Armor constructed from newspapers, department-store advertisements, cardboard, phonebooks or any type of
junk that can be found in the mailbox. The purpose of junkmail is the same as for chainmail, that is to
stop knives and shanks from piercing organs. Prisoners all over the world have used junkmail for as
long as paper products have been in circulation. Ideally, junkmail should cover the chest, abdomen and sternum, being at least 2 inches
thick. Junkmail is light weight, easy to forge and practical for use in any prison
gang-war. It is called junkmail because it is constructed from junk and can be disposed of easily.