Lindsay Lohan 'risking jail time after rejecting plea deal because she refuses to go back to rehab'

Lindsay Lohan has reportedly rejected a plea deal that would have kept her out of jail for allegedly lying to police.
The 26-year-old actress is facing charges of reckless driving, lying to police and obstructing a police case for her June 2012 car crash in Los Angeles and prosecutors are said to have offered her a 'no jail' deal if she agreed to return to rehab.
According to TMZ, the Mean Girls star does not believe she has a substance abuse problem that warrants the condition and is risking instead to take the case to trial.

Back at court: Lindsay Lohan appears at a hearing with her attorney Mark Heller on January 30, 2013

The website reports Lohan's criminal attorney, Mark Heller, had a telephone conference with prosecutors on Wednesday to discuss the terms of the bargain.
Prosecutors were apparently asking for 'a significant amount of time in a residential rehab facility'.
Earlier reports suggested the plea bargain stipulates she must enroll in rehab for at least 60 days, attend AA meetings and undertake community service.

Heller reportedly did not accept the offer, although the insider says 'negotiations are ongoing'.
Lohan is said to be against the idea of going back to rehab entirely, looking at the condition as 'punishment for something I didn't do'.

In negotiations: Heller is reportedly still in talks with prosecutors to try and reach a deal before the March 18 trial date

The trial is currently scheduled to get underway on March 18 and prosecutors will push forward with the case if a deal isn't made.
Heller is said to be asking for counseling for his client.
Details of the apparent deal surfaced after the New York-based attorney sent an emotional letter pleading with prosecutors to help the 'deeply broken' actress.
Heller reveals that Lindsay is undergoing extensive psychiatric therapy and is struggling to overcome a history of family issues, and urges Santa Monica and Los Angeles City Attorneys Terry White and Spencer Hart to join forces with him to become the team that 'fix' the actress.
Sent on February 4 and obtained by TMZ, the letter was also sent to the judge presiding over the case.
Heller, who came onto the case after Lohan fired her long-term attorney, Shawn Holley, earlier this year, wrote the prosecutors need to understand that his client's problems are even deeper than what is publicly known.

On her way: Lindsay Lohan and her mother Dina head to the car crash case pre-trial hearing on January 30

'I have known Lindsay for many years and have witnessed the dynamics of her family and her experiences that are not known to general public, and which have deeply impacted her and resulted in certain events in her life that has bought her before the Court and derivatively to your attention and professional assessment,' he is quoted.
'Yet, as I noted at our meeting these prior events and their portrayal in the media, regrettably always results in distortion, creating a very negative public persona without consideration of what happened in Lindsay's life that bought her to that place and without considering the pain, torment and confusion which Lindsay has experienced and been affected with.'
The lawyer promises, alongside Lindsay's psychotherapist, to reveal just how bad things have become for the Parent Trap actress as he says that without knowing, the prosecutors are 'handicapped because he could you propose to fix something without known just how broken it was'.
'The only way we as a "team" are going to formulate a solution is for Lindsay, her Psychotherapist and I provide a true window revealing the real problems we must solve,' the letter reportedly continues.

Family drama: Lohan's lawyer has apparently pleaded with prosecutors to join him in helping to 'fix' the actress in light of her personal issues, stemming from her relationships with father Michael Lohan, left, and Dina Lohan, right

Heller appeals to the prosecutors to consider alternatives to Lohan's previous sentences - including a lengthy prohibition in 2011 for stealing a necklace, which is now in jeopardy in light of the new criminal charges. 
'Which is why I appeal to your good conscious to join me in not rubber stamping this case but rather to be patient and understanding and open to productive alternatives as we, as a team, help fix Lindsay Lohan,' the letter continues.
The case is not Lohan's only legal worry.
The actress earlier this week was fined $1000 for failing to make herself available in a civil case deposition, RadarOnline reported.
Lohan was repetitively requested to attend a deposition in the civil case bought by photographer Grigor Baylan, who filed the civil lawsuit claiming he was injured when a car that the actress was riding in hit him in 2010.
The actress claimed to be out of state but was in California for her criminal cases pre-trial, according to the website.
She could face a reported 245 days in jail if she is found guilty in the criminal case.
A spokesman for Lohan has not yet responded to MailOnline's request for comment.