upon admission, and will be held in custody until the prisoner is released or transferred to another prison. The stores also maintain an inventory of equipment of the prison, except for weapons, which are stored in the armoury of the prison. 5.5. Diet Roll Keeper The Diet Roll Keeper Branch (hereinafter referred to as DRK Branch) is responsible for assessing and purchasing the dry and fresh rations for the prison. The dry rations will be stocked for a period of fourteen days and the fresh rations are brought to the prison on a daily basis. Furthermore, the DRK Branch is responsible for ordering the necessary pharmaceuticals upon the recommendation of the Medical Officer assigned to the prison as and when the need arises. A rations record (Prison form No.48) is maintained by this branch to assess the quantities of rations required based on the total number of inmates in the prison on a given day. The types of diets provided by the prison via the DRK Branch includes the normal prisoner diet, diabetic diet, high protein diet, bread diet, red rice diet and the diet for foreign nationals. 5.6. Welfare Branch The Welfare Branch consists of Rehabilitation Officers and sometimes Counselling Officers who perform a range of functions, including conducting the orientation session for new prisoners, facilitating communication between prisoners and families through letters, making necessary arrangements with regard to requests for provisions such as soap, the medical needs of prisoners, and organizing religious, educational, cultural and sports activities for prisoners. The Branch also maintains a library within prisons for prisoners. The Welfare Branch plays a key role in the Home Leave and License Board schemes by compiling and sending the required reports on prisoners to the headquarters of the DOP and the License Board. 5.7. Intelligence and Defence Unit The Intelligence and Defence Unit (Bandha Police) established by the DOP via Circular 08/2010 came into operation on 23 January 2010 with the objective of strengthening the security of prisons, and preventing contraband from entering prisons. This Unit consisted of officers of the DOP who volunteered to join the Unit and were selected during the basic training. Thereafter, an evaluation and a confidential report was obtained from the Police Department and other law enforcement authorities on each candidate, following which candidates were selected for the Unit. These officers were provided further training. Their duties included searching prisoners and officers when they enter and leave the prison, conducting raids in prison, and gathering intelligence. This Unit was placed under the supervision of a Commissioner and a SP of Intelligence and Defence at the headquarters of the DOP. The officers of this Unit reported to the SP in charge of Intelligence and Defence, as well as the SP of the prison to which they were assigned. The Unit conducted prison raids upon the request of the SP of the prison as well as Police /CID or based on intelligence gathered by the unit. The Unit was not required to inform the 32