Residence at a rehabilitation facility as a bail condition, combined with participation in programs and weekly drug testing, does not amount to quasi-custody where the offender is free to work full-time, form personal relationships, and there is no evidence of restrictions on freedom of movement, communication, or visitors. The offender bears the onus of establishing on the balance of probabilities that bail conditions approached the effect of custody. The term 'quasi-custody' is a label without independent legal content.
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