The Law, Crime, Torture and Punishment - Pillory
There were no laws or rules to protect the treatment of prisoners who faced torture or punishment, such as the Pillory. No matter what the type of torture or punishment was used it was seen as a totally legitimate means for justice to extract confessions, obtain the names of accomplices, obtain testimonies or confessions or to impose a penalty, sanctioned by law for a wrong committed.The following description provides facts and information about the Pillory.

Facts and Information about the Pillory in France
In France torture using the Medieval Pillory was practised and described as follows:

"When it was only required to stamp a culprit with infamy he was put into the Medieval Pillory, which was generally a kind of scaffold furnished with chains and iron collars, and bearing on its front the arms of the feudal lord. In Paris, this name was given to a round isolated tower built in the centre of the market. The tower was sixty feet high, and had large openings in its thick walls, and a horizontal wheel was provided, which was capable of turning on a pivot. This wheel was pierced with several holes, made so as to hold the hands and head of the culprit, who, on passing and re-passing before the eyes of the crowd, came in full view, and was subjected to their hooting and jeers. The pillories were always situated in the most frequented places, such as markets and crossways"

The Pillory Description  - Juggs
The word 'Juggs' was a term used to describe an instrument of punishment formerly in use in Scotland, Holland and possibly other countries. It was an iron collar fastened by a short chain to a wall, often of the parish church, or to a tree. The collar was placed round the offender's neck and fastened by a padlock. The juggs was similar to a pillory. It was used for ecclesiastical as well as civil offences. Examples of Juggs may still be seen in Scotland.