That will be the least of their worries. They had ought to be worried about getting the Jeffrey Dahmer treatment. If the state is smart about it, they are going to keep these guys far, far away from the other inmates.
Budget cuts - that might not be feasible, not that I mind. Generally, I think we have a moral responsibility to keep prisoners safe behind bars, but when the laws don't allow for an appropriate penalty, I'm okay with ordinary decent criminals solving the problem for society.