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Field Of Innocence ?27th September , 2013 Chennai Little boys and girls , lead around trees trying to catch up each other this picture show on the walls of the Juvenile Home in Kellys, Chennai holds no resemblance to the lives of the Juveniles In Conflict With Law ( JCL). A look at the boys here, uniformly dressed in blue, playing carrom would paint the picture of the government trying to provide a normal childhood to the juveniles. But, the cold stare the latter spread out visitors is proof of their innocence lost . You better non cheat . I swear to God I will kill you ,says one JCL to other . The fact that theyve been jailed for crimes as severe as murder has not abated their aggression.To see 12 years olds talking about killing with so much conviction is disheartening. The procedure of charting out a JCLs living in state run juvenile homes is on dazed rationality . Weve no control over the Juvenile Homes . We just catch the kids whove attached the crime and hand them over to the Social Welfare Department ( Defense) , says Shyamala Devi , colleague Commisioner,Chennai...