Tamaulipas State Police

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Law enforcement agency

Tamaulipas State Police
Policía Estatal de Tamaulipas
Fuerza Tamaulipas

Logo and Vehicle Door decal of the Tamaulipas State Police "Fuerza Tamaulipas"

Common name| Tamaulipas Force
Abbreviation| PET
Agency overview
Employees| ~5,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| MEX
Location of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico
Size| 80,249km2
Population| 3,374,200 (2012)
Legal jurisdiction| Tamaulipas
General nature|

* Local civilian police

Operational structure
Headquarters| Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
Website
Official Site(In spanish)

The Tamaulipas State Police (Spanish: Policía estatal de Tamaulipas), also known as the Tamaulipas Force (Spanish: Fuerza Tamaulipas), is a state agency of law enforcement in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It operates public safety services. It is a division of the Secretariat of Public Safety of Tamaulipas (Spanish: Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas).

## Police academy

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The state police academy is located in Colonia Benito Juárez in Ciudad Victoria.[1]

## Prisons

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The agency operates the state of Tamaulipas's prisons for adults. Each is called a "Centro de Rehabilitacion Social" (CERESO, "Social Rehabilitation Center").[2] As of 2010 the state has eight prisons with almost 8,000 prisoners. 25% of the prisoners faced federal charges.[3]

The prisons include:

* CERESO Altamira[4]
* CERESO Mante[5]
* CERESO Matamoros II[4] \- 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Matamoros[2]
* CERESO Miguel Alemán[5]
* CERESO Nuevo Laredo II[4]
* CERESO Reynosa[4]
* CERESO Tula[5]
* CERESO Victoria[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Academia Estatal de Policía Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." Tamaulipas Secretariat of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
2. ^ a b Negrete Lares, Angeles. "Prison director replaced following Matamoros jailbreak." The Brownsville Herald. January 1, 2003. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
3. ^ Althaus, Dudley. "85 escape prison in border city." Houston Chronicle. September 11, 2010. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
4. ^ a b c d e "sria_seg_pub.pdf[permanent dead link]." Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
5. ^ a b c "Población en los Centros de Ejecución de Sanciones del Estado Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.

## External links

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* Mexico portal

* Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety (in Spanish)
* CNN Wire Staff. "Officials: At least 141 inmates escape from Mexican prison." CNN. December 18, 2010.

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