Beyond the Bars: Families, Incarceration, and Advocacy with Guest Speaker: LaQuintae Bradley, Advocate, Speaker, and Criminal Justice Professional
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LaQuintae Bradley is the President, Founder, and Creator of LQ Operations and AOCC (Author/Artist of Created Content). As an advocate for the right of children to maintain meaningful, in-person connections with incarcerated parents, she works alongside organizations such as the Osborne Association and Circles of Support to promote systemic change, community-led solutions, and sustainable support networks.
Driven by lived experience—her mother has been incarcerated since she was four years old—LaQuintae brings both personal insight and professional expertise to her work as a reintegration consultant, writer, facilitator, and activist. Through her advocacy, public speaking, and published writings, she emphasizes that incarceration impacts not only individuals behind bars, but entire families and communities.
Her mission is clear: to forge pathways, break cycles, build futures, and live intentionally. LaQuintae champions the urgent need for alternatives to incarceration and works to ensure that family unity, rehabilitation, and restorative approaches are prioritized over punishment.
In this talk, she will share the importance of face-to-face family connection, explore the emotional needs of children with incarcerated parents, and discuss how communities can support policy reform and transformative justice.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Sociology, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, Adelphi Undergraduate Law Review, and the Criminal Justice Club.
Please register before the event.
For more information, contact Professor Cristina Zaccarini at zaccarin@adelphi.edu