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).

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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)

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

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]