5 things to know: How did DeKalb inmates record a rap video...

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. A 17-year-old Dacula High School student was killed and his younger brother critically injured in a wreck Friday morning, according to police and the principal of the Gwinnett County school. [Read more]

2. DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann is investigating how a group of inmates were able to shoot a rap video inside the county's jail recently. The video, titled "Thuggin' Live from DeKalb Jail," was posted on YouTube Saturday. [Read more]

3. "Frat Beach" is on, but more subdued. That's the word from St. Simons Island, where thousands of young people celebrate the football game this weekend between the Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators. [Read more]

4. The government is freeing nearly 200 federal inmates from Georgia starting today as it seeks to curb prison overcrowding and shorten harsh sentences handed out to nonviolent drug offenders. [Read more]

5. Next month, writes columnist Bill Torpy, Clayton County's roguishly lovable Sheriff Victor Hill will be allowed to enter a grand jury room in Gwinnett County and tell the jurors why he should not be indicted for shooting a friend. [Read Torpy's new column]

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