[3] In July 2014, Gilchrist moved back to Detroit, working for the city government under chief information officer Beth Niblock as the director of innovation and emerging technology.

[11] On November 8, 2022, Whitmer and Gilchrist were re-elected by a wide margin in 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election, defeating the Republican ticket of Tudor Dixon and Shane Hernandez.

[14] The group held over a dozen meetings with the public and stakeholders across Michigan in “one of the state's largest bipartisan collaborations on criminal justice reform to date.”[15] The task force issued a final report with 18 recommendations, many of which were included a large package of dozens of bipartisan criminal justice reform bills passed and signed in to law by Governor Whitmer in January 2021.

[16] The “historic” bipartisan package was dubbed “a model for state-level policy change affecting local jail populations” by Pew Charitable Trusts.

Republican leaders of both legislative chambers praised the bipartisan package as an example of "putting people before politics" and "thoughtful and purposeful policies built on the consensus and compromise of a diverse group of stakeholders.

"[17] The legislation was aimed at protecting public safety, while helping thousands avoid arrest and incarceration for low-level nonviolent offenses.