Editing Gallows (section)

===Permanent===
Gallows may be permanent, partly acting as a symbol of justice. The French word for gallows, ''potence'', stems from the Latin word ''potentia'', meaning "power". Many old prints of European cities show such a permanent gallows erected on a prominent hill outside the walls, or more commonly near the castle or other seat of justice. In the modern era the gallows were often installed inside a prison; freestanding on a scaffold in the yard, erected at ground level over a pit, enclosed in a small shed, built into the gallery of a prison wing (with the beam resting in brackets on opposite walls), or in a purpose-built execution suite.