A female prison guard has been charged with assault after being accused of choking an inmate at Sydney's Silverwater jail.
Detectives began investigating after a referral from the Silverwater Correctional Complex about the alleged assault of the female prisoner.
The 55-year-old senior corrections officer - who has been suspended from work - was arrested at her home in Mascot on Tuesday.
She was charged with common assault and choking a person without consent and granted conditional bail to appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on July 26.
