Still on track? Lindsay Lohan could avoid jail 'as she gets backing from probation service'

Last updated at 3:02 AM on 19th October 2011

In her corner: It has emerged the Probation Department is going to recommend Lindsay Lohan is not sent back to jail

It looked like Lindsay Lohan was in deep trouble after she was kicked off her community service program for habitually failing to turn up.

But according to celebrity website TMZ's sources, the Probation Department is not going to recommend she is sent back to jail at her latest court hearing tomorrow.

It is expected officials will tell the judge in a written report the Mean Girls actress is in 'substantial compliance' with the terms of her probation.

Judge Stephanie Sautner made it clear if the troubled star violated any court order she would go to jail, but the department's recommendation will doubtlessly carry great weight.

Though officials concede she was kicked out of the Downtown Women's Center for regularly not attending community service sessions, they will also note she has a year to complete her 360 hours, and still has enough time to meet her obligations.

The source also claims the department has been in touch with Lindsay's psychologist, who says she has gone 'regularly.'

Back to court: Lindsay will surely be worried about attending her latest court date tomorrow

And though she has not fulfilled Judge Sautner's directive to attend therapy once a week, the psychologist is reportedly satisfied with her progress.

The report will note that Lindsay has completed her shoplifting course.

However there could be bad news for the star, as it is expected the Los Angeles City Attorney will be seeking a prison sentence.

They are expected to argue the conduct that got her booted out of the women's centre is a clear violation of her terms.

Her hearing is set to go ahead at 10am tomorrow, where the judge will make her final decision about whether her violations are serious enough to warrant a return to prison.

Judgement day: Judge Stephanie Sautner will make the final decision on the Mean Girls actress' fate

Meanwhile her father Michael said he hopes his daughter is not forced to return to prison.

He said: 'I still contend that she doesn't belong in jail. She needs to get off all of the medication she's on, including the Adderall which is killing her.

'The one person that holds the key to Lindsay turning her life around is her mother Dina.'

But he does believe the Herbie Fully Loaded star needs to spend the foreseeable future in rehab.

He said: 'I want Lindsay to go into rehab for a year. She needs long term care.

Give her a jail break: Michael hopes the judge will look favourably on his daughter's case and does not sent her back to prison

'Between pictures of her with bad people and her teeth, it is quite evident that her problems have not been addressed or conquered.'

Michael also revealed his anger after seeing photos of Lindsay with hotel owner Vikram Chatwal in a hotel room hunched over a table seemingly with a rolled up note in her hand.

He said: 'He is a dirtball. Any father who saw his daughter in that position would be furious.

'Anyone can tell by the pictures that she was not in the right frame of mind.

'This guy has a horrible reputation, and I don't care how much money as he has, he has no class whatsoever.
'Other people may be around her for the wrong reasons but I'll only be around her for the right reasons.

'I refuse to be around her when she's in this state.'

It has also emerged the star has donated $50,000 to children's charity The Baby and I Foundation.

A source told RadarOnline: 'Lindsay was really keen to make a donation to the charity.

'Her main motivating factor was that she hoped to make childrens lives easier by way of their own mothers, as her own mom has done for her.

'Its kind of convenient timing. Just as she gets all this negative publicity and is getting ready to head back to court, shes shown to have a good heart and a caring nature.

'Im sure it can only help her case when she has to plead before the judge.'