, medium and maximum security prisoners and was opened in 1991 to replace Fremantle Prison
. 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 guards.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, located near Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. The prison accommodates minimum, medium and maximum security prisoners and was opened in 1991 to replace Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison is a former Australian prison located in The Terrace, Fremantle, in Western Australia. The site includes the prison, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, tunnels, and prisoner art...
. The prison featured in the documentary, Australia's Hardest Prison: Lockdown Oz
Australia's Hardest Prison: Lockdown Oz
Australia's hardest Prison: Lockdown Oz is a documentary that examines the Western Australian prison, Casuarina.This series depicts the tough conditions of the overcrowded maximum-security Casuarina prison via interviews with prison staff, conducted within the prison.-External links:* *...
on the National Geographic channel in 2008, following the lives of prisoners and guards.
Notable prisoners
- Jack RocheJack RocheJack Roche or 'Jihad Jack' as he has been labelled is an Australian convicted on a charge of conspiring to commit an offence provided for by the Crimes Act 1976, namely intent to endanger the lives of Israeli diplomats in Canberra, Australia.A Muslim convert, Roche was convicted of conspiring to...
- Dante ArthursDante ArthursDante Wyndham Arthurs from Perth, Western Australia, was 21 years old when he was charged on the 27th of June 2006, with the Wilful Murder, Sexual Penetration and Unlawful Detention of 8 year old school girl Sofia Rodriguez Urrutia-Shu...
- David Birnie (deceased)
- Robert BrophoRobert BrophoRobert Charles Bropho was an Australian Aboriginal rights activist and convicted serial child sex offender from Perth, Western Australia. He was convicted of multiple cases of child sexual abuse...
(deceased)