Tamaulipas State Guard

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The Tamaulipas State Guard (Spanish: Guardia Estatal de Tamaulipas), previously 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).

CommonnameTamaulipas Force
AbbreviationSSPT
FormedOctober 1, 2022 (Current State)
Preceding agencies
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Tamaulipas State Guard
Guardia Estatal de Tamaulipas
The badge seen on Tamaulipas State Guard liveries.
Common nameTamaulipas Force
AbbreviationSSPT
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1, 2022 (Current State)
Preceding agencies
Employees~5,000
Legal personalityGovernmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTamaulipas, Mexico
Location of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico
Size80,249km2
Population3,527,735[1] (2020)
Legal jurisdictionTamaulipas
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersCiudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
Parent agencySecretaría Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas
Child agency
  • Fuerza Especial de Guardia Estatal
Website
Official Site(In spanish)
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History

Police academy

The state police academy is located in Colonia Benito Juárez in Ciudad Victoria.[2]

Prisons

The agency operates the state of Tamaulipas's prisons for adults. Each is called a "Centro de Rehabilitacion Social" (CERESO, "Social Rehabilitation Center").[3] As of 2010 the state has eight prisons with almost 8,000 prisoners. 25% of the prisoners faced federal charges.[4]

The prisons include:

Equipment

References

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