Someone accused of a crime is put in jail to await trial, unless bail is paid to temporarily bail the person out from custody. A bale of hay is a large bound bundle of harvested straw, stored for farm animal meals and snacks.

Bail is all about getting out of uncomfortable situations. A person accused of a crime is put in jail. Bail can be paid so the person gets out of jail and stays home during the trial. On Saturday afternoon you are supposed to clean your room when a friend bails you out by inviting you to a movie. The rowboat you are in is leaking and starting to sink. Grab a bucket to bail out the water and get you back to shore safe — and dry! The following sentences offer examples of these correct bail uses:

A hearing is scheduled on Davis' request to post $100,000 bail and remain on house arrest until his trial in June. (The Washington Times)

Two supporters bailed the sisters out after a month in jail. (Votes for Women!)

Back then failing banks and institutions around the world were bailed out by their governments and central banks. (BBC)

The bottom of the boat was constantly awash, and the two men on watch who weren't steering were always bailing or pumping. (Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World)

A bale is a bound-up bundle of a farm crop — usually hay or cotton — for storage and transport. The larger round hay bales can become moldy in the middle. These bales are better for cows because they have two stomachs and can digest the mold. The square bales don't get moldy, so they are safe for horses, which only have one stomach — like us! Here are examples of how bale is used:

He couldn't hear the narrator, but he noticed that the candidate — the name was Shell, he believed — was shown on the screen baling hay and driving farm equipment. (The New York Times)

Huge cylindrical bales of hay line the fields on either side of us, but the grass has begun to grow up again. (Paper Towns)

Since bail and jail share three letters in spelling, it should be easy to remember that those words go together. If you're talking about something you'd see on a farm, remember that bale shares three letters with kale.