The commissioner may develop a mandatory supervised release plan for an inmate serving a sentence for a felony offense not referenced in §15A-4-17(k) of this code who has not been granted discretionary parole 180 days prior to the inmate’s minimum expiration of sentence, which may include electronic monitoring as a condition of release. The inmate may be released and subject to a period of mandatory supervision of 180 days when he or she is 180 days from his or her minimum expiration of sentence.

1. (1) An inmate on mandatory supervised release pursuant to this subsection may be returned by the commissioner to a correctional facility for violation of the conditions of supervision and may not again be eligible for mandatory supervised release during the same period of incarceration.
2. (2) An inmate on mandatory supervised release shall be considered released on parole.
3. (3) Mandatory supervised release is not a commutation of sentence or any other form of clemency.
4. (4) Subject to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the period of mandatory supervised release shall conclude upon completion of the minimum expiration of sentence.