Casuarina Prison


Casuarina Prison is the main maximum-security prison for Western Australia, located in the Perth 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. The prison was the scene of a riot on Christmas Day 1998. The prison featured in the documentary 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.

Notable prisoners