Phil Spector moved to California prison

By Jim Roope
CNN

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) - Grammy-winning music producer Phil Spector, 69, has been moved to a California prison to serve his sentence of 19 years to life for killing actress Lana Clarkson, corrections officials said.

Spector, who was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced last month in Clarkson's 2003 shooting death, will be housed at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, California.

However, "he is not in any of the therapy or treatment facilities at the prison," said Terri Thornton, California Department of Corrections spokeswoman.

Spector is housed in what is called a "sensitive needs yard" at the prison - the largest prison by area in the state. It functions like a general population yard, Thornton said, "but it is for inmates with safety concerns, such as celebrities, gang drop-outs or those whose crimes make them a target of other prisoners."