DAY 20 - WARSZAWA Pawiak At the beginning of November 1940, permanent German staff took up duties in the prison. This affected the conditions within the prison, as Polish warders had tried to help the inmates in various ways, including permitting contact with the outside world. The Polish warders were arrested in March-April 1942. Pawiak, designed to accommodate 1,000 inmates, housed three times that number. The conditions in the prison were harsh: "Although a small grated window was open at all times, the air inside the cell was unbearably stuffy – a nasty chill in winter and an equally nagging heat during the summer months. Despite frequent delousing – bedbugs and fleas made inmates’ lives miserable." Pawiak became a symbol of the harsh occupation and inscriptions reading "Pawiak Pomscimy" ("Pawiak shall be avenged") appeared on walls, notice boards, and even on the pavements.