DANIEL “Danny” Gee is a notorious Liverpool gangster who gained infamy for his violent crimes and indefinite prison sentence.
Dubbed “Britain’s toughest prisoner,” he escaped from a low-security prison in May 2024 before being rearrested just under a month later.
Danny went on the run in 2024, after escaping from prisonEvening Gazette
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Britain’s toughest prisoner
Danny Gee was a key figure in a powerful Everton gang that dominated Liverpool‘s Grizedale estate, alongside his older brother, Darren.
The drug lord took advantage of the low wholesale cost of drugs in the early 2000s and sold them for a premium markup, raking in a staggering profit of £20,000 a week.
Their criminal enterprise was protected through the use of knives or guns, as they expanded in Liverpool’s north end.
Gee’s criminal activities escalated after he was shot in the stomach by 16-year-old Jamie Starkey during a New Year’s Day confrontation in 2008.
A bullet pierced his stomach and lung before exiting through his back.
Despite his devastating injuries, Gee refused medical treatment following the shooting.
The incident triggered a cycle of revenge, with Gee threatening Starkey’s family and attempting to acquire firearms.
In 2009, Gee was convicted of two counts of threats to kill and two counts of blackmail at Liverpool Crown Court.
He also admitted to conspiracy to possess firearms and ammunition.
His older brother Darren said that Gee is a “volatile individual”, who presented trouble for the pair in prison.
Danny was known for running a drug empire in LiverpoolEvening Gazette
Darren said that the brothers would smash up their prison cell, but he felt a responsibility to his brother who “couldn’t control himself” like he could.
He revealed that Gee trained up to three times a week before his arrest, which earned him the nickname “Hulk”.
Gee’s prison break
Gee absconded from Kirklevington Grange prison, a Category D facility in Teesside, on 27 May 2024.
Category D prisons have minimal security, allowing eligible inmates to spend most days outside for work or resettlement.
The Ministry of Justice confirmed Gee’s status, with a Prison Service spokesperson saying: “All prisoners in Category D prisons are robustly risk-assessed and absconders are rare.
“Offenders who break the rules are punished and face extra time behind bars and we are working with the police to recapture this prisoner.”
His escape triggered a nationwide manhunt, with CCTV footage showing him boarding trains in Darlington and Middlesbrough with a woman and a pushchair.
Gee’s shocking recapture
After a month on the run, Gee was arrested in Wigan by Merseyside Police on June 25, 2024.
He was given an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence.
An IPP is an indeterminate prison sentence introduced in England and Wales under the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
It was designed for offenders deemed to pose a significant risk of serious harm to the public but whose crimes did not warrant a life sentence.
His IPP sentence means he will remain behind bars until he is deemed safe for release.
Judge Henry Globe QC said: “I am in no doubt that the public must be protected from you in the future.
“I really do not know when it will be safe to release you.”
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