Phil Spector to serve 19 years in prison for actress’ murder

September 4th, 2009 Phil Spector prison transfer haltedLOS ANGELES — Music producer Phil Spector's transfer to a different prison has been halted, but the prison and Spector's wife are giving different reasons for the reversal. Spector and his wife said Friday that they made special appeals based on his physical ailments to keep him from being moved to Pleasant Valley State Prison.

September 4th, 2009 Complications increase in Spector imprisonmentLOS ANGELES — The planned transfer of Phil Spector to a different prison has been halted, a corrections official said Friday, but different reasons were given as complications continued to surround his incarceration. Spector, 69, a legendary music producer, is serving 19 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - American record producer Phil Spector, who is being moved out of the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran after complaining he feared for his safety, has now said that he fears he would die from Valley Fever in the new prison. Spector, 69, who was convicted of killing Lana Clarkson, is being moved to Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga this week, but he fears that the outbreak of Valley Fever, which has killed 16 inmates in the last four years, will also kill him.

September 1st, 2009 Phil Spector being moved to different prisonLOS ANGELES — Music legend and convicted murderer Phil Spector, who complained recently about his prison quarters but later said he wanted to stay put, is being moved to make room for inmates requiring outpatient mental health treatment, a corrections spokeswoman said Tuesday. "It's not about Spector.

August 20th, 2009 Phil Spector writes about life behind barsLOS ANGELES — Music legend Phil Spector, in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, has been writing letters about his life behind bars — saying in a letter released Wednesday that he fears for his safety and would like to be moved to "a better prison." Spector wrote to his friend Steve Escobar, a musician and music journalist, of his chagrin at being in the same prison as notorious murderers including Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan. He said he is working with his attorneys "to get a better prison with people more like myself in it during the appeal process instead of all these lowlife scumbags, gangsters and Manson types....They'd kill you here for a 39-cent bag of soup!" Spector, 69, said his spirits were up because his wife, Rachelle, has begun visiting him two days a week at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran.

August 20th, 2009 Prison officials probe Spector's safety concernsLOS ANGELES — Authorities said Thursday that Phil Spector does not fear for his safety in prison despite a letter that he recently wrote to a friend saying he felt in danger and wanted to be moved to a "better" facility. "We interviewed Mr.

August 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Jailed music magnate Phil Spector fears other inmates so much that he has asked his lawyers to get him shifted to a "better prison." The record producer was sentenced to life imprisonment in May this year, for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. He is currently lodged at Corcoran Prison in Los Angeles.

July 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Charles Manson, a musician-turned-homicidal cult leader who ended up in jail, is keen on making a musical career and is thus seeking help from fellow inmate Phil Spector. Spector is the legendary music-producer, who is serving 19 years to life for the fatal shooting of actress Lara Clarkson.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - Convicted record producer Phil Spector wants a TV, an iPod and a computer while he serves his prison term of 19 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. The shamed music mogul was assigned to a "sensitive needs facility" at a California jail after he was pronounced guilty of fatally shooting Clarkson in 2003.

June 24th, 2009 Spector wants TV, music player for new prison cellLOS ANGELES — Phil Spector is hoping to get a few comforts of home in his new prison cell, and a television, iPod and computer access are at the top of his list. The music producer was transferred this week to the largest state prison in California where he will serve his sentence of 19 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

June 24th, 2009 Spector in 'sensitive needs' area of Calif. prisonLOS ANGELES — Music legend Phil Spector has been assigned to a "sensitive needs facility" in California's largest state prison to serve his sentence for murdering an actress.

June 11th, 2009 Mug shot shows Phil Spector with bald headLOS ANGELES — A mug shot of Phil Spector released Wednesday reveals that prison has been a hair-raising experience for the legendary music producer. Spector, known for his many elaborate hairstyles over the years, had to abandon his wigs after being sentenced last month to 19 years to life for killing actress Lana Clarkson.

June 11th, 2009 Musical Big Wig: Mug shot shows bald Phil SpectorLOS ANGELES — A mug shot of Phil Spector released Wednesday reveals that prison has been a hair-raising experience for the legendary music producer. Spector, known for his many elaborate hairstyles over the years, had to abandon his wigs after being sentenced last month to 19 years to life for killing actress Lana Clarkson.

June 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - Music producer Phil Spector's wife Rachelle Short Seems has revealed the couple used to make out all the time. "We had sex.

June 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American record producer Phil Spector, a murder convict, has been transferred into a new prison. Spector, 69, had been imprisoned in a Los Angeles prison cell after his conviction, but he has now been moved to another 100 miles away near Bakersfield, California, reports Contactmusic.