The Arizona Department of Corrections, Santa Rosa Police Department and Multnomah Sheriff's Office Leverage Existing Crime Capture Systems To Produce Employee IDs

SAN DIEGO, CA, April 7, 2003 - ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX: IW) today announced that the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC), Santa Rosa Police Department, and Multnomah Sheriff's Office have expanded their existing Crime Capture Systems (CCS) to enable the secure production of employee ID cards. These law enforcement organizations are currently using ImageWare's CCS solution to capture, store and retrieve digital mugshots and booking information.

"By leveraging our existing CCS system, ADC will be able to reliably and quickly produce all employee ID cards throughout our 11 facilities," said Kim Smith, ADC project manager. "We have increased operational efficiency by using ImageWare's system to produce inmate identification cards; it was obvious to crossover to add this new capability for our employee IDs."

"We have seen a strong demand from the law enforcement community to leverage their existing CCS solutions for other purposes such as tracking and producing employee identifications cards," said Lori Rodriguez, president of ImageWare's Law Enforcement Solutions division. "Ease-of-use and customizable functionality confirms the power behind our law enforcement solutions."

ImageWare Crime Capture System is a scalable, easy-to-use digital booking and mugshot system that enables law enforcement organizations to capture, store and retrieve images and related information. Through its robust digital imaging solution and comprehensive databases, CCS can be used for other imaging purposes such as printing employee ID cards, creating wristbands with prisoner photos and barcodes, and building a gang or sex offender database.

About ImageWare Systems, Inc.
ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW), is a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential, law enforcement and digital imaging technologies. Scalable for worldwide deployment, the Company's biometric product line includes a multi-biometric engine that is hardware and algorithm independent, enabling the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. ImageWare's identification products are used to manage and issue secure credentials including national IDs, passports, driver licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. ImageWare's digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shot, fingerprint Livescan and investigative capabilities. The Company also provides comprehensive digital workflow solutions for the professional photography industry. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Washington DC and Canada. For more information visit www.iwsinc.com.

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