@jpgoodwin
You are correct in that the captions/subtitle format is handled through through the Roku settings for Prime Video.
Try going to Settings/Accessibility/Captions Style and see if selecting "Default" under the available different categories helps. After going through the various categories and selecting default, try performing a System Restart on your Roku device or Roku TV. (Settings/System/Power/System Restart).
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