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"

Tamaulipas state emblem

Tamaulipas state flag

Common name| Tamaulipas Force
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[edit]

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

## Prisons[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

* 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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