Currently there are some 130,000 mental patients in Taiwan but only about 20,000 beds, roughly two-thirds of which are covered by National Health Insurance.
For the escapees, their battle has just begun, Liu said.
As long as they have not set the record straight they will be hard pressed to lead normal lives and not worry about being dragged back to the temple again, he said.
"There has to be some justice out there that would keep this place from existing," Liu said.
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