{"id":3298,"date":"2026-05-29T14:51:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/?page_id=3298"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:11:59","slug":"bail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/bail\/","title":{"rendered":"Bail"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3298\" class=\"elementor elementor-3298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50459ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50459ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276f403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"276f403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Bail Proceedings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68470b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68470b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Bail proceedings determine whether an individual can remain in the community while awaiting further court appearances. These proceedings can be stressful and difficult to understand, particularly for individuals living with acquired brain injury (ABI).<\/p><p>Cognitive, communication, and emotional challenges may affect a person\u2019s ability to participate effectively during the process.<\/p><p><strong><em>\u201cPeople with brain injuries are 14 times more likely to incur a serious charge and 12 times less likely to achieve discretionary release.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>-Matheson F, McIsaac K, Fung K, Stewart L, Wilton G, Keown L et al. Association between traumatic brain injury and prison charges: a population-based cohort study.\u00a0<em>Brain Injury<\/em>\u00a02020;\u00a0<strong>34<\/strong>(6):757-763.<\/p><p>Individuals with brain injury are at a serious risk of breaching their bail conditions as a result of their disability. Challenges with memory, planning, impulsivity and poor judgement all impact an individuals ability to adhere to their conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f54ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45f54ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e91f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36e91f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542e1b8 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"542e1b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02362af elementor-position-inline-start elementor-laptop-position-block-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"02362af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon_box-checked\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about challenges associated with brain injury, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/communication-challenges-and-how-to-address-them\/\">HERE<\/a><\/u>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b72dfa e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b72dfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3303d0c elementor-position-inline-start elementor-laptop-position-block-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3303d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon_box-checked\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) has additional resources and tools, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/caregiverinfo.ca\/home-page\/module-2-understanding-and-managing-changes-after-brain-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/u>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8e28c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e8e28c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543aee9 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"543aee9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef91de elementor-position-inline-start elementor-laptop-position-block-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"aef91de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon_box-checked\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrintable resources and memory strategies, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/printable-tools\/\">HERE<\/a><\/u>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84dd9b9 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84dd9b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66475c elementor-position-inline-start elementor-laptop-position-block-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e66475c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" icon_box-checked\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInformation has been adapted from <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fasdjustice.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fasdjustice.ca <\/a><\/u>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc2bbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cc2bbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aacde4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6aacde4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communication &amp; Cognitive Challenges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e0a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35e0a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complying with restrictions such as remaining within a certain area, abstaining from communicating with another person, reporting to police at specified times, abstaining from consuming alcohol or drugs, can be extremely difficult for a person with a Brain Injury. If an accused is released on a promise to appear or on bail, the longer they are on remand the greater their risk of not remembering\/being able to comply with their conditions. Again, this should be seen as a sign of their disability and not as them being willfully defiant.<\/p><p>An accused with a Brain Injury should have a support person who understands their disabilities and is able to provide close and comprehensive supervision. If a breach of bail conditions occurs, their disabilities should be taken into consideration and more realistic conditions should be considered. It is wrong to punish the person for their disabilities for which they have no control over. If a court feels it is necessary to impose conditions and the accused is accused of breaching them, advocate that they be dealt with using a non-criminal judicial referral hearing, found at section 523(3) of the Criminal Code.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb6a41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecb6a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7519b7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7519b7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d954a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d954a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Promoting Justice &amp; Accessibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdaeb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cdaeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Lawyer who is representing an individual with a brain injury, will want to find ways to remind the client about court dates, and Judges may want to consider issuing discretionary bench warrants for an affected individual who is late or fails to appear on a given day. Just as important is the need to consider that an accused with a brain injury may not understand consequences invoked several months after behaviours have occurred, so that sanctions and rewards may have little effect on their future behaviour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017f686 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"017f686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8a29d e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a8a29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Promoting-justice.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3334\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Promoting-justice.jpg 740w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Promoting-justice-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93bf23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a93bf23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57a626 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c57a626\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110047e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"110047e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore More Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7a917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c7a917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some individuals with Brain Injury are also prone to confabulation \u2013 a memory that they believe to be true, but is actually a fabrication of the truth. So, different organizations focus on different needs, so choosing the right one depends on your personal situation and recovery goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5417d02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5417d02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657110c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"657110c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5487d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5487d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" 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e-child\" data-id=\"982ca1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49888d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49888d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diversion &amp; Specialize Courts<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9109c3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a9109c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/diversion-and-specialize-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efef1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9efef1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2be3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d2be3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbb2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfbb2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are creating a provincial database of legal professionals who are <br>knowledgeable on the intersection of brain injury and the <br>justice system.\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5980d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5980d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in becoming a part of this database, please provide your contact details for more information and further training opportunities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb9f34f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb9f34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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These proceedings can be stressful and difficult to understand, particularly for individuals living with acquired brain injury (ABI). 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