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Silverwater women’s prison boss denies choking inmate
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The governor of the women’s prison at Silverwater has pleaded not guilty to assaulting and choking an inmate.
Tracey Margaret Mannix, 55, was arrested at her home in Mascot earlier this month by the NSW Police Corrective Services Investigation Unit and charged with common assault and intentionally choking a person without consent.
Tracey Margaret Mannix has been suspended as governor of Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre.
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Court documents allege between 12.06pm and 12.15pm on June 15, Ms Mannix assaulted inmate Sarah Stubbings inside Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre and “did strangle/choke the victim . by placing her hand around the victim’s throat”.