[Unedited] Cheri Maples with Krista Tippett

On Being : [Unedited] Cheri Maples with Krista Tippett Image
On Being : [Unedited] Cheri Maples with Krista Tippett Image

[Unedited] Cheri Maples with Krista Tippett

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Cheri Maples served in the criminal justice system for 25 years, including as an Assistant Attorney General in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, and as a police officer with the City of Madison Police Department. She is a licensed attorney, a clinical social worker, and co-founder of the Center for Mindfulness and Justice in Madison, Wisconsin. She was ordained as a dharma teacher by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2008. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Thich Nhat Hanh, Cheri Maples, and Larry Ward — Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism.” Find more at onbeing.org.