There’s nothing quite so traumatizing than waking up in a jail cell. For anyone who’s self-aware, it’s a wake-up call that all isn’t as it should be in your life.
You might feel like you have no control over what happens next. However, becoming eligible for bail and then posting it and gaining your freedom can be the turning point you need. In the following blog post, we’ll be looking at 7 ways that bail creates a positive outlook (and outcome). Let’s begin!
1. Bail Gives You Time to Prepare Your Defense
When you make bail, you are given time to prepare your defense with the help of an experienced attorney. This is the best way to ensure that you have the best possible chance of winning your case. Furthermore, you will not have to worry about the stress of being in jail while you await trial.
2. Bail Allows You to Maintain Your Employment
If you are unable to post bail, you may lose your job as a result of having to stay in jail. This can create even more financial problems for you and your family.
However, if you are able to post bail, you can maintain your employment and support yourself and your loved ones. Just make sure that you stay transparent and forthcoming with anything that your employer asks of you. Building goodwill at this point is essential to keeping that relationship strong through the days and weeks ahead.
3. Bail Reduces Your Stress Levels
Jail is a very stressful environment. You will be worried about the outcome of your case and how long you will be incarcerated if you are convicted.
Furthermore, you’re not exactly around people at their best. While county lock-ups house fewer violent offenders, there are still plenty of potential pitfalls and dangerous characters with whom you may be interacting. If you are out on bail, you will be able to reduce the stress that comes with all of that and figure out how you’re going to stay out.
4. Bail Gives You More Time With Your Family
If unable to post bail, you will be away from your family during a very difficult time. However, if you are able to post bail, you can spend more time with your loved ones and receive emotional support from them.
That emotional support can be vital in maintaining a positive outlook. It can also help you avoid some of the unwanted influences and circumstances that may have led to your arrest in the first place.
5. Bail Allows You to Keep Up With Your Responsibilities
Not being able to post bail means you will fall behind on your responsibilities at home and at work. This can further complicate your life after being released from jail, especially if you have special needs children or ailing family members for whom you act as a caregiver.
Posting bail, on the other hand, means you can keep up with your responsibilities and avoid additional stress upon your release. It also results in your loved ones getting the support from you that they need. Remember, your arrest isn’t just stressful for you; it’s stressful for them as well.
6. Bail Gives You Access to Better Resources
In jail, you will have limited access to resources that can help you prepare for your case or defend yourself against the charges against you. Freedom improves the access to resources that can help improve the outcome of your case or help reduce the sentence imposed upon conviction.
7. Bail Improves Your Chances of Beating the Charges Against You
In some cases, being out on bail may improve the chances of having the charges dismissed outright or reduced significantly. Being out on bail can allow access to evidence that might have been previously unavailable or undiscoverable while incarcerated.
(Yes, many states do not open Freedom of Information to inmates at the time of the request.)
In addition, investigators working on behalf of the defense team may have greater success interviewing witnesses while they are not incarcerated. All these factors could lead result in a better disposition of your criminal case.
Positive Outlooks Create Positive Results
Though arrest can cause great upheaval in one’s life, getting bailed out gives hope by providing opportunity: opportunity to work with an attorney, spend time preparing a defense, spend time with family, and investigate the most favorable evidence and resources.
These seven ways illustrate how posting bail can give the accused the outlook they need to outlast the stressors to come. But it all starts with being eligible for bail, and that’s where PCS Bail Bonds can really help. For more than 30 years, we’ve assisted our clients in meeting the eligibility requirements and secured the fast and easy release of thousands of detained subjects. We’re ready to do the same for you!