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Web Developer: Build the Voice of a Prison-Based Innovation Lab
ORGANIZATION: SAN QUENTIN SKUNKWORKS
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San Quentin SkunkWorks is a justice innovation lab inside California’s most iconic prison, built by incarcerated people and outside allies. Together, we run transformative programs in gaming, policy reform, art, storytelling, and reentry-using bold ideas to reshape the system from within.
Now, we need a mid to senior level web developer to help us share that work with the world.
This isn’t about building a site for people inside. It’s about building a platform that honors our leadership, tells the truth, and invites others to join the movement. We already have a graphic designer; your role is to bring their visual designs to life using HTML, CSS, and JS (or a framework of your choice). Bonus points if you’re familiar with CMS tools or static site generators.
You're welcome to visit us and see the lab but you can't bring a computer inside. Instead, you’ll work remotely with our outside operations team and collaborate with us. We’re looking for someone who codes with empathy, cares about accessibility, and knows that websites can be tools for liberation.
We can’t offer pay. We can offer purpose, impact, and the chance to amplify a movement being built behind the walls.
Let’s build something that can’t be locked up.
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About SAN QUENTIN SKUNKWORKS
Location:
1 MAIN ST, #484, SAN QUENTIN, CA 94964, US
Mission Statement
San Quentin SkunkWorks is a nonprofit innovation lab founded inside prison by incarcerated people. We’re not here to fix broken systems--we’re here to redesign them. Our mission is to unite the leadership and ingenuity of incarcerated changemakers with professionals on the outside to transform the justice system from the inside out. Every project we launch--from restorative gaming to AI-driven sentencing reform--is driven by real-world impact and radical collaboration. We believe incarceration can be a launchpad for growth, not a dead end. Our values--compassion, integrity, justice, and audacity--aren’t just words. They’re the blueprint. Volunteering with us isn’t about service. It’s about joining a team that’s building what’s never been built before. From behind bars, we’re shaping a future that works better for everyone.
Description
SkunkWorks started as a bold idea inside San Quentin: what if incarceration could become a launchpad for change? Founded by incarcerated people and built in partnership with outside professionals, we’ve grown into a nationally recognized innovation lab inside prison walls.
Our goal is simple but radical: transform the justice system by centering the leadership of the people most impacted by it. We design and test scalable solutions-then push to bring them beyond the walls.
Our programs include Transformative Gaming (which brings over 150 people together monthly to change prison culture), RighteousReview (an AI-powered tool to uncover bias in sentencing), and Chiaroscuro (a large-scale art initiative to reclaim prison spaces with color and beauty).
We’ve been featured on the front page of the LA Times and are backed by CDCR. But our biggest achievement? Building a movement where incarcerated people lead-and the world listens.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Computers & Technology,
Justice & Legal
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
1 Main StreetSan Quentin, CA 94964
(37.9429 ,-122.48058 )
DATE POSTED
May 27, 2025
SKILLS
- Website Programming
- Website Project Management
- Web Design
- Web Design / UX
- Graphic Design
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 4-6 hours a week for 2-3 months. After the site is live, we’d love your support for 1–2 hours/month as needed—though this is optional and totally flexible.