FREMANTLE PRISON FOR DUMMIES

This historical overview of Fremantle Prison continues to be drawn from earlier studies and historic resources like photographs and maps.The choice to decommission the prison was attained in 1983 but it remained in operation right until 30th November 1991 when all remaining inmates have been transferred to the maximum-safety prison at Casuarina, 30

The do the job undertaken by a convict relied on their conduct and demeanour. Upon arrival to Western Australia, convicts were stored inside the prison for any duration of observation. If identified to possess an inexpensive disposition, the convict could well be despatched to operate, in a gang underneath the control of a warder.The process of obt