...a STUDY LOOKING AT GEORGIA’S RURAL JAILS found that the vast majority of jail admissions are for nonviolent offenses, including probation violations, drug possession, driving with a suspended license, and other traffic violations. Researchers at the Vera Institute of Justice and the University of Georgia (UGA) found that arrests for both misdemeanor and felony probation violations are primarily due to things such as missing an appointment, not paying a fee, or failing a drug test, rather than new criminal charges.