Michigan’s drug-contaminated mail problem illustrates the tension between prison security and constitutional, educational, and rehabilitative needs. The state’s photocopying, sender-verification, and destruction policy may reduce contraband pathways, but its effectiveness and impact on confidential legal communication require independent evaluation. The article emphasizes distinguishing suspected from confirmed overdoses and tailoring strategies to different risks, including drugs, weapons, and institutional materials. Comparisons with Pennsylvania, Missouri, and federal rules show alternative approaches with their own trade-offs. Ultimately, enforcement alone cannot resolve addiction, coercion, or illicit markets. Michigan should pair targeted interdiction with treatment, meaningful programming, staffing, emergency readiness, transparent outcomes, and protections for usable, timely legal correspondence.