▁stays ▁in ▁hospital , ▁H ess ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁Sp and au ▁Pr ison . ▁His ▁fellow ▁in m ates ▁Konst antin ▁von ▁Ne ur ath , ▁Wal ther ▁F unk , ▁and ▁Er ich ▁Ra eder ▁were ▁released ▁because ▁of ▁poor ▁health ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ; ▁Karl ▁D ön itz , ▁Bald ur ▁von ▁Sch ira ch , ▁and ▁Albert ▁Spe er ▁served ▁their ▁time ▁and ▁were ▁released ; ▁D ön itz ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Sch ira ch ▁and ▁Spe er ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁ 6 0 0 - cell ▁prison ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁maintained ▁for ▁its ▁l one ▁prisoner ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁until ▁H ess ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁at ▁an ▁estimated ▁annual ▁cost ▁of ▁DM ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Cond itions ▁were ▁far ▁more ▁pleasant ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ; ▁H ess ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁move ▁more ▁freely ▁around ▁the ▁cell ▁block , ▁setting ▁his ▁own ▁routine ▁and ▁choosing ▁his ▁own ▁activities , ▁which ▁included ▁television , ▁films , ▁reading , ▁and ▁garden ing . ▁A ▁lift ▁was ▁installed ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁easily ▁access ▁the ▁garden , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁medical ▁order ly ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁on ward . ▁ ▁H ess ' s ▁lawyer ▁Alfred ▁Se id l ▁launched ▁numerous ▁appe