Casuarina Prison is the main maximum-security prison for male prisoners — particularly long-term prisoners — in Western Australia.
It has a special unit for intensive high-security supervision of offenders.
Most prisoners are housed in six living units.
Casuarina is surrounded by a range of state-of-the-art security devices.
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In brief |
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Opened: |
June 1991 |
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Gender of population: |
Male |
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Security level: |
Maximum, medium, and minimum |
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Design capacity: |
397 |
| Current capacity (as at 30 October 2009): | 700 |
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Location: |
30 km south of Perth |
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Visiting: |
Weekdays: 4.00 pm – 5.25 pm Weekends and public holidays: 8.45 am – 5.00 pm All visits by appointment, phone (08) 9411 5579. A prison bus service is available from Kwinana Hub on Saturdays and Sundays. It departs at 1.15 pm and 4.05 pm. An additional prison bus service is available on Tuesday and Thursday. It departs Kwinana Hub at 4.00 pm. |
History
Casuarina Prison replaced the 130-year-old Fremantle Prison as the State's main maximum-security prison in 1991.
Day-to-day operations
Prisoners are expected to work or study full-time. They may also take part in recreation and receive visits.
Prison facilities include:
- an induction and orientation unit
- a library
- a chapel
- an education centre
- a programs centre
- a visitors reception facilities
- facilities for the care and protection of vulnerable and at-risk prisoners
- an infirmary staffed by medical professionals.
The prison has 11 workshops where prisoners develop skills in metal fabrication, cabinet making, boot and shoe manufacturing, printing, baking and making concrete products.
The education centre offers courses from basic literacy and numeracy classes to further studies including full-time TAFE and external university studies.
Prisoner programs address sex offending, violence, substance abuse and cognitive skills.
The prison infirmary is the biggest prison medical facility in the State and has a similar capacity to a small country hospital. Nursing staff provide 24-hour care and a doctor works full-time, along with psychologists employed by the Department. The prison has a fully equipped dental surgery and x-ray facilities.
Contact details
Casuarina Prison
288 Orton Road
CASUARINA WA 6167
Telephone: (08) 9411 5333
Facsimile: (08) 9411 5522
Visitors' Centre Telephone: (08) 9411 5590
Postal address:
Casuarina Prison
Locked Bag No 1
Kwinana Post Office
KWINANA WA 6167
Last Updated: 2-Nov-2009
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