Cash bail is expected to remain in New York for violent felony offenses, and judges will still be prohibited from considering a defendant’s so-called “dangerousness,” or threat to public safety, as a factor to hold them in jail before trial, Democrats confirmed Friday.

Lawmakers said they would continue to work after the budget on a way to eliminate cash bail entirely in New York, but that the legislation set to be passed as part of the state budget on Sunday would still include a monetary component for a relatively small set of charges.

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