Vi får en glimt av några av dem på Factols Manifesto, s. 110, samt domarna "Reformer" som Initieras av Factol Nilesia associerade med dem:
The Mercykillers have posted declarations all over the Cage announcing their sentencing reforms, which they claim have "simplified" the process of punishment. Henceforth, all crimes committed in Sigil fall into one of three categories, and all crimes committed in the past get reclassified according to the new structure. For all felonies (such as murder, rape, burglary, or arson), the Mercykillers' new punishment is death. For all misdemeanors (such as assault, embezzling, jaywalking, begging, or vagrancy), the new punishment is 10 years' hard labor in the Lower Planes. And for all other rules infractions (such as failure to pay fines, falsifying reports, and so on), the new punishment is 10 years' incarceration in the Prison.
Factol Nilesia's said to have some sense of fairness, though. For instance, a berk who's already served more than 10 years for operating a tavern without a license is now free to go. But sods serving life for previously sentenced felonies are getting the hangman's noose.
Svårighetsgraden av detta styrs något av Arwyl Swans Son, en annan uppskattning i Mercykillersna, som beskrivs på sidan 107:
Often it seems to [Swan's Son] that the Red Death stretches the bounds of goodness in the name of justice - and even commits acts of out and out evil. So he tries to ensure that not a single sod goes to the gallows for a crime he didn't commit.
I buren, sidan 60, ger lite mer kontext på den juridiska processen, både när det gäller lagar och vissa av dess karaktär.
The Clerk's Ward takes pride in its progressive policies regarding capital punishment (in most cases, an execution's got to be preceded by a fair trial) and free enterprise (merchants may engage in trade without government interference - within reason). While these are strictly speaking a function of the Court in The Lady's Ward, the Clerk's Ward prides itself on having been instrumental in their implementation.
Other proposals, currently under discussion at the Hall of Speakers, include:
- The Architectural Uniformity Act, establishing official color schemes for all structures in the ward.
- The Indigent Relocation Act, collecting funds to purchase wagons for moving impoverished citizens to the Hive Ward, where it's felt they'll be more comfortable.
- The Apparel Regulation Act, establishing dress standards for workers and making violations punishable offenses.
None of these proposals've become law. But debate'll continue, perhaps for years, perhaps for decades. A thorough discussion's always preferable to a hasty decision.
ZwiQ nämnde exekveringsprocessen, men det är processen från Hashkar 126 (när ItC är internt inställd), när Factol Mallin fortfarande sprang Mercykillers. Denna information ersattes av ett nytt förfarande i Hashkar 127 (när FM är internt) efter att Factol Nilesia tog över, vilket också är att kategoriseringen av brott är något annorlunda där; medan desertion och flykting slaveri inte nämns i FM: s kategorisering, skulle jag föreställa mig att de fortfarande är brott, även efter att hon tog över, eftersom hon inte skulle ha befogenhet att legalisera verksamhet på egen hand. Det finns också en ny utförandeprocess under Nilesias riktning, som beskrivs på sidan 105 i Factols manifest:
The Mercykillers have always carted off "special" prisoners to Petitioner's Square, a public place where jeering crowds can watch a berk get hung, beheaded, or eaten....But most of the inmates met their deaths in the deepest, quietest corner of the Cellars. By the time sods learned where the execution chamber was, they were already standing in line.
Now, though, Factol Nilesia's mandated that the inmates be put to death in the open square inside the Prison's four walls. During her first month in office, she had a tremendous gallows built in one corner of the square, directly above a heavily guarded pit said to lead to the Cellars. Deaders get dragged underground and sent through portals to a special area in the Mortuary that handles executed prisoners.
The daily hangings are mandatory viewing for prisoners. Each day, inmates from one floor of the Prison file out to the square. Under heavy guard, they're forced to witness the hangings of fellow inmates whose crimes fall under the death punishment in the new sentencing procedures. Nilesia feels the example will help them avoid making similar mistakes in the future.