altogether. Using Portugal as an example of the positive effects of decriminalization of narcotics. In April 2008, he issued an apology to the family of Fritz Moen, who had been wrongfully convicted of two murders and died three years earlier. Storberget stated: "I would like to offer an unreserved apology and regret to Fritz Moen and those who knew him and were close to him, for the injustice he was subjected to". Storberget is also a key supporter of criminal rehabilitation, having built Norway's most modern prison in Halden in 2009. The prison facility included tiled bathrooms and flat-screen TV-sets in each cell. The project received criticism for being a "luxury hotel" for criminals. Storberget rebuked the critics by declaring the prison "a beacon of light" and that Norway does not put prisoners "into cold dungeons". He also declared to have eradicated the "incarceration queue" of convicts who is waiting to serve time in prison due to prisons being full. He attributes this to reforms making the judicial system more efficient, as well as the construction of more prisons. However the Opposition claimed it is mainly caused by more early releases of convicts and thus more free cells in prison. A year later, the queue was reported to have again doubled. County Governor of Innlandet On 21 June 2017, he was nominated to become the first county governor of Innlandet county. He assumed office on 1 January 2019, a year before Hedmark and Oppland were officially merged to become Innlandet. Controversies During Storberget's six years as cabinet minister, numerous controversies has erupted. Late political scholar Hanne Marthe Narud attributed the disproportional number of controversies to Storbergets poor planning skills. The Hijab affair In February 2009 the National Police Directorate recommended to Storberget, who was then Minister of Justice and the Police, that the religious garment known as Hijab should be allowed used as a part of the standard police uniform. A press release from Storberget later confirmed that the new rules would be applied. The decision caused a storm of criticism and brought fierce reactions from the National Police Unions, the opposition Conservative, Progress, Centre parties and members of the government coalition. In the immediate aftermath, the press release was suddenly removed from the Justice department's website, and Storberget denied having taken a decision on the matter. Prime minister Jens Stoltenberg admitted to the Storting that the issue was not