Where to watch Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994) in the UK
Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994) is currently available to stream in the UK on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max. Last verified on 13 August 2026 by ScreenSearch.
If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women awaiting trial. TV journalist Jon Alpert spent ten months filming there, coming away with a graphic and unblinking portrait of life inside America's largest jail complex, including a moving look at the human faces behind the statistics.
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No — Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994) is not currently on Netflix in the UK. It is streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max instead.
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Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994) is currently included in subscriptions to HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max in the United Kingdom. Sign-in is required to play. Streaming licences change occasionally — ScreenSearch refreshes its data daily.
Is Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island on Netflix in the UK?
No — Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994) is not currently on Netflix in the UK. It is streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max instead.
Is Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island on Amazon Prime Video in the UK?
No — Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994) is not currently on Amazon Prime Video in the UK. It is streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max instead.
Is Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island on Disney+ in the UK?
No — Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island (1994) is not currently on Disney+ in the UK. It is streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max instead.
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