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.