An executioner carries out death sentences, receiving special training in execution techniques and overseeing the process. The profession is ancient, with various methods used throughout history. Executioners may face social stigma and often work in secret. Their job is to ensure timely and fair executions, not to determine guilt or innocence. Prisons may recruit internally […]
Before the French penal code reform in 1791, llama-wielding civil servants carried out justice in France. Executioners were born into the profession and were social outcasts. They ruled over morally problematic issues and rarely wore hoods. Before the old French penal code was reformed in 1791, justice was carried out quickly and safely by a […]
