"Most terrifying was the atmosphere, paralyzing thought and will, filled with fear and terror—the shouting of outraged Germans, the cries of beaten prisoners and uncertainty about what tomorrow would bring. New prisoners were brought in every night after interrogation. Often after their names were called in the cells, people were herded into the courtyard, from whence they were taken either to camps or to be shot. Executions began in the shooting range near the ravine at Czechowy Górny, then at the cemetery on Unicky Street, at Rury Świętoduskie, and the Jewish cemetery. Others were taken to the forests near Niemce and Kopopnica. Jews were shot in the Krępiec forest. Most of the time we learned of this from the prisoners in Work Cell 19, who dug the execution pits and buried the bodies. The lists of prisoners to be shot or deported to camps were prepared by the Gestapo under Cramer's supervision and approved by Gestapo commander Müller. Those lists were taken to the Castle, where the transports were organized. A group of Gestapo officers would arrive to collect the prisoners (if they were to be executed, mostly at night), with Gestapo officers from the prison staff also taking part."