Spector in 'sensitive needs' area of prison

Reuters

SPECIAL NEEDS: Phil Spector has been assigned to a 'sensitive needs facility' in California's largest state prison.

Music legend Phil Spector has been assigned to a "sensitive needs facility" in California's largest state prison to serve his sentence for murder.

Spector was taken to the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran, where 6919 other inmates are housed.

And even behind bars, the man credited with inventing the Wall of Sound will be allowed to create music.

Spector will be permitted to have musical instruments in his cell, and inmates in his unit often sing and play music together, a spokesman said.

The 69-year-old Spector is serving 19 years to life for the fatal shooting of actress Lana Clarkson at his castle-like home in Alhambra in 2003.

Of course, Spector also produced the Ramones.